We're due for a recession and stock pullback since its been 6 years now since the last one, but we're not going to have a total economic collapse. Its not going to be as bad as 2008.
That's a pretty absolute statement... Are you betting that it won't be as bad?
Yes, 2008 was a once or twice a century level event. The chance that we have something worse than that in the next decade is only around 10-20% imo.
Libertarians will go on and on forever about the dollar being overprinted and becoming worthless, and everything falling apart, but actually inflation is low and has been low for three decades now, and the fed managed to avoid a crisis that could have become a depression because they are actually very good at their jobs. The off the grid types who sit around waiting for civilization to collapse are missing the boat, imo, they should be focused on the incredibly technological progress our civilization is making to improve human life.
Of course there is always a chance things fall apart due to war or epidemics or whatever, but this would be an immense tragedy.