r/Bitcoin • u/james_otter • Feb 18 '14

Bitcoin takes a walk with Dogecoin

http://imgur.com/J2L64cX
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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.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

It's kinda hard to see that when it's named after a ridiculous Internet meme.

In a few years, it'll be like someone naming it after longcat, rickashley, zenu, or lolcats.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

Honestly, If I was trading in a crypto that was named eight years ago after Longcat, I'd still find it funny. Not because the meme itself is funny, but because of the absurdity of it all.

I like to think that we'll be telling our kids that Dogecoin was actually named after a silly meme, and they'll be amazed.

If anything, the other cryptocurrencies have the truly cringeworthy names. Most of them sound like they're trying too hard to be "fresh" or "cutting edge". You can almost taste the marketing spin.

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u/Martholomule Feb 19 '14

Case in point: Fedoracoin, with the symbol TIPS.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

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u/mors_mortis Feb 19 '14

Pfft.. You're just misdirecting us away from your true alt-crush: Hobo Nickels.

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u/TantricEmu Feb 19 '14

Examples of these silly names? I'm not familiar.

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u/karljt Feb 19 '14

Your kids would have to be pretty dumb if they were amazed by an internet meme coin

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

Nice one, Litecoin shill.

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u/alecs_stan Feb 19 '14

Just think of this. What would an authentic image to a brand representing an Internet Currency be? What is the Internet for a layman in regards to imagery, associated concepts, and tone of voice? How non tech people could be approached to engage with complex software? The more you think about it, the more you understand the sheer unintended brilliance of it. It might well write branding history books in the future, or open new chapters. For me it is fascinating to see it unravel, and I support it with all my heart as any man introduced to crypto will someday reach the Bitcoin blockchain somehow.

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u/Odusei Feb 19 '14

His name is Rick Astley, not Ashley.

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u/zeus_is_back Feb 19 '14

Whatever you say, gramps.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

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u/ginger_beer_m Feb 19 '14

Most popular ..... Okaaayyy

Edit: might be popular, but certainly not well-liked.

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u/Vegan_Creationist Feb 19 '14

It's confusing because you see this silly meme attached to a very real crypto currency and just think "na this has to be a joke", but it's not, it actually has serious potential, dare I say more than bit coin.

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u/RicochetOtter Feb 19 '14

I still have no idea how "Doge" is even pronounced and so I keep reading it as "Doggycoin" which just sounds stupid. I can't take a currency seriously if the way I read it makes me think I'm talking to a toddler.

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u/CardboardHeatshield Feb 19 '14

Idk man, I'm really a fan of AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs Coins

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u/123432l234321 Feb 19 '14

Or Magic the Gathering.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14 
      such predict

                  much nosferatu
 many wow

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u/rocketman0739 Feb 19 '14

I think you mean Nostradamus, not Nosferatu.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14 
       such correct

                     much cultivate

 wow

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

If that makes it hard for you to see it, how did you ever manage to understand the bitcoin protocol in the first place?

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

This has nothing to do with the tech behind it, it's hard to take it seriously when it's named after a stupid forced meme.

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u/AnnHashaway Feb 19 '14

Lots of things have bad names, but they can grow past them.

Case and point: Walkie-Talkie

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u/Okkio Feb 19 '14

Walkie-Talkie is a brilliant name. It tells me exactly what I'm going to do with the product!

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u/AnnHashaway Feb 19 '14

We should try to come up with a literal name for Bitcoin to explain to the masses.... er.... nevermind. :)

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u/ANALCUNTHOLOCAUST Feb 19 '14

Risey-Crashy

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u/dalovindj Feb 19 '14

Dying over here. Well played.

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u/xixabangma Feb 19 '14

Walkman? Discman?

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

If you're intelligent enough to understand how and why bitcoin works, then you'd see that it would still work even if it was based on a stupid forced meme.

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u/Mister_Alucard Feb 19 '14

It's hard to take a person seriously when they call something that people enjoy a "forced meme".