I have had many bitcoiners argue with me that bitcoin is all we need to save us from such a collapse, though. Some forcefully so. Some of them have even blocked me on Twitter for dispatching with their views such as I have above.
Discussion
I think one problem with bitcoin is intelligent people with a lot of mistrust were first attracted to bitcoin. Intelligent folk with trust were well rewarded with careers in the establishment and saw little need for a dis-intermediated financial system.
As a result, Austrians, libertarians, ancaps etc have dominated the social narrative and made bitcoin look like an anti state mechanism. It doesn't help that they carry a lot of hate for authority and treat bitcoin as a personal "fuck you" token
But a proper look at Bitcoin's zero entropy and the underlying math clearly shows Bitcoin is a communist ideal as well. It actually unites capitalism and communism. And that the separation of money and state brings the individual and collective into perfect harmony.
As a truth machine. Bitcoin's measured adoption gives time for other parts of society and economics to adopt honesty in their practice, because that will be the best defense against bitcoin.
Bitcoin will renew society. Not replace it
It is sometimes difficult to zoom out and realize bitcoin is just one part of a larger set of tools. This is even more prevalent in "crypto" where a blockchain is viewed as the solution for every problem.
💯 I mean, this is the different between wisdom and curiosity versus ideological zeal. Being truly honest with yourself means following your assumptions to their rational or empirical bedrock. Not just using your imagination and trying to narrative-fit the world around you into a story.