How to minimize one's damage in case the usa kicks the bucket?
The financial situation in the usa is quite grave. Assume very severe financial crisis hits the usa relatively soon causing hyperinflation there and possibly in other countries. I am interested: How to minimize one's damage in this situation? Some suspicions: Banks/exchanges are known Ponzi schemes, so how much the banking system will remain intact is unclear to me. Some possibilities real estate outside usa gold (is gold certificate secure enough?) bitcoins (some people got burnt, security of bitcoins not clear to me) ??? Please post political rants in other thread.
Real estate is only valuable if people can afford to rent it. Bitcoin is already wildly price-manipulated by bots, true market value iimpossible to determine. In an economy crunch currencies universally suffer because they represent a medium of exchange only. Bitcoin especially so: it's a pure algorithmic abstraction of fiat value, worth literally nothing except that which both parties in a transaction agree upon. Best way IMO: reduce your dependencies, rational-prepper style, and reduce your attack surface when the debts are called. Pay off debt now, buy insulation, solar panels. Learn a lot of DIY to maintain your lifestyle if you can't afford to pay others to do so. Learn a valuable skill in a future market crunch: hint, programming and encryption probably don't count much in case of total economic collapse. Bear in mind that this isn't gonna happen quickly if it happens. It'll be slow, stepwise. Economic catastrophies every 5 years or so, progressively making the world a little shitter every time. The frantic dead-cat-bounce each time will be.more brittle and more loudly celebrated. Sound familiar? :) The winning play, though by far the hardest, is to create an economic enclave that conserves local value and builds community resilience. Local currency would be cool, along with robust local mesh networking and local communication / broadcast media. Goal: when money outside your community declines, your currency exchange value can just change to compensate and thereby encourage local purchasing and export. So, do we need an "economy in a box"; buy 100 cheap mesh networking boxes (black-swift.net?), burn in currency/message exchange software, install in local houses, distribute localised "economy in a box" apps to locals? It's something I'd love to see. On 5 October 2015 09:51:19 IST, Georgi Guninski <guninski@guninski.com> wrote:
The financial situation in the usa is quite grave.
Assume very severe financial crisis hits the usa relatively soon causing hyperinflation there and possibly in other countries.
I am interested: How to minimize one's damage in this situation?
Some suspicions: Banks/exchanges are known Ponzi schemes, so how much the banking system will remain intact is unclear to me.
Some possibilities real estate outside usa gold (is gold certificate secure enough?) bitcoins (some people got burnt, security of bitcoins not clear to me) ???
Please post political rants in other thread.
-- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
On 10/5/15, Georgi Guninski <guninski@guninski.com> wrote:
The financial situation in the usa is quite grave.
And their attempt to bomb USA-controlled gas and oil pipelines through Afganistan, Turkey and Syria, are now a no go, evidently. So we can be pretty sure the USA banking ponzi is close to resetting (the diplomatic way to say collapsing), as happened in the Great Depression/ 1929.
Assume very severe financial crisis hits the usa relatively soon causing hyperinflation there and possibly in other countries.
I am interested: How to minimize one's damage in this situation?
Some suspicions: Banks/exchanges are known Ponzi schemes, so how much the banking system will remain intact is unclear to me.
Some possibilities real estate outside usa gold (is gold certificate secure enough?) bitcoins (some people got burnt, security of bitcoins not clear to me) ???
Real estate outside your present country, gold stash and bitcoins etc just don't make sense to me. Property? Buy a farm with plenty of water storage on it - get out of the city if you think prepping will be important - stash some simple dry food (eg a tonne of mixed rice and lentils, so you can even feed your neighbours for a year) and make sure you have water and access to wood for boiling the water and cooking the food, and at least you will survive. There are plenty of websites promoting 'hard core' prepping. For a historical perspective, check out what happened in 1929 and thereafter. Good luck, Zenaan
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/05/2015 05:43 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: Good ideas in this thread so far. What I would add is, get the F away from population centers; they are very hungry machines that will start to fail in very bad ways whenever any of their major inputs are substantially reduced for more than a few weeks - even without panic and martial law factored in. On moving way out of town: Sooner is better, because as the industrial economy crumbles everyone will get the same bright idea and that land ain't empty. It's occupied by communities where it takes time to learn the human landscape and build trust relationships. On arrival start working to establish oneself in an economic role that will continue to pay off in the form of mutual aid and bartering of labor and commodities, as the value of Federal Reserve Notes spirals down. As for cash money, I like silver way more than gold: People will kill you much sooner for gold than silver, and the value of silver has been steadily rising due to industrial applications drawing down the world supply faster than mining is able to replace it. Another thing to think about is identifying technology that will stay relevant to the practical concerns of feeding and housing people in your local economy when international supply chains go sideways for months or years at a time. Learn what is and isn't important by getting involved in the actual work, and get on top of how to run and fix that stuff, /then/ stockpile spare parts and replacements. In short, start building the world of 2100 today. It's going to be built one way or another; early adopters will have more problems to solve and go down more blind alleys, but that's the price of coming out on top in the long run. :o) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJWElyHAAoJEDZ0Gg87KR0Lz3gP/3YxdQenXosirOr4KrKcSxO4 0bYORTFEYm3Hbv9Gj85GYH9wSOgmVT9HRLCKACemvl1HltkCvSW3gCYOb88/rd9A ibRkkuK36NYbqNJP+Ak+5RRpu9Sk699POvL8NQSf5QWoXHqjechiNsCd9bVLSzXA ujk1SCdD6WObj9YE4xsn0NrU+sg8iMAql0WwNlymy0+plHAVmYVluPQhx3Nwh8GA LPqYKR0pULdEgKKoEB9aFOp2zEa5rCw+N90MroMkKn4oeg9AAbJjxBcPgmcQKLVx kpD2xhB0bsfsemqYxzUJjoPhenMVQmelLVPqi41nYO4blfTBAnOrktAJSHTkGc57 zToOk5pJEk+eklHW7LXZ5FeIrm7HddwoOt7evzFD76aVXaJuna01ZZVsEKK1H1cT IrFLbLN/0AQeSI4IUX4JcZbx+fAscsClYBhK3+PSPyFpPKQ8jzixo+8DOG/0YBu8 N26L4w4HWsRkO9UcmuG/sSUDJiAW6+bQAgxU7BMdY/CYjTxJtnRjvxFIc6TARCyD bvU8Wmyi3+wFXkrnOwIWf2XRVKIGbL1gj17xJdkk2s5okB+I1LzbiwGPO4c74J/H Y/7qf7UoTp0v0RXeu/VXMHXdK9J3BmaTRb4AXhgrKRbji5QXmxPytXnvZS/XufUs vroIaAxcr6UT9S/0J6fc =PmoB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
My favourite pithy version of this: "collapse now and avoid the rush". :) On 5 October 2015 12:18:33 IST, Steve Kinney <admin@pilobilus.net> wrote:
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On 10/05/2015 05:43 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
Good ideas in this thread so far. What I would add is, get the F away from population centers; they are very hungry machines that will start to fail in very bad ways whenever any of their major inputs are substantially reduced for more than a few weeks - even without panic and martial law factored in.
On moving way out of town: Sooner is better, because as the industrial economy crumbles everyone will get the same bright idea and that land ain't empty. It's occupied by communities where it takes time to learn the human landscape and build trust relationships. On arrival start working to establish oneself in an economic role that will continue to pay off in the form of mutual aid and bartering of labor and commodities, as the value of Federal Reserve Notes spirals down.
As for cash money, I like silver way more than gold: People will kill you much sooner for gold than silver, and the value of silver has been steadily rising due to industrial applications drawing down the world supply faster than mining is able to replace it.
Another thing to think about is identifying technology that will stay relevant to the practical concerns of feeding and housing people in your local economy when international supply chains go sideways for months or years at a time. Learn what is and isn't important by getting involved in the actual work, and get on top of how to run and fix that stuff, /then/ stockpile spare parts and replacements.
In short, start building the world of 2100 today. It's going to be built one way or another; early adopters will have more problems to solve and go down more blind alleys, but that's the price of coming out on top in the long run.
:o)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Hmm, well, since we are on this subject... http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sn3lqs Steve Kinney:
On 10/05/2015 05:43 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
Good ideas in this thread so far. What I would add is, get the F away from population centers; they are very hungry machines that will start to fail in very bad ways whenever any of their major inputs are substantially reduced for more than a few weeks - even without panic and martial law factored in.
On moving way out of town: Sooner is better, because as the industrial economy crumbles everyone will get the same bright idea and that land ain't empty. It's occupied by communities where it takes time to learn the human landscape and build trust relationships. On arrival start working to establish oneself in an economic role that will continue to pay off in the form of mutual aid and bartering of labor and commodities, as the value of Federal Reserve Notes spirals down.
As for cash money, I like silver way more than gold: People will kill you much sooner for gold than silver, and the value of silver has been steadily rising due to industrial applications drawing down the world supply faster than mining is able to replace it.
Another thing to think about is identifying technology that will stay relevant to the practical concerns of feeding and housing people in your local economy when international supply chains go sideways for months or years at a time. Learn what is and isn't important by getting involved in the actual work, and get on top of how to run and fix that stuff, /then/ stockpile spare parts and replacements.
In short, start building the world of 2100 today. It's going to be built one way or another; early adopters will have more problems to solve and go down more blind alleys, but that's the price of coming out on top in the long run.
:o)
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On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 02:01:13AM +0000, odinn wrote:
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Hmm, well, since we are on this subject...
Interesting reading. Are there marketing indications something is coming soon? Currency options, gold, silver? Switzerland central bank's rate is _negative_ AFAICT.
On 10/6/15, Georgi Guninski <guninski@guninski.com> wrote:
On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 02:01:13AM +0000, odinn wrote:
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Hmm, well, since we are on this subject...
Interesting reading.
Are there marketing indications something is coming soon? Currency options, gold, silver?
Switzerland central bank's rate is _negative_ AFAICT.
I sure wish *I* could borrow $100million and have them pay me interest for the privilege of having lent me money. Who -gets- these rates? Just other banks I presume...
On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 06:37:10AM +0000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
Switzerland central bank's rate is _negative_ AFAICT.
I sure wish *I* could borrow $100million and have them pay me interest for the privilege of having lent me money.
Who -gets- these rates? Just other banks I presume...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_interest_rate#Negative_real_interest_rate... If there is a negative real interest rate, it means that the inflation rate is greater than the nominal interest rate. If the Federal funds rate is 2% and the inflation rate is 10%, then the borrower would gain 7.27% of every dollar borrowed per year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_debt_of_the_United_States#Negative_re... Since 2010, the U.S. Treasury has been obtaining negative real interest rates on government debt, meaning the inflation rate is greater than the interest rate paid on the debt.[29]
On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 09:26:53AM +0300, Georgi Guninski wrote:
Are there marketing indications something is coming soon? Currency options, gold, silver?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/once-the-biggest-buyer-china-starts-dumping-u-s-... ==== Oct. 7, 2015 1:34 a.m. ET Central banks around the world are selling U.S. government bonds at the fastest pace on record, the most dramatic shift in the $12.8 trillion Treasury market since the financial crisis. Sales by China, Russia, Brazil and Taiwan are the latest sign of an emerging-markets slowdown that is threatening to spill over into the U.S. economy. Previously, all four were large purchasers of U.S. debt. ==== AFAICT these 12.8T are just the top of the debt iceberg.
On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 02:01:13AM +0000, odinn wrote:
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Hmm, well, since we are on this subject...
This mentions IMF meeting October 9-11. Did something of importance happen on this meeting? Quickly browsing news didn't suggest so. On IMF's page the last SDR rate is from October 9.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 The last update on the IMF's website regarding the currency amounts in the SDRs (changes in the relative weights of four currencies in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket) was on December 30, 2010. Source: https://www.imf.org/external/np/tre/sdr/sdrbasket.htm It would seem it is time for an update, though as of Oct. 13, 2015 nothing remarkable seems to have been posted to their site. I would continue to check non-standard sources for information developing relating to SDRs (additions or changes in relative weights). Example: https://www.sovereignman.com/trends/three-obvious-signs-the-entire-syste m-is-changing-17525/ Also note as stated in my twitlonger post http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sn3lqs "The basket composition is reviewed every five years by the Executive Board, or earlier if the IMF finds changed circumstances warrant an earlier review, to ensure that it reflects the relative importance of currencies in the world’s trading and financial systems. In the most recent review (in November 2010), the weights of the currencies in the SDR basket were revised based on the value of the exports of goods and services, and the amount of reserves denominated in the respective currencies that were held by other members of the IMF. These changes became effective on January 1, 2011. In October 2011, the IMF Executive Board discussed possible options for broadening the SDR currency basket. Most directors held the view that the current criteria for SDR basket selection remained appropriate. The next review is currently scheduled to take place by the end of 2015." In other words, if something hasn't happened yet to the SDRs and/or the relative weight of currencies, it is likely to soon (even though there are currently no further published meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund before the end of this year as shown at https://www.imf.org/external/am/index.htm ) Georgi Guninski:
On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 02:01:13AM +0000, odinn wrote:
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Hmm, well, since we are on this subject...
This mentions IMF meeting October 9-11.
Did something of importance happen on this meeting?
Quickly browsing news didn't suggest so.
On IMF's page the last SDR rate is from October 9.
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Reviving this thread. Where's the altruism in "how to minimize one's damage"? Why's the model here for resisting economic oppression a survivalist hiding in an encrypted bunker, rather than the people of Burkina Faso using sticks and rocks (not cryptography) to force oligarchs out of their country? In Mexico they were recently burning polling stations, but we were discussing hoarding Bitcoin to ensure our self-interest? Where's the idealism in such selfishness? On 10/05/2015 03:51 AM, Georgi Guninski wrote:
The financial situation in the usa is quite grave.
Assume very severe financial crisis hits the usa relatively soon causing hyperinflation there and possibly in other countries.
I am interested: How to minimize one's damage in this situation?
Some suspicions: Banks/exchanges are known Ponzi schemes, so how much the banking system will remain intact is unclear to me.
Some possibilities real estate outside usa gold (is gold certificate secure enough?) bitcoins (some people got burnt, security of bitcoins not clear to me) ???
Please post political rants in other thread.
On October 11, 2015 4:47:21 PM Douglas Lucas <dal@riseup.net> wrote:
Reviving this thread. Where's the altruism in "how to minimize one's damage"? Why's the model here for resisting economic oppression a survivalist hiding in an encrypted bunker, rather than the people of Burkina Faso using sticks and rocks (not cryptography) to force oligarchs out of their country? In Mexico they were recently burning polling stations, but we were discussing hoarding Bitcoin to ensure our self-interest? Where's the idealism in such selfishness?
Not everyone believes that hoarding btc and hiding out in a cabin loaded for bear is the way to go. Let me put it another way: we are *long* past the torches and pitchforks stage in this country. We can't just storm the Capitol and force the bums out anymore. It's a sad fact that the 2nd Amendment enthusiasts are just going to have to come to terms with, or get droned trying. For every Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, there are hundreds more we don't know about. People on the inside who have no intention of publishing data and doing interviews or shaming officials; they are going to help take it down the only way it is still possible to do so. They just don't broadcast what they're doing on public lists. Also, some people view altruism as a weakness - and some believe it's not possible to act in an altruistic manner without expecting anything in return. Those people probably live very empty lives. That's my first and last comment in this thread (and now I'm really off to go watch Walkers bite it.) -S
On 10/05/2015 03:51 AM, Georgi Guninski wrote:
The financial situation in the usa is quite grave.
Assume very severe financial crisis hits the usa relatively soon causing hyperinflation there and possibly in other countries.
I am interested: How to minimize one's damage in this situation?
Some suspicions: Banks/exchanges are known Ponzi schemes, so how much the banking system will remain intact is unclear to me.
Some possibilities real estate outside usa gold (is gold certificate secure enough?) bitcoins (some people got burnt, security of bitcoins not clear to me) ???
Please post political rants in other thread.
On 10/05/2015 03:51 AM, Georgi Guninski wrote:
The financial situation in the usa is quite grave.
Assume very severe financial crisis hits the usa relatively soon causing hyperinflation there and possibly in other countries.
I am interested: How to minimize one's damage in this situation?
Some suspicions: Banks/exchanges are known Ponzi schemes, so how much the banking system will remain intact is unclear to me.
Some possibilities real estate outside usa gold (is gold certificate secure enough?) bitcoins (some people got burnt, security of bitcoins not clear to me) ???
Please post political rants in other thread.
On 10/11/15, Douglas Lucas <dal@riseup.net> wrote:
Reviving this thread. Where's the altruism in "how to minimize one's damage"? Why's the model here for resisting economic oppression a survivalist hiding in an encrypted bunker, rather than the people of Burkina Faso using sticks and rocks (not cryptography) to force oligarchs out of their country? In Mexico they were recently burning polling stations, but we were discussing hoarding Bitcoin to ensure our self-interest? Where's the idealism in such selfishness?
Basically I agree, please feel free to make suggestions :)
Belief is cowardice I dont believe in belief Suggestion: go outside of what you have been told is the capacity of your identity by the parasitic state and ask questions of how many ways you can create shift every second of your life in a direct action and place ... just asking the questions changes conciousness levels To remain in willful disconnect from questioning self is the state apparatus inside each On Oct 12, 2015 4:08 AM, "Zenaan Harkness" <zen@freedbms.net> wrote:
On 10/05/2015 03:51 AM, Georgi Guninski wrote:
The financial situation in the usa is quite grave.
Assume very severe financial crisis hits the usa relatively soon causing hyperinflation there and possibly in other countries.
I am interested: How to minimize one's damage in this situation?
Some suspicions: Banks/exchanges are known Ponzi schemes, so how much the banking system will remain intact is unclear to me.
Some possibilities real estate outside usa gold (is gold certificate secure enough?) bitcoins (some people got burnt, security of bitcoins not clear to me) ???
Please post political rants in other thread.
On 10/11/15, Douglas Lucas <dal@riseup.net> wrote:
Reviving this thread. Where's the altruism in "how to minimize one's damage"? Why's the model here for resisting economic oppression a survivalist hiding in an encrypted bunker, rather than the people of Burkina Faso using sticks and rocks (not cryptography) to force oligarchs out of their country? In Mexico they were recently burning polling stations, but we were discussing hoarding Bitcoin to ensure our self-interest? Where's the idealism in such selfishness?
Basically I agree, please feel free to make suggestions :)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/12/2015 12:43 AM, Cari Machet wrote:
Belief is cowardice
I dont believe in belief
Suggestion: go outside of what you have been told is the capacity of your identity by the parasitic state and ask questions of how many ways you can create shift every second of your life in a direct action and place ... just asking the questions changes conciousness levels
To remain in willful disconnect from questioning self is the state apparatus inside each
This reinforces my own advice, to build trust relationships and a base of relevant skills and experience in the real world. Altruism, mentioned earlier, is hard wired into that; otherwise, you don't get the trust relationships or the assistance necessary to get relevant skills and experience. Natural selection has given humans a strong predisposition for sharing and mutual aid; it takes generations to beat it out of a population, and even then it just keeps popping right back up. Everyone's a politician on the make; the more honest ones call themselves anarchists. :o) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJWHnRvAAoJEDZ0Gg87KR0LBmIQALG++SIaE2LfPOEy3aRabLjE D38jLMl/lKiStqkvcKQOPaghUoLVTlCgP8q17ByfOkWlBp3yzGvD/ALtitEm2MJi jIkDcKQxYud3VJ9s5XJoNgFcfz4aSy50DWjtv5RuVLDME/gArtW5N4ITAQup6ZXd qpL8yu3jU0cAyNSCgst/RR5MpUoY56rb3OsH9v4PWm8nLd/UxVWGqvZrJWoL2dpA jWrq524v1xKq2PUYLz39E3oUmH4cirL67FU0QDBI/NYsEDlmbg7eGv5xXzP/RKWk kMsZ5awjAm4xh+t4qE5PAFuTMvzCqSLc1g5FrKNy7Xw5V+6xKE8XmcAPvxnnlW3y 5H8RWPtmrr38O3iBgOwQlYwuzuXUyxXN/Ii0FwCWua7wTKzjzqqv6Gcj3w3oZZQE aVuXYLM2t8FXhLlD8Mdv+cMn1g9omZisZ7434I3siSdVhz9t5QE/WsnUK2cG5P9n ToqqJCYmtNH4EoKgxOUfT8GbW1GirHl5HIFLoGvjpFwvX6XTskzYp5CxXrfCShS7 yx0kryB9VcViCoGhOJRnaRd2wqytGx6vG4t5soo8cAmlQnSDP1utfInZLKEN94X8 RYgy8vOt3RQYd1Q3hXwN72eOWMvKS9EjSwALUZ89a23kgP5BCoTVVnn+DgBnsxmP n2UMS7v/JDlWRsX/1F3K =zu32 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:27:45 -0400 Steve Kinney <admin@pilobilus.net> wrote:
Natural selection has given humans a strong predisposition for sharing and mutual aid;
natural selection has bred a population of psycho-predators and a majority unable to defend itself. (i'm not a fan of materialism)
it takes generations to beat it out of a population, and even then it just keeps popping right back up.
Everyone's a politician on the make; the more honest ones call themselves anarchists.
:o)
On 10/11/2015 08:02 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On 10/11/15, Douglas Lucas <dal@riseup.net> wrote:
Reviving this thread. Where's the altruism in "how to minimize one's damage"? Why's the model here for resisting economic oppression a survivalist hiding in an encrypted bunker, rather than the people of Burkina Faso using sticks and rocks (not cryptography) to force oligarchs out of their country? In Mexico they were recently burning polling stations, but we were discussing hoarding Bitcoin to ensure our self-interest? Where's the idealism in such selfishness?
Basically I agree, please feel free to make suggestions :)
There are specific ops I could promote (#OpDeathEaters, for example), but I think maybe this question should be answered in a more general way. And I think what we should often do is, help the victims of whichever injustice attain the goals they're trying to reach. In other words, let the victims choose and lead toward the objectives. So, to take a current example, Doctors Without Borders, having had their Kunduz hospital just bombed, wants an IHFFC investigation. How can we help with that? And so on for other injustices. A caveat being that most people, in the US anyway, can't think outside the box of capitalism, but trying to reform capitalism isn't the answer.
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