What a trip, your article. You should divide it in at least three, I think. Too much to digest in one sit.
A lot of pondering comes from your article. Let´s see if I find a good comment to make. This one could do:
"Precious medals are idiotic — to say the least"
Funny I chose perhaps the only one I don´t agree with. I believe in precious metals. Nontheless, the pondering and speculation is accurate and deep.
Keep writing, I´ll keep reading and learning.