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Re:Ask HN: How can I prepare for hard economic times? by reitanqild on Monday March 14, 2022 @11:50AM (#30673875)
If anything, Ukraine shows that civilization doesn't necessarily immediately collapse.

Despite the madness the only thing I learn about looting from Ukraine is:

- civilian would-be looters still getting punished

- Russian soldiers are looting

i.e. when your rations expired you get desperate and since the Russian army is armed and know they are an utter disgrace anyway this happens.

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Re:Ask HN: How can I prepare for hard economic times? by kergonath on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @06:54AM (#30683834)
> If anything, Ukraine shows that civilization doesn't necessarily immediately collapse.

It’s been 20 days. I’d refrain from being overly optimistic just now. More likely than a full civilisation collapse is a return to feudal tribalism as in Afghanistan and Lybia, which is not very good either.

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