When you want to know the truth, it will be available to you. Until then, I will not attempt to perturb your circlejerk of the most moderate and reasonable takes beyond my minor comments that you are free to ignore. You are a reasonable person, but I am not.

I do not care to correct noob thoughts or "debate" them. Usually, with these sorts of questions, someone else will inevitably post the correct answer.

"The fact that gold has pretty much maintained the same value (can buy the same amount of food/clothing) for thousands of years is pretty compelling." Another very foolish thought.

You know who loves decorum? -- the fiat world.