This is a lesson some learn the hard way. Even in March 2020 the market for the two was drastically different. In a full economic collapse an exchange to trade in paper may be inaccessible, it may be confiscated by the government for the “national interest”, or the paper deemed flat out worthless if there’s fuckery by whoever is holding the metal.
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Q tip-toed around the the idea that people will have to see for themselves before they have the will to change. TBH, there’s no mild way to do this. It would mean economic collapse or totalitarian control/detention camps before the average person saw the situation for what it is. Whatever happens, it’s going to be deeply uncomfortable for everyone. As a piece of mind it’s good to have some bullion just in case.