Gold doesn't really make sense in the case of the government going entirely to shit - what makes sense is HARD SKILLS, because when the local Arian Brotherhood faction is the only thing that will keep you alive, you get to eat if you know how to:
* Kill and butcher a deer
* Fix a motor bike
* Forage and cook edible plants
* Take solar cells and power tool batteries and re-assembly them to re-power 2 way radios
etc.

Gold will NOT keep you alive, it will be taken.

Gold also doesn't make sense if the government is doing just great because, well, you should be invested in things that make value!

Gold makes sense in some kind of twilight moment of dysfunction, but in these moments, but in these moments crypto makes more sense, so IMO gold is kind of outdated.