As i have learned while preparing for the zombie apocalypse "you cannot eat gold and silver."
Skills, tools and barter goods will be of the most value in any short term "grid down scenario" or the beginning of a long one.
That said, in a very extended GDS, the "prepared" who have stored gold and silver, will have a means of barter and trade available. Ostensibly, the hope is that a rudimentary system of trade and currency could be established.
As i have learned while preparing for the zombie apocalypse "you cannot eat gold and silver."
Skills, tools and barter goods will be of the most value in any short term "grid down scenario" or the beginning of a long one.
That said, in a very extended GDS, the "prepared" who have stored gold and silver, will have a means of barter and trade available. Ostensibly, the hope is that a rudimentary system of trade and currency could be established.
Barter,
Real goods, skills, knowledge,
Will always have value.
Skills, knowledge cannot be stolen.
As for spoilage.
How did they do it in the Neolithic?
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There was extensive trade networks, barter was the system.
Food preservation was also common. Money did not exist. In the zombie apocalypse, abstracts like gold, will have no value, no practical use.
And yes, there wAs war in the Neolithic. And Mesolithic. From the evidence, humans are the most efficient murder monkeys.
Women, fermented drinks, mushrooms and wacky weeds...
Plus aggression.
Horny Stoned murder monkeys are us.