General Discussion

Ya think that's gonna happen?

The doomsday scenario you and others depict cannot unfold without a lot of people, many in positions of power, getting shot in the face, in some cases by the their own military/security details.

It comes down to what Trump and his cronies value more, unrestrained, total authoritarian power or money? My bet is Cokey, Gums, and Princess value their precariously leveraged wealth more than any amount of power. Even going all in on crypto wouldn't save them from a world economic collapse.

Can't have both. You can't destroy the world economy, impoverishing billions and make billionaires into, at best, multimillionaires (or nominal billionaires holding worthless US dollars) without severe, tangible consequences.

Like I said, I expect chaos, but chaos isn't the same thing as success, at least not if you value wealth.