what about gold? Except trinkets used in 3rd world countries and ghetto in the developed ones there is not use at all.
very quick google returned: Electronics and electronic components. Computers, memory chips. Dental fillings. Medical treatments. Space vehicles, space circuitry (conductor, connector, mechanical lubricant) Glass production.
I'm normally happy for these buying opportunities in the crypto & equity markets. Though the sad realization is that certain funds like the Ukrainian crypto donation funds are taking a big hit against the war effort at times like these...
A young Bitcoin "investor" colleague of mine is absent from work most days lately due to feeling sick.