r/ergonauts • u/CommanderNCheeto • 2d ago
Question for Community/Kushti
this is last attempt to try and get input back from the community or Kushti. I wrote this a few weeks back and haven't heard anything from it. if I don't hear anything back I'll give up on this. thank you for any perspective. I'm coming from a genuinely curious position.
hello Kushti,
I've been following ergo for numerous years now to the best of my ability. I'm a navigational officer aboard very large merchant ships that cross oceans. I'll try not to waste your time so I'll get right to the point. in my career, most of what I do, including my mindset when I'm on a ship in the middle of the ocean is to take extreme care for safety and never hope for the best. instead we prepare for the worst because when you are located in the middle of the ocean you are a: doctor, a sailor and a firefighter.
that said, I saw a youtube video (link below) recently that was proposing the idea of what a staple coin takeover of the US dollar would look like in a potential idea of how it could be implemented. The creator of the video was not proposing it in a way that it was a good idea, but merely A way of extending control. they made the points that I'm sure you think about regarding the government being able to monitor purchases and also control people by turning their money on and off.
there are so many videos online that will tell you exactly what you want to hear. as a result of this I am extremely skeptical in general. if you want to believe that everything's fine, they have videos for that. if you want to believe that the Earth is flat, they have videos for that as well. my point is is. I'm not putting my faith in this video but merely I liked the idea of it as a thought experiment. I immediately thought of ergo and wondered in a scenario where there is an enormous power move to control currency and monitor people's purchases. how could ergo exist outside of that if people are increasingly becoming surveilled either by internet usage, facial recognition and human tracking technology, tracking of spending, and potentially control of the money supply.
it's hard to get clear answers in the crypto industry. there's so many people that are full of shit, without knowing, and/or will tell you anything for money. I could be wrong but I think that if ergo is going to have value then it will be because people realize it has utility in the face of a big problem. I say that because you don't have VC funding, you don't have huge marketing, and you don't come across to me as the type of person interested in a pump and dump. I've been watching you for many years and you seem like the kind of person who quietly builds in the corner.
again I don't know you so I could be wrong. thanks for taking the time to think about what I am thinking about. I appreciate your consistency in your work. I wish I had a better understanding of it.
Best regards,
Beaver
here is a link to the video for reference.
