Thanks to Bitcoiners copying the gold bug "sound money" narrative, I've fallen into the rabbit hole of trying to find out what exactly went on prior to 1971, basically: how did the gold standard fail.

Because it did fail. But what really happened. What were the triggers in practice. And how can we detect such scenarios in a digital world?

It goes very slow because I'm digging up memoirs from politicians in the 60s. Some are awesome because they had great correspondence on the topic. Others have been a waste of my time. But maybe, just maybe, can it help. Because thinking that there will be a bitcoin standard (which I personally don't think likely) and then there will be that forever, would probably be wishful thinking.