The Role of Purchasing Power and Hidden Wealth
When theorising about economic resets, we must consider the purchasing power of nations, the wealth of individuals relative to that power, and the potential influence of unseen wealth. A nation’s purchasing power shapes its capacity to drive economic change, while concentrated individual wealth can subtly adjust the mechanisms of global markets. However, the theoretical existence of hidden wealth accumulated over centuries and unrecorded in public ledgers, introduces a significant variable. Consider a family that held immense wealth 400 years ago, now faded from prominence, yet potentially retaining vast resources in forms such as gold, jewels, or artefacts from lost civilisations. These assets, whether from unrecorded history or documented eras, could represent wealth of extraordinary magnitude.
Four centuries provide ample opportunity for wealth to be amassed and concealed, potentially reaching a scale capable of influencing global economic dynamics. In theory, such wealth could exist in quantities sufficient to disrupt economies, operating outside the visible frameworks of financial systems. This adds complexity to the global economy, as unrecorded wealth could theoretically interact with recorded wealth to either facilitate or hinder plans for an economic reset.
Cryptocurrency as a Counter to Monetary Inflation
Cryptocurrency offers a theoretical counterbalance to the challenges posed by fiat currency devaluation through excessive money printing. By design, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin create scarcity, resisting inflation and providing a non-inflationary monetary system. This allows us to quantify visible wealth, analyse its dynamics, and propose measures for an economic reset such as curbing monetary expansion to preserve the value of individuals’ labour. However, the same clarity does not extend to hidden wealth. Assets like gold, jewels, or artworks, which are often inflation-exempt and appreciate alongside fiat currencies, elude quantification. Their theoretical existence complicates economic modelling, as they represent a variable that cannot be precisely measured or predicted.
Military Power and the Limits of Force
Military power, as outlined in frameworks like Ray Dalio’s power index, is a critical factor in assessing economic strength. Yet, in a theoretical scenario where hidden wealth is protected by secrecy and a disciplined chain of command, military might may struggle to counteract its influence. While wealthy individuals might employ private armies, their resources are unlikely to match the military capabilities of a major power, such as the United States. This suggests that the power of hidden wealth lies not in overt force but in its covert accumulation and strategic deployment. For example, consider a theoretical organisation—akin to a fictional entity like Hydra in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. with a structure so resilient that disrupting one element only strengthens others. Such an entity, operating globally with dispersed agents, could theoretically wield influence through hidden wealth, affecting economic systems without direct confrontation.
The Wildcard of Unrecorded Wealth
This dynamic is particularly relevant to the underpinnings of Bitcoin, which was designed to challenge centralised control over monetary systems. Its anonymous creator(s) and decentralised nature suggest a deliberate attempt to disrupt governmental and institutional dominance. In a economic reset, this represents an initial clash between decentralised and centralised systems. Subsequent clashes might involve institutions wielding visible economic power, followed by the unpredictable influence of unrecorded wealth, a wildcard in an otherwise calculated system. To illustrate, imagine a high-stakes poker game where known players meticulously strategise, only for an unseen player to reveal a hidden hand, altering the outcome. Hidden wealth, by its nature, escapes traditional metrics, rendering military or economic interventions less effective.
This unaccounted wealth is notably absent from frameworks like Dalio’s power index, as it operates independently of national competitiveness. Instead, it theoretically exerts control through proxies, individuals, organisations, or networks, across borders. This cross-national influence suggests that hidden wealth could shape global economic outcomes without aligning with any single nation’s agenda.
When theorising about the final stages of an economic reset, the interplay of visible and hidden wealth presents a profound challenge. The visible can be measured and managed, but the hidden introduces uncertainty that defies conventional analysis.
Viva Mars
In contemplating such a scenario, one might look to a theoretical “new world” a reset monetary system, perhaps on a metaphorical “Mars,” designed from inception to mitigate the distortions caused by hidden wealth and inflationary fiat systems. Such a system would aim to establish transparency and resilience, addressing the complexities that have emerged in our current economic framework using crypto as a basis for fairer distribution of wealth and strong moral codes for governance. Perhaps AI assisted to guard against the corruption of mankind.