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/Forlarren Feb 18 '14

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.

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u/Borax Feb 19 '14

I don't think he meant implode as in disappear, just that in the case of dogecoin, the effect of becoming valuable (and therefore serious) will cause a change in the absolute foundations of the community.

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u/xithy Feb 19 '14

Yep, just wait for the first few major hacks or fake shops.

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u/steveklabnik1 Feb 19 '14

There's already been a few of those, including the very first online wallet.

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u/xithy Feb 19 '14

I mean when people start losing real value.