I frequently think about buying gold as well but at the same time, I buy bitcoin to be prepared if shit hits the fan. If your goal is to be able to leave whatever country you are in with as much wealth as possible, it doesn’t serve that purpose very well at all. 

 I don't even get out of my home - let alone the idea of leaving the country :-) But I am sure this is solid use-case because anti-rich sentiment is on the rise in many jurisdictions !