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I would think gold wouldn't be worth anything in the modern world if civilization actually collapsed. You would need a semi-robust trading market as well as an
by crazypyro 9y ago
I would think gold wouldn't be worth anything in the modern world if civilization actually collapsed.
You would need a semi-robust trading market as well as an upper class who can afford to not spend resources on survival to trade gold for necessities, wouldn't you?
- dreamcompiler 9y agoProbably. But gold is more useful than electronic money. Gold has inherent value because it's a metal that's easy to hammer into useful objects that won't corrode and it's pretty. (Although it's too soft for things like knives and most other tools.)