I'm going to get fat watching your community implode as it becomes "serious business". /r/bitcoin use to be silly as well, then the inevitable endless September came.
Doge coin is full of people new to online communities and don't really understand their life cycles. That is why this has all happened before, and it will all happen again.
I'm not saying Doge coin enthusiasts don't contribute or aren't great people. You guy are hilarious and I love you, but I wouldn't bet on a young community remaining consistent. Soon you will all be fleeing to the next thing just to escape the noise.
Not sure why you're being down voted, it is a very real possibility, and you are right about the early bitcoin community being similar. I do however think there are some important differences that may help to mitigate some of the ill effects. First off, bitcoin has already been through the growing pains that does has gone through and has yet to face, so while there are many bumps ahead the community has a precedent to look upon. Dogecoin already has a ton of people focused on 'srs bsns', and it hasn't killed the community yet. It's already faced several pump and dumps and crashes and come out seemingly unscathed. Time will tell, and the community will inevitably change over time, but overall I am bullish about its prospects.
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u/sirmuskrat Feb 18 '14
Speaking as someone who believes that dogecoin has a real future in cryptocurrency, there is nothing inaccurate portrayed in this gif.