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DumbCoin

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Well, I guess stupid hasn’t left the room yet. One would have thought after the devastating wipeout of 2022, humans would come to their senses, but nope. They all still want free, easy, instant profit. They’re just wired that way.

Take Dogecoin (please!) We all remember back in May 2021 how Elon Musk was scheduled to host Saturday Night Live (which at one point was actually a really funny show). The volume of Dogecoin, and the price, absolutely went crazy in anticipation of his appearance, and the tippity-top of the $DOGE price, about 75 cents, was reached literally when he was onstage. It subsequently fell about 93%.

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