Author: Tom Gauld

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single governments collapse all the time, and even ones that don’t occasionally invalidate their currency for other reasons. My particular government does not seem the most stable right now.

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If the US government fails, everyone is going down. That’s a singularity event. By which I mean we can’t usefully prepare for whatever happens next. At best, we can do some prepper shit, but hiding in a prepper hole isn’t something that works in the long run, and sure as hell isn’t a desirable life.

Cryptocurrency means nothing in this scenario.

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Personally I don’t think a successful coup or similar in the US would destroy other major powers, though it would certainly cause another global financial crisis.

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It would. In some ways, the 2008 financial crisis hurt the EU more than it hurt the US, even though all the problems originated in the US. By 2010, the US was looking like the best place to put your money.

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Thats true but you didn’t answer my question.

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Of course I’m not off the grid? Weird question. I do know how to wire a car battery though

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The point is that crypto is reliant on you having access to a power source, internet infrastructure, things which will more than likely brown out or collapse if your government collapses.

Can’t even attempt to buy or sell things with crypto if the infrastructure goes down.

At least with physical currency of some kind, you can try.

Crypto, stops working when your unstable government’s infrastructure goes down.

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