Why do people say that gold is better? , - Because many of them are not very versed in the blockchain and the crypto currency market. Although I would not compare gold and digital gold. These are absolutely different concepts and values, although they have the ability to turn into huge sums of money. For me, both gold and Bitcoin are roughly the same, although Bitcoin is in my priority
They think gold is more secure compared to cryptos including bitcoin and others. This is the main reasoning behind their arguments as far as I know.