It’s not just pretty, it’s also useful. Going back a couple centuries, there weren’t many materials that were rust resistant and as malleable as gold. That combined with the aesthetic possibilities, and the fact that’s rare and difficult to obtain, is what made it valuable.
You missed the coolest aspect, it doesn’t oxidize! To me that’s ridiculously cool. Also why it’s used for extremely important circuitry and such. Silver/platinum colored stuff looks better though
That’s the whole reason gold even has value, for 99% of human history it was worthless but people thought it was pretty so it became expensive.
It’s not just pretty, it’s also useful. Going back a couple centuries, there weren’t many materials that were rust resistant and as malleable as gold. That combined with the aesthetic possibilities, and the fact that’s rare and difficult to obtain, is what made it valuable.
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Yea, gold is much easier to do detailed things with then almost every other metal. And it doesn’t react with sulphor like copper and silver do.
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You missed the coolest aspect, it doesn’t oxidize! To me that’s ridiculously cool. Also why it’s used for extremely important circuitry and such. Silver/platinum colored stuff looks better though