In 2012, there were lots of internet talks "Buy 1 ounce silver. End the Fed" then Silver fell to $9/ounce
Bitcoin has the same story with all the anti-government and anonymous talks.
I see the parallel that you are pointing out. There is a big difference between the two, however. Silver is a small market that is easily controlled by a small group of players. With a market cap of 52 billion US, it can be manipulated on forward contracts with the creation of "paper ounces" and sold short.
The crypto-market (to which I assume you refer because "anti-government and anonymous talks" are directed at all cryptos, not just BTC)
is huge in comparison at almost 400 billion at the time of this writing. This market is relatively hard to control by a small group of players.
Also, a slump in cryptos wont last a decade the way it does in precious metals. It hasn't even been around for a decade.
From a free market perspective, I have more faith in crypto as a means of liquidity and even as store of value than I do in silver (or gold for that matter.)
That's just me pontificating though.
