Ask HN: What skills will be useful during an upcoming recession/depression?

My economic knowledge is limited but it seems like the effects of the global domino triggered by conoravirus will echo for many years to come. As a generalist who never had an issue finding a job so far, I'm afraid that in this new reality my software/management skills won't be of any use in 6 months.

What skills would be valuable to develop now to adapt as quick as possible to the new state of things?

develop a flare for barter and trade. learn how to provide the things people actually need.

general construction trades and adhoc engineering.

farming. hunting fishing.

veternary skills surgical skills midwivery dentistry.

localized /offgrid/on site power generation.

production of fuel from raw materials.

Communication never hurts. Being able to distill ideas down to their actionable core and spot miscommunication before it derails things is useful in any context.

ham radio operators builders, radio/comms engineers

Being a doctor is always valuable, though I'm not sure it's that easy to retrain into one...

More importantly, knowing how to live frugally is valuable in and of itself, assuming we do end up with a once-in-a-century-type depression.

Not impossible, according to some (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22655670) but then forecasting is very difficult, especially when it involves the future.