Does that speak to America's bad math skills? Or maybe a lack of awareness that gold still has value.
I think it speaks to America's lack of understanding of value. Their stomach is more valuable to them than gold!
he freely admitted to simply not including all the smart responses in the video.
This is quite possible, my guess is that most people were happy to accept a free gold coin, but he probably (awkwardly) had to explain to them it was a social experiment and not an actual offer. Just the fact he was able to find a small number of people who would accept neither, or accept the snickers bar, is very telling. He shouldn't have been able to find even one turning down a free gold coin! Notice he was right in front of a coin shop?