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The Rich Are Hoarding Wealth — Because They Know What’s Coming (archive.ph)
submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The Takeaway — Collapse Isn’t a Flaw, It’s the Plan

The rich are not scrambling to prevent collapse. They welcome it — because they know they’ll be the only ones left standing. While the rest of us are told to “sacrifice” and “tighten our belts,” billionaires are building bunkers, buying private islands, and hoarding resources for the dystopia they see coming.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Remember one thing: a bunker, no matter how well built, is not absolutely safe. It can be slowly and steadily taken apart by hand tools, buried to become a tomb or blown apart. If air goes in, then inflamable gases can go in. Or the vents sealed.

Inside a bunker, you're corraled.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Additional to that - what is a bunker worth when you can't reach it? I think those super-rich people who build bunkers in remote places watched too many movies and didn't think it through.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Also a valid reasoning.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I read this in the voice of Nemik from Andor. Don't know why, I think it's the "Remember one thing"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

tbf most of these problems can be solved by murder drones

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Murder drones can be countered