It is very serious stuff and many of the things Russo mentioned are in the processing of happening now or will be so in a very short time frame. The cashless society is well underway and the EU has already done away with the larger notes. Many stores will not accept cash payments. Europe is thus off on its merry way to doing this. That's why I find the UK referendum very interesting as a case study. People are so easily whipped up and manipulated into condemning their own children which is ultimately what it leads to. Iceland and Switzerland show how small centralised systems of power are far more responsive to the will of the people. Unless there is the chance of a future, you cannot invest in a future.