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Regardless of intention, I see it as a kind of performance art project: it underlines the absurdity of the massproduction of innovationless altcoins. It speaks to how a successful cryptocurrency requires something more than just tweaking a few parameters and recompiling; it requires a skilled developer able to maintain the system and handle crises, it requires a network effect, it requires a meaningful purpose.


Yes, a "meaningful purpose" is clearly necessary:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogecoin


Amusement is a purpose unfulfilled by most altcoins

dogecoin is amusing


Very amusing, such cryptocurrency, much means of exchange!




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