I just don't get why advocates of gold and silver seem to often hate cryptos almost religiously. They are so steeped in the "If you don't hold it physically, you don't own it" propaganda....they rant about how you'll lose your crypto if there is an EMP, or other nonsense.

No critical thinking at all. If an EMP hits, nobody will give a fuck about finances, and you sure won't be spending gold at any sort of good exchange rate. They should buy canned food, then crypto, and shut up, because they are employing reasoning on a middle-school level.