There are more ways than nucleosynthesis to devalue gold through increased supply—asteroidal mining is another possibility that comes to mind.
Yes, that could increase the supply of gold to some extent, but on its own I don’t think it would be anywhere near enough for gold to become “a throwaway commodity” like aluminium today.
There are more ways than nucleosynthesis to devalue gold through increased supply—asteroidal mining is another possibility that comes to mind.
Yes, that could increase the supply of gold to some extent, but on its own I don’t think it would be anywhere near enough for gold to become “a throwaway commodity” like aluminium today.