Has anyone written an article or anything to rebut gold bugs argument against bitcoin volatility that talks about imagining if there was a price chart for gold right when it was discovered and how volatile the price would’ve been? I don’t know if I’ve seen anyone make this point (although I’m sure someone has), and I think it’s an easy slam dunk response to the Peter schiffs of the world.

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This might help. https://allenfarrington.medium.com/wittgensteins-money-7cac8d0635cf

“What would it seem like if it did seem like a global, digital, sound, open source, programmable money was monetizing from absolute zero?”

Looks like I’ve gotten some reading to do. Thanks!

It’s on Bitcoin Audible too if you prefer to listen. Read 488. Might not be 100% what you’re looking for, but still awesome.

Fiat exists bc of gold. It's golds weaknesses that caused Fiat to flourish.

Bitcoin is volatile bc it's monetizing rn.

Yes, my point is hypothetically if there was a price chart for gold upon its discovery like there is for Bitcoin, it would likely look similar to bitcoins through the first 15 years in term’s of volatility. This is purely a hypothetical.