I think 1 of the reasons Doge has had success is because of the flood of noobs to the Alt Coin section since the Nov. Bitcoin run up. Right time, right place to launch a funny, cute innocent looking coin.
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Dogecoin is very interesting.
What you said about your girlfriend could make dogecoin to the hottest altcoin. Women like it! Dogecoin could solve the biggest of bitcoins flaws ...
Each other altcoins tries to develop a technical advance. Dogecoin creates an advance in the appearance. Not so geeky-greedy and serious-behaving like bitcoin, but funny. I don't understand the technique, but as I know doge isn't premined and the distribution-scheme looks fair. Should be enough, if it works as a currency.
But its design is really terrible. And the meme absolutele stupid. Maybe it just goes down, after it ruined the kids of yapan.
There is definitely something to be learned from this Doge lesson. I think Earthcoin is the first coin to take some of the positives from the technical side and the warm fuzzy side of Doge.