To my own understanding, the debate doesn't make any sense because BTC can never be like Gold although they may both be an asset but the purpose of BTC creation is totally different from Gold and I come to believe those that debate about the price potential are those that are not into the beauty of BTC technology.
For the record, BTC was considered the most profitable asset just in 14 years of its existence that's enough to judge BTC potential we don't need any debate when the market performance in years to come to be the judge.
Each of these assets deserves the attention of investors, I think that in the long run they will both bring profit, the only question is which of them is able to bring more profit, and here I think the advantage is on the side of bitcoin.
Yes, the two assets deserve the engagement of investors but it's the performance of the asset in the market that will determine the investor's engagement because the investor will always flock to the asset that will provide them the needed profit and this is the exact strategy some influencers used to lure investors into shitcoin.
In the future, the price of bitcoin may also become much more stable, the volatility will decrease significantly, but so far, bitcoin has a very good potential and this opportunity should be used.
The volatility level of Bitcoin may decrease in the future but there is no way the price of the BTC market will be stable