It doesn't tell the whole story. Gold is pretty, but we can make prettier things nowadays, or simulate it's look. Gold is useful in electronics, but historicall

It doesn't tell the whole story. Gold is pretty, but we can make prettier things nowadays, or simulate it's look. Gold is useful in electronics, but historically it's useless. It was once good that governments couldn't make gold, but we've moved away from the gold standard in modern days for the same reason.