On: The Longest Record Broken: Gold/Silver Ratio Hits Highest in Over 5,000 Years

[tsimionescu]

If I understand correctly, bartering had never been a major mode of trade, even going back to tribal societies.

That said, silver could become a medium of exchange again, for the same reason it had always been.

[lawn → tsimionescu]

The problem with silver is the much larger supply compared to gold and the market cap is comparatively tiny (even less than the cryptocurrency market!). It's if course possible, but I find it quite unlikely.