Arguments against gold as an investment have been heard by all and are repetitive. Knowledgable investors who have done adequate due diligence on gold understand its downsides and still consider it a viable investment.
The fact is that gold investors are an easy target for those looking to reign in on other people's positive sentiment because they're categorised as conspiracy theorists or doomsdayers. This debate has been had many times and as you say is about being right as apposed to having a productive outcome. Unless the arguments are new or unheard then it's just stirring the pot.
