re: #96 goddamnedfrank

Say what you will about gold, it will at least still be tangible. That’s an incredibly important criteria when otherwise surrounded by uncertainty.

It’s tangible, but its value has traditionally been defined by scarcity, and even that has itself relied upon other people desiring it. In any scenario where global currency would lose all its value, most people are going to be focused on other tangible items. Clean water is likely to more valuable than a Krugerrand.