My points are MOOT.
Try buying any shares today without a trusted 3rd party and you'll have to deal in person only. We do not live in a decentralised world just yet. Perhaps in the future the will be some sort of option for masternodes similar to preferred stock and common stock will be possible, in which common stockholders receive voting rights in exchange for a smaller payout compared to preferred stockholders.
I'm not sure why you're talking about gold, are you trying to sell some coins?
Definitely an example of a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.
It could be either he is a gold bug or he is alluding to the fact that M______ is worth its (virtual) weight in gold.