Food is definitely more valuable than gold when society collapses to the point where people can&#x27;t get food anymore.<p>Related example: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.foxnews.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;2013&#x2F;08&#x2F;19&#x2F;american-world-war-ii-pow-prized-gold-ring-comes-home-after-70-year-journey&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.foxnews.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;2013&#x2F;08&#x2F;19&#x2F;american-world-war-ii-p...</a><p>Although the food is artificially scarce in that case, it shows that people value what&#x27;s necessary for survival above trinkets when they&#x27;re required to do so. Gold having value presupposes some amount of social cohesion.