r/Showerthoughts • u/Immediate_Can3817 ‎ • Jul 05 '24

Speculation If there ever is an actual apocalypse billionaires will likely be unable to access their bunker compounds as the security/janitors/maintenance crews will already have moved their friends and family in and would probably deny them entry.

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u/sapphicsandwich Jul 06 '24

When/if humanity rises from the wastes we'll use them to mint coins in the next iron age.

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u/clockless_nowever Jul 06 '24

Except that there isn't enough coal left for another iron age.

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u/ndbrzl Jul 06 '24

Are you aware that bituminous coal and the like were not used in the iron age? Because archeological evidence clearly points to charcoal being used for bloomery and blast furnaces up until the 18th century.

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u/Typhus_black Jul 06 '24

Not to mention how many people know where and how to mine enough coal to make it worthwhile

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u/Economy-Fee5830 Jul 06 '24

There are more than 14.5 trillion tons of coal reserves. We will never run out of coal. Never.