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>That is true for gold as well.

Not even close. Gold is a tangible psychical asset, a finite resource on Earth that can not only make valuables you can wear or leave as heirloom but is also a really good heat-reflector and electricity conductor needed in anything from semiconductors and precision electronics to supercars and satellites. Without it, the global electronics industry would suffer terribly.



Gold's market cap isn't driven by industrial use.


+1, lots of things have been manufactured with gold in the past and would go back to gold if it got any cheaper.




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