Gold and silver also have a downside. You can say you can hold it in your hand, but generally speaking, you don't actually get your hands on the gold or silver you invest in, at least not here. They store it in a vault in Switzerland or something, and we know that Switzerland is where all the world's leaders and the richest keep their money and assets (which is why that country is certainly never involved in a war and is considered neutral, right?). When you talk about that gold necklace or silver bracelet, you can indeed hold it in your hand, but how many people still have those? And then there's the question: who will buy it at its true value if you're in need? The pawnbroker? Imagine we've all invested in silver and there's a need... who would then have the money to buy it back or the assets to trade for it? How likely are you to get your head bashed in? Lately, I've been hearing reports about people being scammed and asked to hand over their jewelry (the bank card PIN is definitely no longer interesting). These people will probably be mainly elderly people, because the average person only buys the tacky stuff.

I hope Steemit survives with you (I wouldn't even know how to exchange it, because all the doors are hermetically sealed here). After every downturn, there will be another upturn. That's always the way it goes. The only question is whether we can survive that long, and of course, there has to be a way to get it.

I remember when I was in crypto, and the bull run hit a few years ago, I couldn't sell Bitcoin at the peak of the moment. That company was blustering about not having enough employees and saying they needed to train them first. Well, by the time they'd done that, they could probably fire those people again.

It would be nice to hear from you more often. Whatever your choice, take care of yourself!