Reply #48: Yes, it's just for show. [View All]

[SheilaT]

But that's exactly the point. To me one of the fundamental universals about being human is the inclination to make things prettier than they need to be. We ornament ourselves, our buildings, our tools, everything around us. Even streamlined, simple things, are made to someone's aesthetic of attractiveness. Gold ornaments are almost universally considered attractive. Just because you personally find that to be at best a peculiar affectation, doesn't alter things.

All that said, and while I personally love jewelry in all its forms, I've never understood gold fever in the form of rushing out to buy gold, obsessed with the idea that in the apocalyptic future it will be the only thing that will stand between me and survival.

And if we go to a Cookie Standard, I'm sure my famous chocolate chip cookies will be far more valuable than your Oatmeal Cookies :9