won’t be making a plow outta gold...
people just cannot get past the idea in their head that gold has value - its only value is what everyone agrees the value is, when its a currency
Gold got value in a world of mud and wood because a few well to do had the luxury of something shinny and pretty. Swords got a high rep mostly for the same reason. Swords had limited value as weapons, but were pretty in a world of ugly.
We don’t live in that world. Gold’s value is as arbitrary as paper. Always has been. Most likely, its value will either be too high to trade in, or worthless trash.
As I had said, in a 90% kill off, trade of any
kind will die. The left over rubbish of our world would see to that. You won’t give a chicken for gold, if you can walk to the decaying mall and clean out the jewelry cases.