There is something to be said about hard assets in general like gold or fine art which will also be a net positive, the problem is that those things are not really able to owned by the owner in the same free way- transportability, fear of confiscation or robbery, salealibity.
So. In summary. I think you'd be crazy to know there is a system that works, a life boat, and consciously decide to instead stay inside the Titanic. That is crazy.