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by megadethz 1465 days ago
Bitcoin protects against debasement of fiat, not inflation. It's a hedge for the collapse of all fiat currencies.
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Is there a likely non-apocalyptic scenario where debasement of fiat doesn't involve massive inflation? How does Bitcoin survive debasement is it's vulnerable to one of the primary side effects of debasement?

And if Bitcoin is a hedge against the apocalypse, then I'll mirror the other comment here and say that there are probably better things you could do to prep for that, rather than invest in a coin that requires a functioning Internet in order to transact.

A gun and a gallon of water will go farther, I believe
I don’t believe we’re talking about the apocalypse.
>It's a hedge for the collapse of all fiat currencies.

I read this as prepping for apocalypse, but maybe we'll just issue new currency backed by something hard. My mistake.