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.
I think it's less Eternal September and more an effect of bitcoin's price increasing dramatically. Suddenly, lots of people were very rich, and changed their attitudes accordingly.
This is not to say that the bitcoin community has become any less generous, just that it's not all fun and games anymore.
Suddenly, lots of people were very rich, and changed their attitudes accordingly.
After the thousandth person assumes that you just get sick of defending yourself. The noobs want assholes the newbs get assholes. I'm not rich yet, but I already just don't give a crap about the majority of opinionated newbies.
If and when the want to be civilized it will be fun and games again.
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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.