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The concept of gold being the only thing left of value has come up quite a bit recently. I used to think so, but I've changed my stance.
What is gold used for? Jewelry, and electronics. When society collapses, and we have 25%+ unemployment and no banks left in existence, who will want/need gold for jewelry or electronics? Will there be a secret underground society of people replating USB connectors to get the world electronic banking system back online?
Also, gold is heavy and kinda hard to carry. It's also very hard to cut up into change. Unless you prepare ahead of time, and melt it down in the basement into little bite sized pieces, we're going to have a lot of trouble using it as anything of value.
I'm going to stockpile hot pockets and batteries. THOSE things will be of immense value, and are relatively easy to carry around. And plastic grocery bags...when society fails, there will be no trash pickup, and people will desperately be looking for small grocery bags that can be tied shut to seal up waste.
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Mike Bradshaw
1980 911SC sunroof coupe, silver/black
Putting the sick back into sycophant!
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