It’s just as likely that the ultimate outcome might be better with a more rapid conclusion, rather than a prolonged slide. What I will say is that there is no magical just-in-time emergency exit waiting for us, and everything will just be great going forward. A fiscal disaster is now unavoidable, and what comes after, nobody can predict, but all of the outcomes I can guess at are dire.
It’s just as likely that the ultimate outcome might be better with a more rapid conclusion, rather than a prolonged slide.
It seems to me that a solar flare in 1932 would be much less painful than even the best case scenario today, but perhaps I have read through Collapse too many times.
Timing in terms of time of year seems the most immediate relevant thing, especially if we are looking at a very brutal landing, but what is good in one region or environment will not necessarily be good in another immediately, and what seems best immediately may not seem best in the long term.