I don't disagree about the primal nature. But the bottom line is that it is possible to have an asset that is not primarily used for MoE.
And that gold on a technical level does not have a particularly good: 1. Control of supply issuance 2. Intrinsic value as a floor
Which actually make it inferior to bitcoin as a store of value. Bitcoin has the added bonus of being better as a MoE, collateral and programmable money.