"Let there be light" is not a problem unless light does not appear when one proclaims it
Fiat has certainly become a dirty word and perhaps less useful then at describing/explaining/educating WRT bitcoin
Certainly, the fact that Satoshi remains unknown is an extremely interesting twist on fiat... Unlike all the well-known bankers with their "great" proclamations
Put it this way, being a tiny little family with little physical protection from violence in all its potential forms, I am content to continue on with bitcoin without taking your direction to trade any for gold/silver/etc