The vast majority of money is tied up in stock, bond, and the real estate markets.
A bank run will immediately destabilize the currency in question as well as all major currencies that trade with that currency.
Sure, it hurts people who save in the currency in question, but the damage is amplified 100x with the big corporates and funds. Their astronomical values are propped up by the overprinting of currencies since the 1930’s.
If you want to get the attention of the elite, a bank run directly related to vaccine mandates and lockdowns is the best nonviolent way to end them. It gets the attention of the people who can actually end them, I.e. the old money banking families that own all the public companies, install the politicians, and have captured our regulatory bodies.
Bonus points? Stop using your national currency and only accept crypto, gold and silver. This is what they fear the most.
Land
This!
Gold and Silver’s real value is in their atomic structure—mostly for electronics, but if no electronics are being made, they’re sort of worthless.
Gold has some spiritual element to it that wards off something negative... why would an infant need gold otherwise? (Gifts of the Magi)
long story, but the short version of why gold and silver has value is cause it was the best way to store/save excess labor/wealth. it doesn't decay, require maintenance, and is scarce/compact/easy to store. not every culture, but every civilization figured this out. there's many other reasons why it's been valued by man for over 5000 years, but it's best for people who have most necessities already taken care of, hence excess labor/wealth. but obviously in dire times, food and food related goods will be the most valuable.
EDIT: when rich people eventually get spooked about their promissory paper assets and flood into tangible assets, gold and silver will likely shine and be a part of the return paradigm shift in consciousness of what wealth is.
Too much of the above ground supply is owned by the central bank owners. That’s why precious metals underperform since Bretton woods during currency crises.
Land, food, commodities, and ammo IMO. Also select cryptos (NOT Bitcoin, it’s captured like gold).
yea gold is mostly held by the banks or old money. it's their hedge for when fiat eventually dies. i like all the things you mentioned, but land is taxed, food spoils, commodities are hard to store. i mean nothing beats having the ability to grow your own food in real dire times. but next to that, i like silver and i like certain cryptos as a hedge on some limitations/risks of holding precious metals. but i don't like cryptos as a main/major holding, just as a hedge.
With Crypto people feel like its the last chance. If their bank account is frozen for fighting the system and all the other money accounts get taken then all that is left is crypto they hold. It is easier than buying land, animals, people who can take those animals and make food.
Not everyone can live on a farm and be set for life.
The system is broken and can’t be repaired. Farming for your family is going to be the only option.