I do not know why they say gold is better than bitcoin, while bitcoin transactions are spreading in their midst.
My speculation, maybe they do not know bitcoin or do not know how to use bitcoin, when in fact they admit that bitcoin is better than gold.
I agree with your opinion, maybe those who say gold is better than bitcoin because they want a safe investment, we need to know that bitcoin is very risky. and most likely, because they have known gold first than bitcoin.