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And people value gold because it's rare and inert.
Lots of things are rare. Doesn't mean I'll give you my potatoes for em.
At best gold becomes something desirable once there's enough security for me to value having pretty things.
Instructions heard: Invest in seed potoatos for the spring planting.
Like I said, you don't understand value and that's okay.
I'm going to ignore you now because you're annoying me with your below-average intelligence.
That's such a psychopathic response. It is not acceptable behavior, and you won't win any arguments that way.
Cool.
I don't have to argue with you people.
Go back to Reddit.
I'll just send you to the shadow realm.
Bye.
Cool. Bye.
Oh I get it. You’re also a coward.
Projecting much?
I guess you don't know what projecting means, either.
You can join the other ones.
Oh, so you can't come up with a decent argument and instead block people? There there, poor baby!
Block me too. I’m just gonna keep making fun of you.
I think people forget that gold is incredibly useful especially as a conductor. It's not just for making pretty rings, our modern world as we know it would not exist without gold!
Lots of things are conductors. That gives gold some inherent value, yes, but there are probably dozens of materials that are more useful and thus more valuable.
Yes, the issue with that though is it is used in very advanced conductors. The kind of conductors that can only be produced in advanced factories by advanced large societies. If a collapse actually happened how do you fancy that factory works exactly? You gonna run a conductor factory to sell those conductors to who exactly? The potato farmer you are trying to convince to give you potatoes for that very same gold?
Low grade electronics that would be valuable in even a simpler smaller community like basic generators and light bulbs use exactly zero gold. Copper on the other hand is needed for almost all of that
Actually I work with electronics just about daily, and I can tell you lots of connectors get gold plating for corrosion resistance that doesn't effect continuity. But yes in a post apocalypse setting I'm sure it wouldn't be of much value.... In the apocalypse I suspect if any metal holds a high value it would be copper for its usefulness in making tools and electronics. Making bronze tools and weapons is easier than steel so I suspect it would be in very high demand. Hopefully we never have to find out!
these idiots will never get it gold is cool as hell im with you brother
If that were true people would value me
You have value. Thank you for existing.
stop eyeing up my kidneys thank you