Alan was one of my "irrational exuburance" favorites
But he has missed the point Gold is the purest of metals and can be smelted with others if necessary to make it go further
Gold also was used for the spiritual significance of its purity and on high vibration
All the rest is the intellect, not the higher vibration, and while all the rest has truth-not the truth of the spiritual ream and the history of Gold and the Gods
All money metal gems is simply a mode of exhange for goods and services that will be delivered in the future- a futures contratc if you will