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by reducesuffering 1330 days ago
Yes, it is underappreciated in urban circles how much owning physical assets (land, reliable fuel-efficient vehicles, fruit trees, tools, wood for construction & heat) help weather rough times. They're very frequent in history, but a scant memory for many in the west. Digital IOU assets will not completely cut it.
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It’s a scenario that has happened many times in many countries, which means it can be studied and investigated.

John T Reed wrote a book on it which has decent amount of research and ideas - https://johntreed.com/collections/john-t-reed-s-book-on-hype...