Not sure how I got on this mailing list, but Strait Gate Ministry seems to be sending me notes about how the decline of the dollar is in some way related to sin, and maybe I should invest in gold. It’s the ultimate combination of spam, really: Religious conspiracy theorist financial scams! All I need now is something about how investing in Gold and putting my faith in Jesus will enlarge my coalition or genitals.
Based on Poe’s story The Gold Bug, a “gold bug” is a person who believes that gold is a crucial store of wealth, that is intrinsically valuable, etc. etc. Basically that’s bullshit: gold is pretty, but ever since the publication of “Utopia” we’ve known that’s about all it’s good for. And today, with more gold around than ever, gold is suffering from a desireability problem compared to platinum, carbon-fiber, or brushed and powdercoated steel. It’s just not as cool these days.
Secretly Ironic 