Silver was $80/ounce in 1980. That is like $3000/ounce today. But now Silver is $17/ounce.
This is way off. For one thing, $80 in 1980 would be worth more like $250, not 3000. Also, the price you gave is wrong anyway - if you
don't adjust for inflation on
this chart, you'll find that the peak was about $35, and if you
do adjust for inflation you'll find that the peak was about $113.
Quite similarly to Bitcoin, silver is
somewhat useful, and therefore
some of silver's value comes from its use or potential use, while some of its value comes from speculators.
That doesn't mean that its collapse would be as dramatic as you think.