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by crag 4845 days ago
" I'll just buy gold "

This only works if you physically have the gold. Having a note stating how much gold you own, which is housed someplace beyond your reach isn't security. You are still relying on the market/bank.

And even if you did have the gold, this presents a slew of other problems; security and storage are two that come to mind.