Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitloginThe weird, wild story of humanity's obsession with gold (economist.com)8 points by andsoitis 1 hour ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments help Schlagbohrer 6 minutes ago | next [–] I've read elsewhere that one of gold's biggest virtues as a store of value on planet earth is that it isn't so rare as to be useless, but it's rare enough that it functions as currency or high value storage. A goldilocks material for the purpose of wealth transfer and storage.replysandworm101 6 minutes ago | prev [–] Is this an ad for shady "buy gold" investment scams?reply Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search: