correct. bitcoin ultimately boils down to being an experiment. an experiment that aims to accomplish several things that aren't really mainstream in this day and age: a decentralized currency, not backed by any central government or organization, and a completely digital means of a monetary system, completely separate from a government's legal tender. gold has an established place in today's world as an asset; it's glory days are over.

when it becomes scarce enough, and if demand for it still exists, it could definitely happen. that all depends though, if gold is still treated as a precious substance in the coming years.