There is no military protecting the value of the Gold but the US dollar has the largest military protecting it. and if some alchemist finds a way to easily make a lot of gold it suddenly loses all it’s value. Same for all other metals and commodities. In a way the US dollar even if you don’t agree with some of the politics is the safe investment because the full power of the US military protects its market.
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