When communism was a thing after WW2, there was really a lot of countries which followed the regime in some way. It took those countries many decades for that system to fall off. I think all this money printing is a similar issue. It isn't a solely US problem, but a world problem.<p>A lot of countries's central banks and relationship with politcs, monetary policy and so on made people feel somewhat confident that this can go on for a long time and perhaps doesn't create inflation, as long as the money is directed towards "stuck" money, money that isn't moving around and doesn't accelerate M1.<p>I think the final outcome of this will be that all those zombie companies that only exist for the reason that they can take debt almost indefinitely will plague the growth of countries up to the moment that they see that they are no longer growing.<p>There's also a problem with GDP that doesn't make it obvious because a zombie company, no matter how dead it is, is still pushing that number higher as long as it still manages to sell
or produce something(not whether people really want it or are actually buying it). Imagine a company selling to the other company a useless product, if you make a good loop, this could go on forever and make am infinitely high GDP figure... but for the end consumer it has no impact.<p>It might take multiple decades for us to really understand what will be that impact and no real economist can say what that impact and effect is, but one thing for sure is that it will create turmoil and issues in society.<p>----<p>If you want an answer in order to protect yourself from all this mess: diversify. Diversify by not only investing in many stocks, but many kind of assets. Including land. Learn how to live by yourself without being very dependant on others. Learn how to grow your vegetables and look for alternatives most people in the rat race aren't looking for. The system will change, that's the only thing that is crystal clear. You want to be ready for those changes to adapt with it.<p>Most of people here seem to mention crypto, but crypto is just a very tiny part of what you could to in order to protect yourself. Have farmland in multiple countries, assets in multiple countries, hell, even multiple fiat currencies and metals. AND mostly importantly... invest in yourself, be healthy, in shape and go see your doctor while he is still there.