On Linux, Control-C and Control-V don't work for copying and pasting in terminals. The Control modifier is used for its original purpose of inserting control codes. Instead, terminal apps require an extra Shift modifier, like Control+Shift+C.
But what if there were hidden shortcut combos for copy and paste
If you need any help, ping me and I’ll share my setup.
The reason you gave still falls under the concept of ergonomics.
From wikipedia:
It would be a more ergonomic (and less error prone) system if you modify the shortcuts so that you don’t fumble them.
What terminal app do you use, and what do you use to do the remapping?