"...and to the decedents of Rand Paul IV is left these contents of his floor safe."
"Great! were there any data chips in there?"
"Aw shucks, just a bunch of crappy old gold and silver... Oh well, maybe we can get a few microbits at the recycler..."
LoL. I laugh because its funny.
Its funny because its true.
But the scarcity of gold and its continuing use in microelectronics will ensure its continued value(at some price point) for quite some time. Besides which, as a long time metal holder, I have long since recouped my initial investments in it - if it crashes so be it. I'd still rather have gold than paper