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		patmcc on July 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Binance lays off over 1k Employees Looks like gold mined gets diverted to: 47% investment and central1 banks 45% jewellery 7% tech/industrial applications See https://www.statista.com/statistics/299609/gold-demand-by-in... and https://natural-resources.canada.ca/our-natural-resources/mi... - don't exactly agree, but close. (and, importantly, it doesn't require terawatt-hours to maintain gold once you've mined it).

RestlessMind on July 15, 2023 [–]

So basically, 92% of gold is purely due to social conditioning and invented belief.

> (and, importantly, it doesn't require terawatt-hours to maintain gold once you've mined it).

I am pretty sure collective security spent on gold worldwide exceeds terawatt hours once you account for all the physical security as well.

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