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Re:Bitcoin drops 50% overnight as China’s Biggest BTC exchan... by fennecfoxen on Wednesday December 18, 2013 @01:31PM (#6929479)
> I'm still shocked how a dumb meme-based altcoin gained so much popularity

Clearly you are unfamiliar with the basic properties of Internet memes. :P

Re:Bitcoin drops 50% overnight as China’s Biggest BTC exchan... by vezzy-fnord on Wednesday December 18, 2013 @03:42PM (#6930548)
Obviously they spread. I guess my use of "meme" was a bit too broad, I meant image macro, specifically. They used to be humorous, but they're now so overdone and generic that they simply hurt to look at. It's like a fast food five second dose of "comedy", which I guess is fitting for our present fast food society.

Now that I think about it, that statement was asinine. I'm quite familiar with 4chan, Something Awful and Reddit. Never underestimate the stupidity of a general community. But sometimes, I just wish people would take the time to watch a 64k demo instead of a YouTube celebrity video.