[baxtr]

My favorite LLM tells me that roughly 85% of the world’s gold is simply “lying around” in the sense of being held as jewelry, bars, coins, or reserves. In contrast, only about 15% of the gold is actively utilized in production or technological applications.

So I'd say it's the same as having cash under your pillow.

[FollowingTheDao]

If it’s the same thing as cash under your pillow, and it’s useless, then give me all the cash under your pillow.

[baxtr]

Yes, exactly. That’s the idea!

I give my cash to you, and, as exchange, I will own a (usually small) share of your company.

Then you’ll hopefully be successful and my shares will raise.

Good for you. Good for me. Good for society since you created jobs.