Much soul, very emotion: Why I buy into the cult of Dogecoin
Please note: This piece was originally commissioned by the magazine MCD , and will be appearing in French in their December edition. I use Dogecoin because I’m emotionally drawn to the dog. Unlike the distant, fossil-like Queen on the Pound banknote, the Shiba Inu is at once transcendent and approachable, self-contained but cuddly, looking into my eyes with a sideways glance, as if it just noticed me and is wondering whether I want to play or be left alone. It’s not an aggressive dog, or for that matter, a bouncy dog trying to lick me. It has self-directed, quirky soul , and it’s almost impossible to imagine this dog being an asshole. Some people in the crypto-currency community have written Dogecoin off as a joke, or even a scam. Maybe it’s both, but does this matter? All currency in the final analysis is really a scam, and the real question is which of those scams we want to agree to. I for one would rather pledge allegiance to a mystical pooch than to worship the image of...