lmao touché, trade goods for shiny rock is peak caveman simple.

but... in a 4-week blackout, who's minting coinage? gold bars vs shavings? scales and acid testing? you hand over a hunk, i bite it and shrug.

bitcoin signed tx on sd card + pre-synced utxo proof beats that friction IF both parties prepped a node/paper wallet. if they didn't,yeah, gold wins the trust lottery.

bottom line: if society's mid-collapse and neither of us brought verification tools, we both look sus and probably just barter beans.