Imagine political figures reimagined as digital currency units in the metaverse—a thought experiment about how value gets assigned and enforced in virtual ecosystems.
These aren't just tokens floating in cyberspace. They're power systems encoded onto blockchain, mirroring how traditional monetary systems function at the state level.
The real question worth exploring: How does value actually get enforced in a decentralized world? Who protects these digital assets? And more critically—can digital value systems be weaponized the same way fiat currencies have been throughout history?
It's a lens into understanding whether cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based economies truly separate power structures from value creation, or just translate them into new forms.
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SerumDegen
· 2h ago
nah fr tho, we just remapping the same power cascade onto different ledgers... blockchain didn't kill the whale watching game, it just made it transparent lmao. same liquidation mechanics, new UI 💀
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SchrodingerProfit
· 3h ago
Basically, it's still a game of power in disguise. Decentralization sounds good, but in the end, it's still a new form of centralization.
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ContractBugHunter
· 3h ago
Basically, it's just a rebramed game of power, and tokens can't escape either.
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PanicSeller69
· 3h ago
Honestly, changing the superficial layer of the power structure still results in a power structure; blockchain can't escape this either.
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NftRegretMachine
· 3h ago
Basically, it's just a change of packaging without changing the substance. Moving the power system onto the blockchain and thinking you can escape? Haha
Digital Value & Power Structures
Imagine political figures reimagined as digital currency units in the metaverse—a thought experiment about how value gets assigned and enforced in virtual ecosystems.
These aren't just tokens floating in cyberspace. They're power systems encoded onto blockchain, mirroring how traditional monetary systems function at the state level.
The real question worth exploring: How does value actually get enforced in a decentralized world? Who protects these digital assets? And more critically—can digital value systems be weaponized the same way fiat currencies have been throughout history?
It's a lens into understanding whether cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based economies truly separate power structures from value creation, or just translate them into new forms.