This is a theory I have. I can't really prove it, but a lot of evidence exists to back it up. Humans have always needed a means of exchange when two parties can't agree on a trade. Say someone wants eggs but only has a pair of shoes to trade, but the person with the eggs doesn't want shoes. Silver and gold fix that problem.
While governments have moved away from silver and gold to fiat backed by nothing, people still know better. We have the phrase "cold, hard cash" for a reason. That's not talking about debt notes. Silver and gold are cold to the touch, hard, and... they're money.
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You look in video games and what do so many of them use as a form of currency? Silver or gold, typically.
Even in movies, it's used as currency, and highly sought after.
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Even crypto is referred to as "coins" despite being digital. Humans have a history with silver and gold that's not easily broken. Some can be made to forget, or simply never be taught, but deep down, many still know that silver and gold are true money, even if they can't consciously acknowledge it.
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