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IPFS News Link • Economics: Agorism

The Rules of Surviving a Black Market Economy

• Organic Prepper - by Fabian Ommar

In almost every prepping and survival forum, you will find discussions on bartering in great lengths and details. However, the surge of a black market economy will come long before bartering becomes a thing in most SHTFs. Every prepper seems to have their ideas and pre-planned strategies for bartering when the SHTF. But I don't see the black market discussed that much, even though it's a lot more common and even likely in all but the most extreme SHTF scenarios.

Selco narrates many of his bartering events during the Balkans conflict and provides valuable advice on making safer transactions in fully collapsed places. Many books about everyday life during wartime, especially WW2, which was a global event with widespread repercussions, also provide real-life insights into the workings of black markets.

I haven't been through a quasi-Mad Max SHTF like Selco, or even a serious and long-lasting one like Jose (who I'm sure can also provide great insights on these topics). But I can share a thing or two about slow-burning SHTFs, and informal economies of exchange tend to thrive in those situations too.


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