a mad max-type collapse of the society on the actual level doesn't lead into the mother of all dark ages in the history of the societies (collectivism), but instead into a 10-20 years lasting interruption of a prospering society (collectivism) only. Really funny.
I must concede that the
odds favor your outcome, but I am hoping the Knowledge Age cyberpunks can rejuvenate production.
HOPE? Hope for production? (which is an euphemism for destruction)
HOPE, that we can proceed with the 6th great extinction?
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/28/the-sixth-great-extinction-a-silent-extermination/High hopes ...
In either case, we need a more anonymous crypto-coin. Bitcoin won't suffice.
With an anonymous crypto currency you can only destroy the society/economy. You can not maintain it, and that's the reason why we really need it.