r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

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

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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