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Yup, they are to preserve wealth, not to survive lol. Things to survive are perishable usually ;) These last longer.

I think land is a solid investment given that you can actually defend it.

It's how people how survived since before we can remember.

Sure gold is malleable, and is a great conductor. It looks pretty.

But if a real collapse came do you think that people would be searching for gold? Within 2-3 days every grocery store for miles would be ransacked.