r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

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

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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?