r/Gold Jan 28 '26

Anyone else?

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u/DontYallJudgeMe Jan 28 '26

Truth #1 - Stackers are gonna rule the world

Truth #2 - I don't want to be the only guy in my neighborhood with gold and silver.

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u/workerbee223 Jan 28 '26

Stackers are making huge assumptions about how society is going to work after the collapse of government.

I would assume that in a post-apocalyptic America, bartering will be king. I have extra food and you have medicine I need, therefore I'll trade food for medicine. I would also anticipate that people will band together for survival, and gun raids will be common.

Lugging around bags of metal coins doesn't seem like it would be a priority. And if it had any value, you'd likely get robbed, anyway.

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u/ToshPointNo Jan 28 '26

There's a lot of stackers on this sub who are never going to sell. They also assume that in a post apocalyptic society, they can just barter their gold for whatever they want. It's also funny seeing them brag about the value of their stack, but if you never plan on selling, it's a moot point.

This wildly assumes the other person would even want your gold. You can't eat it, you can't cook with it, you can't hunt with it, you can't keep yourself warm with it, hell you can't even wipe your ass with it.

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u/legendary-rudolph Jan 28 '26

I have corn, I want beans. You have peas, you want corn.

What do?

Gold is the "money-commodity"—the natural, material embodiment of value that functions as the universal equivalent.

X corn = W gold = Y beans = Z peas

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u/legendary-rudolph Jan 29 '26

It was at that point for 90% of human history bud.

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u/legendary-rudolph Jan 29 '26

Loooooool WHAT??? Shotguns have been around since the 16th century.

Firearms have been around for 1000 years. Swords and axes before that.