Your talk about gold being “up against the dollar” shows that you simply don’t understand what a currency is. But don’t worry, there’s an entire scam industry

Your talk about gold being “up against the dollar” shows that you simply don’t understand what a currency is. But don’t worry, there’s an entire scam industry (the other thing you mention) built almost entirely on people not understanding the difference between an asset and a currency and the almost diametrically opposite roles and purposes of the two.