Whether people buy gold or Bitcoin is IMO a matter of perception.
Sensory types are sensitive to their five senses, and are less comfortable with the abstract and conceptual. Therefore, it could be argued, for these people, reality is what they sense.
While the intuitive and intuitive thinkers, are sensitive to the invisible structures and systems behind what's visible. For them, reality is what is invisible but also indelible.
The former are inclined towards gold, and the latter are inclined towards Bitcoin.
If you hear to sensors talk about how they can't get into Bitcoin because they can't touch it, you'll be hearing evidence that what I'm saying is true.
It's not really stubbornness or a lack of intelligence hindering many from Bitcoin. It's their intrinsic mode of information sensitivity.

Sensory types are sensitive to their five senses, and are less comfortable with the abstract and conceptual. Therefore, it could be argued, for these people, reality is what they sense.
While the intuitive and intuitive thinkers, are sensitive to the invisible structures and systems behind what's visible. For them, reality is what is invisible but also indelible.
The former are inclined towards gold, and the latter are inclined towards Bitcoin.
If you hear to sensors talk about how they can't get into Bitcoin because they can't touch it, you'll be hearing evidence that what I'm saying is true.
It's not really stubbornness or a lack of intelligence hindering many from Bitcoin. It's their intrinsic mode of information sensitivity.

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