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forget gold in a Mad Max scenario. - bigpaul - 10 May 2013
RE: forget gold in a Mad Max scenario. - Barneyboy - 10 May 2013
RE: forget gold in a Mad Max scenario. - BDG - 10 May 2013
Best thing to do with it then is put it in a sock and use it as a weapon.
RE: forget gold in a Mad Max scenario. - Mortblanc - 10 May 2013
(10 May 2013, 22:33)BDG Wrote: Best thing to do with it then is put it in a sock and use it as a weapon.
Use the gold to buy the only real measure of wealth, Land.
RE: forget gold in a Mad Max scenario. - SecretPrepper - 10 May 2013
My personal opinion is post SHTF the new currency wil be canned food
RE: forget gold in a Mad Max scenario. - bigpaul - 11 May 2013
(10 May 2013, 23:29)SecretPrepper Wrote: My personal opinion is post SHTF the new currency wil be canned food
yep you got that right!
RE: forget gold in a Mad Max scenario. - Tartar Horde - 11 May 2013
RE: forget gold in a Mad Max scenario. - RoadWarrior - 11 May 2013
Yes my thoughts too BP, gold will be not be of much use post SHTF.....silver is probs abit more usefull ..not much tho !! canned food and obviously water will be the only real" money."....after all the only use shit loadsa gold to make teknologee....i pads ,pods n that sorta crap...i cant see it having any real use unless you wanna collect it , melt it down to make a crown for yourself...and be a king of your allotment !!! or make a big phallic object to worship and start your own religion (also useless IMO) RW
also .... returning to Gold and silver will signal the return to square 1, as in starting this civilised system of primitive banking ...meaning someones gonna be at the top ..in charge AGAIN ...i dont want this....bartering..i dont have a problem with that ..i like swapping stuff( not the wife tho !!) there will if you think about it loadsa gold as in teeth ,wedding rings.jewellry etc... i doesnt mean much to me anyway just my thoughts as i dont own any gold...not a materialistic person where that stuff is anyway.
RE: forget gold in a Mad Max scenario. - bigpaul - 11 May 2013
yes i agree RW, even if we had a stock of gold or silver in a post civilisation scenario, who is going to decide what the exchange rate is for that tin of beans, or that disposable lighter, or whatever? it will have to be like for like-a straight swap, non of this pussy footing about, do the swap(on neutral ground) and leave-fast, make sure they dont follow you home.
RE: forget gold in a Mad Max scenario. - Jonas - 11 May 2013
(11 May 2013, 13:45)bigpaul Wrote: yes i agree RW, even if we had a stock of gold or silver in a post civilisation scenario, who is going to decide what the exchange rate is for that tin of beans, or that disposable lighter, or whatever? it will have to be like for like-a straight swap, non of this pussy footing about, do the swap(on neutral ground) and leave-fast, make sure they dont follow you home.
The exchange rate will not be set by one person or a government, but rather by the market itself. 1 can of beans will be worth whatever people are willing to pay for it.
Straight swaps are great if you want a can of beans which I own, and I want the disposable lighter that you own. But what if I want a dozen eggs and the guy with the eggs doesn't want my tin of beans, but roller-gauze bandages, and the person with the bandages wants your lighter, but not a dozen eggs? At some point in time (probably sooner than later), currency will develop. One thing I'll bet with a good deal of certainty though: paper money will NOT be used!