When you descend deep down the rabbit hole of goldbug culture you find some distinct personality types. Perhaps the most straightforward of these goldbugs come across as simple sales people – perhaps even con artists – looking to sell readers, listeners and viewers a financial position in gold or gold-related investments.
Their mantra is that ‘fiat money’ is condemning us to a hyperinflationary apocalypse. Paper currency will soon become worthless. Society will then decompose. Only those clever enough to buy gold will come out on top – Kings of the Wasteland, laughing at the naïve fools who had faith in banknotes.
