Let's just clear something up...
Bitcoin isn't gold - it's not intended to replace gold.
Gold is a store of value more than it is a currency. Bitcoin is for transactions great and small, local and international.
Well thanks for being the "spokesperson" for everyone here but I think you'll find that quite a few people disagree and if Satoshi really had planned for Bitcoin to be a tx system to compete with the likes of Paypal/Visa then you don't think he might have made a mistake or two (if not then why does this very thread exist)?