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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikem2000, post: 1724940, member: 30574&quot;]Well yeah, I certainly agree with most of that except the point about metal having an &quot;inherent&quot; value.&nbsp; It only has true value if there is a use for it.&nbsp; In the case of this theoretical total collapse, industrial and commercial demand would evaporate, and in that case, metal would just be reduced to another form of fiat.&nbsp; That is a bitter pill for the stacker crowd but it is the truth.</p><p><br /></p><p>To further the point, it is a common myth that metal, specifically gold, was always valued by all cultures.&nbsp; This is just not true as gold was considered worthless to the Native Americans who resided in what was to be California.&nbsp; It was not until the Europeans arrived that they placed a value on it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have another mental picture in my head of a young Native American Brave finding a large gold nugget in a stream, and then throwing it back in the water thinking, &quot;Too soft for an Arrowhead&quot;&nbsp; As the young Brave got older and he &quot;learned&quot; the Europeans valued it, he now thought &quot; Stupid White Man&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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