BTW, the interesting followup to this line of thinking is "how do I protect myself and my preferred way of life through the upcoming crises"?
Borrowing in dollars and buying physical gold, which you smuggle to your refuge in Canada or New Zealand seems one good option. You certainly run some risks in doing so - robbery/confiscation being chief among them, but also simple devaluation if the decline is slower than you predict.
This works for a few families, but doesn't really help on a wide scale. patrissimo's work on seasteading is the only thing I know of making a serious attempt at fundamental structural change, and I'd give that a fairly low chance of success (but a high payout if it hits).
Figuring out what to do is complicated by the fact that empire collapse is very different each time, and leaves different artifacts and situations afterward. I hope/expect that we're beyond the critical mass of literate people, so we're not likely to lose as much knowledge this time around: there's a _LOT_ of documentation on technology that can be produced and maintained by relatively small groups of cooperating humans. That, in itself, means a relatively quick recovery (i.e. hopefully a few generations rather than dozens).
Are there any nations you think are well-functioning enough to consider as a likely successor? Pursuing ties to that place for yourself and your kin would be reasonable.
Borrowing in dollars and buying physical gold, which you smuggle to your refuge in Canada or New Zealand seems one good option. You certainly run some risks in doing so - robbery/confiscation being chief among them, but also simple devaluation if the decline is slower than you predict.
This works for a few families, but doesn't really help on a wide scale. patrissimo's work on seasteading is the only thing I know of making a serious attempt at fundamental structural change, and I'd give that a fairly low chance of success (but a high payout if it hits).
Figuring out what to do is complicated by the fact that empire collapse is very different each time, and leaves different artifacts and situations afterward. I hope/expect that we're beyond the critical mass of literate people, so we're not likely to lose as much knowledge this time around: there's a _LOT_ of documentation on technology that can be produced and maintained by relatively small groups of cooperating humans. That, in itself, means a relatively quick recovery (i.e. hopefully a few generations rather than dozens).
Are there any nations you think are well-functioning enough to consider as a likely successor? Pursuing ties to that place for yourself and your kin would be reasonable.
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