I think Anonymint is biased against Bitcoin due to living in the Philippines. I can live entirely on Bitcoin in the US no problem, while attempting to do the same thing with gold would be an act of comedy.
Your rent is not priced in BTC. Please look up the definition of unit-of-account.
Gold has been banned many times in many countries, including the beacon of liberty
That doesn't stop me from handing it down to my offspring as an heirloom. Eventually it becomes legal again.
Gold can't go "poof". Bitcoin can, just by the future government control over the protocol is able to turn off your number. You'll never get it back.