It can be argued that over 50% of the value of gold is not at all related to it being able to be consumed. Dollars cannot be consumed, or more broadly a networ

It can be argued that over 50% of the value of gold is not at all related to it being able to be consumed. Dollars cannot be consumed, or more broadly a network cannot be consumed. Yet one can enjoy the benefits of this network and this can be seen as generating value. Being able to do global transactions without trusting a single authority has value. How is this so hard to see?