When the lines go down, you gold ain’t going to do you much good either. Search what people were able to do with an ounce of gold. Here is a hint...it was worth $50.
And there was nothing to buy.
The apocalypse will treat all money poorly. If there is a war in the US, your bullion will help your grandkids. You will have been dead for years.
The appeal of metals is that value is global; paper money and Bitcoin value can disappear with the stroke of a pen or the push of a button. That ounce of gold has value (even if it is just $50) anywhere in the world.
As white people planted flags around the globe, many colonized people refused to take paper money; in a practical sense, it was expensive toilet paper. They would accept gold and silver coins, however - didn’t even matter whose face was on it.
When posting in support of Bitcoin here, you must always recall Matthew 7:6.
I have both metals and Bitcoin. The gains for the Bitcoin are up x20 while the metals are x1 or less.
When the lines go down bitcoin ceases to exist.