"When you work for or otherwise get money or Bitcoin, you do still have one more step: taking that currency and acquiring something you would rather have, the transaction is not quite complete, you have not been completely paid. When receiving gold, you have already been paid."
This is a typical gold-bug attitude and mentality. They don't really expect that they might have to sell their gold somewhere in the future. If they actually considered such a possibility they would most certainly not say that they had already been paid (with gold). Instead, they typically think that they will pay in gold directly should such a necessity arise...
But shrouds have no pockets