nGRND chair wants to sell you gold that never leaves the ground

Gold mining is an expensive, planet-damaging ritual that serves no real purpose. Since 85% of gold is simply moved from the ground into a vault, the extraction process is a waste. We should value gold while it remains in the earth, tokenizing unmined reserves to avoid environmental destruction. If gold's value is purely conceptual, why do we need to physically hold it? Is unmined gold just as valuable as the bars in a vault, or is physical possession essential?
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