[dmm]

> For total meltdown SHTF scenarios

There are many, many scenarios other than Business-as-usual and Mad Max. Look at how hyperinflation has played out historically. In Argentina in 2001, imported things like medicine became very expensive. People sold small amounts of gold for fiat when these kinds of expenses came up.

[arethuza]

To be fair my comment up thread was wondering about a failure of the financial system - which I interpreted to be more like Threads than The Big Short.