eli5 Why is Gold worth anything?

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Saw this video about gold, it’s chemical structure and malleability. I still don’t understand why gold is worth anything at all……

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At first it was pretty and rare (among other unique properties) so early civilizations highly valued it. Fast forward several civilizations later and it is still pretty and rare plus the entire human history telling you that this thing is worth a lot.

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