If these questions are troubling you (very healthy considering where we are at this point), I’d recommend you take an hour to go through the presentation https://www.peakprosperity.com/crashcourse/accelerated. This presentation takes less then an hour, but if you’re serious about understanding where we are in history, then I think it will be a good investment of your time. Do get some merlot before you start 
. If there are elements you’d like more background on visit https://www.peakprosperity.com/crashcourse. Part of this course is the short presentation https://www.peakprosperity.com/video/85821/playlist/92161/crash-course-chapter-26-what-should-do. Get through the beginning that sounds a bit like a sales pitch; it isn’t (though PeakProsperity has both information that is public and behind a paywall). I’m a paying member (one of the only sites where I’m a paying member). Working around the concept of resilience (because that’s basically what you aim for), I don’t find everything from the site relevant to me (i.e. the deeper financial stuff), yet it still is great value, and has opened a lot of horizons for me (I found cryptocurrencies through the insightfull discussions on the site).
The realisation that the current course of society is unsustainable, that my (our) values don’t align to the ‘throw-away’ modern society, and the wish to have a more healthy and connected life, made us move to a rural wooded area where we grow much of our own food (while still maintaining a ‘modern’ professional life on the side). Most of our ‘investments’ go into raising our level of self-sufficiency. While a lot of work, living a simpler life is enriching, gratifying and more healthy. We avoid paper ‘wealth’ as we think it will ultimately lose it’s value. See The reasoon why Ada will hit 10,000 $ and much higher for what I consider the best measure of wealth 
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