> The value of gold in any of those technologies is only worth as much as the al...

		dfc on Aug 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does NASA use gold foil on equipment and gold-... > The value of gold in any of those technologies is only worth as much as the alternatives that accomplish the same effects. This is true for all materials and services. > Gold as a concurrency is completely detached from gold as a useful commodity. Is that your way of saying "I should not have said gold was intrinsically worthless"?

Sure, gold is not worth much as a commodity to be mined from an asteroid.