Why Humans Are So Obsessed With Gold

The history of human civilisation has always intersected with gold. This metal emerged during the earliest phase of hunter-gatherer societies and has continued to occupy a central position as humans built religions, states, and modern financial systems.

This attraction has endured across centuries, even as the function of money has shifted to digital forms. The question is no longer when gold was valued, but rather why its value has persisted when almost every other economic symbol has changed.