Hey guys, I havenāt been very active in the community so Iāve decided after to put in a bit more effort. This is just an observation regarding the usage of Gas and my thinking when Ivan was speaking about it.
You must have eth to buy gas and you must use gas in order to transact. I think this is vital for the overall value and sustainability of the Etherium network. Does this remind you guys of anything???
As Ivan was speaking all I could think about was the US Dollar and Oil. As of right now, most of USD value has come from countries having to use it to transact and buy Oil.
Itās this that has given the Dollar so much Value(and power) and allowed that value to be sustained as the worlds reserve currency for over 100 years.
Obviously there are several differences but the comparison can certainly be made!!!
I couldnāt help but wonder if Vitalik was thinking of this in the early days of Etherium 
Would love to hear your thoughts!