Bro I dont think they are saying the you buying silver is retarded. Its your basis for buying the silver, doomsday scenario. Add that to the fact that your basically disregarding the 100s of thousands of people that have successfully played and continue to play the money markets on a daily basis. These people have become wealthy, created nice sums of retirement money, and steady income from investing. You cannot deny the fact that investing in stocks/bonds in the long term etc will yield a decent ROI. The chances of this doomsday are slim anytime soon, but obviously thats not out of the question.
I will say you do have is an investment that at worst you will always break even, and I cannot argue that. Good way to save some money forsure, not quite as liquid as dollar bills.