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minus-squareYewblinkfedilink-5•1 year agoGold has no intrinsic value to me I wonder if as the boomers start to die off if it will start losing some form of value
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•1 year agoWell, it has value to people who make electronics, and that industry is still growing. So, not likely.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoespecially military specification electronics and extreme temperature range performance applications.
minus-squareJessicalinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-21 year agoUnlikely. Part of why gold is so valuable is its inertness. It doesn’t corrode or rust, which makes it great for electronics.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoIt has some intrinsic value because it’s a metal with a variety of applications. It just doesn’t have nearly enough intrinsic value to justify its price.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoFor example, plating memory contacts and latinum
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoRule of Acquisition number 102: Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever
minus-squareTimeSquirrellinkfedilink2•1 year agoWe’re gonna need a ton of it for all the space shit we’re starting to do again.
Gold has no intrinsic value to me I wonder if as the boomers start to die off if it will start losing some form of value
Well, it has value to people who make electronics, and that industry is still growing. So, not likely.
especially military specification electronics and extreme temperature range performance applications.
Unlikely. Part of why gold is so valuable is its inertness. It doesn’t corrode or rust, which makes it great for electronics.
It has some intrinsic value because it’s a metal with a variety of applications. It just doesn’t have nearly enough intrinsic value to justify its price.
For example, plating memory contacts and latinum
Rule of Acquisition number 102: Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever
We’re gonna need a ton of it for all the space shit we’re starting to do again.
Multiple tons.