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>>28689007
Gold is a metal. It's needed in industry because of its purity i.e. unlike other metals it doesn't corrode and you can make it incredibly thin. It will always have value but it's not an 'investment' as it doesn't move. It's a way to make sure what you save today will be available 20 years from now without depreciating in value.
But if you're really into metals as money then you would stack silver not gold. Silver is more suppressed so say if the dollar or euro depreciates to toilet paper with silver you're not only keeping your purchasing power but also gaining because of how the price is being held down.