I hate deception in economics

[Indy Texas 🇺🇦🇵🇸]

How is this deception in "economics?"

Warren Buffett isn't an economist. He's a businessman. He's not obligated to be honest with you; he's obligated to make money for himself and his shareholders.

Maybe the reason Republicans were so conned by Donald Trump is that they don't understand that businessmen aren't benevolent "job creators."

Regardless, you can be interested in buying Barrick Gold for reasons unrelated to gold exposure. Mining has some correlation with precious metals but mining stocks aren't a perfect substitute for them. And contrary to its name, Barrick Gold also mines copper, which has plenty of industrial/electronic applications; there are plenty of reasons to buy stock in that company that have nothing to do with goldbug conspiracies.

[Indy Texas 🇺🇦🇵🇸]

it's still disingenuous for him to sell stocks, buy gold, and tell the public not to buy gold.

He didn't buy gold. He bought shares of a company that mines gold.

Implying these are the same thing would be like saying me buying shares in Apple and me buying a bunch of iPhones are the same thing.