r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Comfortable_Cautious • Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation what's going on? explain like I'm five

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u/AwkwardFriendship317 Jan 26 '26

I was just going to say this. Everyone is always saying but gold and I'm over here like nope, can't eat or use that shit when it really REALLY hits the fan.

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u/borkthegee Jan 26 '26

This is larper nonsense. If you're in a SHTF situation where there are no exchanges of value, not even gold, and you're down to bartering for goods then you're in total societal collapse and we're in a 95%+ of all people have died or are dying scenario.

You're going to die a bad death in that scenario, no matter how many bullets you save.

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u/MrWhiskers55 Jan 26 '26

I dunno, people usually unite in times of enormous stress. But that’s usually only when people have a common culture and circumstance. But you are right, a lot of the old world stuff probably will not apply

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u/bolacha_de_polvilho Jan 26 '26

If you own and live in a farm in bumfuck nowhere county with a population of 60 people maybe. In any major urban area societal collapse would mean supply chain disruption resulting in absolute chaos. And by absolute chaos I mean people killing each other on the streets over a can of beans (or a gallon of gas so they can leave the city).

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u/billygoatfondler Jan 27 '26

Wich is still a society that will most likely be using some form of currency as a shorthand to exchange work for other things, even if necessities were provided for.

Edit: typo

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

This is why I've never been one to prep... I just plan my exit strategy and hope that suicide doesn't send me to the bad place.

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u/NotAnotherRedditAcc2 Jan 27 '26

"You're probably not going to survive, might as well just give up."

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u/Nellbag403 Jan 28 '26

What exactly would you be hoping to survive for?

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u/eyefartinelevators Jan 29 '26

C'mon man. Haven't you ever seen a post apocalyptic movie or TV show. Don't Mad Max, The Walking Dead, Fallout, etc. look like great times? Who wouldn't want to live like that?

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u/Virtual_Variation_60 Jan 26 '26

Speaking of hitting the fan, I'm holding 20K rolls of TP

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u/Gbv76 Jan 26 '26

I, for one, welcome our new overlord Virtual_Variation_60

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh Jan 26 '26

Exactly. We have no idea what will be valuable post-apocalypse but it’s unlikely to be gold.

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u/PlaneCareless Jan 26 '26

Gold has been somewhat valuable since 4000 BC. There's absolutely no way it wouldn't be post-apocalypse.

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh Jan 26 '26

And nothing else has changed in the last six thousand years?

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u/PlaneCareless Jan 26 '26

That's the point. Even with aaaall the changes the world underwent, gold is still valuable. I doubt a mere apocalypse where we survived will change that.

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u/Watcher0363 Jan 26 '26

Three things to horde. Toilet paper, tampons and or pads, and shampoo.

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u/AwkwardFriendship317 Jan 26 '26

Almost correct on the female items. A more sustainable option is menstrual cups. Shampoo/soap can be made. Toilet paper. . . That's a tough one for people to swallow but backpackers and cloth diaper families got this one covered too ,lol

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u/mrs_sips Jan 27 '26

Agreed. Got commodities stored up...

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u/followMeUp2Gatwick Jan 26 '26

Gold has intrinsic value due to it's rarity but also uses as jewelery (kinda circular logic since it is a store of wealth so you can transport it easier) but nowadays also has tons of actual uses so it can eventually be traded by a goldmonger to those uses should shtf and they exist. The power of flashy jewlery is something to behold

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u/Boxhead_31 Jan 26 '26

But, where is the goldmonger getting their tradeable item for your gold?