Based loosely on the Chaos Theory. Each move starts with a reaction to the previous move and ends with an action incrementally greater than the previous. With chaos ending at the usual place.
... run to gold. The resulting massive increase in gold prices led to a complete cessation of all productive activities except gold mining and gold prospecting. This global depression led to ...
...money becoming worthless, and the creation of a new ruling elite consisting of only those people who owned gold. Any gold was sufficient - if you had a gold tooth, you were a king. Because of this, violent robberies became commonplace upon anyone displaying anything remotely shiny. This particularly affected...
...Pete Doherty who found himself and his erstwhile girlfriend, Kate Moss, causing a public affray, but nobody noticed because .they thought it was just a Babyshambles concert, this resulted in ...
[CdM] I was going to say that myself, but some people might consider Pete Doherty's scuffles to be more important than violent robbery or the collapse of the global economy. That's what sells tabloids, after all.