When something cannot go on forever; it won't. Governments and households cannot keep borrowing indefinitely. Sooner or later the bill will come due. There is a crash coming that will make 2008 look like a joke; because the problems of 2008 weren't solved. I.O.Us were written, cracks were papered over and cans were kicked firmly down the road. Now these debts are impossible to pay back and getting exponentially worse.

Now I love to read Zero Hedge. It's a good site to read if you want a sceptical view of the economy. However, on crypto articles in particular there's a growing trend of people in the comments who seem to revel in Bitcoin's falls and inform us stupid sheep about their horded precious metals.

I'm not knocking buying precious metals. It's a great idea - in addition to cryptos, assets, art, jewellery and even different fiat currencies. This is called being "diversified". If you'd bought a troy ounce of gold 4 years ago,it would still be in your hidden stash quietly gaining value. However if you'd bought cryptos with the same money; well, let's just say that you could buy many ounces of gold.

Even worse are the apocalyptic fantasists

I've got news for you kiddo, the apocalypse isn't coming. When societies collapse they tend to do so very slowly. It won't be Mad Max or Fallout, people will carry on the best they can as normal. In the event of a Venezuelan style collapse, you're not going to be able to ride it out in a bunker full of beans like some woke Ted Kaczynski and emerge from your vault to eat the occasional molerat.

If society breaks down to this point, your best bet is to GTFO to a safer place. Are you gonna sneak across a border with your life savings in gold shoved up your butt?

When people are being wiped out by war, genocide or disasters; usually the ones who live are the ones who stay mobile. Staying somewhat liquid with your finances is how you stay mobile. Yes buy gold, buy silver but don't dismiss other ways to store and create value.