I don’t really understand the stock market.

[troberts@theblower.au]

I don’t really understand the stock market.

My confusion starts at “Why would you invest in gold? It’s not useful for anything” and gets worse from there.

[igisho@rockosbasilisk.com]

@troberts maybee just start by googling "industrial use gold"

[troberts@theblower.au]

@igisho Yeah it has some practical uses. But the results of the recommended internet search says:

“How is gold primarily used?

Gold is mostly used in luxury products and as a unit of value. More than 90% of gold is used in jewelry, stored in central banks or held by investors.”

[valhalla@social.gl-como.it]

@troberts @igisho AFAIK most of the useful uses of gold only use a tiny amount, so it may be extremely widespread (afaik it is, in most electronics) while still irrelevant in mass (and consequently for the market price)