Does money matter in an apocalypse?
While the action of Army of the Dead happens after a zombie outbreak, the zombies are still contained in Las Vegas and the rest of the world operates mostly normally, so money still matters the same way it did pre-apocalypse.
Why do we care about gold?
The metal is abundant enough to create coins but rare enough so that not everyone can produce them. Gold doesn’t corrode, providing a sustainable store of value, and humans are physically and emotionally drawn to it. Societies and economies have placed value on gold, thus perpetuating its worth.
How much gold is left in the world?
According to the US Geological Survey, the underground gold reserves are currently estimated at about 50,000 tons. From this perspective, a total of around 190,000 tonnes of gold has been mined like mentioned before, although these numbers vary.
What would happen if all the money in the world disappeared?
The obvious first reaction to all the money in the world disappearing would be chaos. It would be like a bad James Bond film plot. However, let’s look past that and see what the other impacts might be.
Is money really the root of all evil?
An old proverb says “money is the root of all evil.” If this was true, you might think that eliminating all money would make life easy, but the opposite is true. Money, for all of its flaws, is a reasonably efficient way to exchange value and conduct transactions between people.
What could be the cause of the Apocalypse?
A disaster could be caused by failing to solve major problems; for example, a failure to alleviate global poverty, or actively causing worse outcomes – like constructing a global totalitarian state. Probability: N/A And lastly, the most probable of all the mentioned causes of the Apocalypse is…
What would happen if the World Economic and political systems collapsed?
The world economic and political systems are interconnected, and are prone to system-wide failures caused by the structure of the network. Economic collapse is usually accompanied by social chaos, civil unrest, and a breakdown of law and order. Probability: N/A