Gold and silver are used heavily in electronics. Every touch screen has silver in it for instance. Tons of applications beyond jewelry for both metals. PM's aren't a gamble to make you rich like bitcoin all they have to do is not lose massive amounts of value and all of the holders win. People investing everything in bitcoin while its heavily spiking and crashing month over month are being fleeced. A few people may be getting rich and definitely some people are losing their ass just like the horse races.