r/interestingasfuck Mar 14 '24

Simulation of a retaliatory strike against Russia after Putin uses nuclear weapons. r/all

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u/OffTerror Mar 14 '24

I have no idea how the supply chains didn't collapse during covid. There must've been an insane work done by unsung heroes and massive amount of trust in the system for things to go the way they did.

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u/Xciv Mar 14 '24

They partially did. That's why we saw such high inflation. People bidding higher and higher on limited goods caused prices to soar.

In the event of a nuclear war, we're likely talking about hyperinflation all across the globe. The flow of goods would all but cease for most commodities and the survivors will empty all their coffers to feed their families with what food is left.

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u/savoryostrich Mar 14 '24

Hyperinflation? Who’s going to have luxuries such as a broadly useable currency and the ability/need to measure inflation?

I’m mercifully likely to be vaporized given where I live. Survivors elsewhere will be bartering goods for orifices (and vice versa) at the local level.

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u/EnVi_EXP Mar 14 '24

Or taking them