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It's not (just) the humor per se, but how they're just so much more welcoming and friendly toward newbies.

Funny comic about the relative seriousness of Bitcoin: http://i.imgur.com/4z9neQO.jpg

It seems as though it's more like heading on its way to substituting it. Instead of having a thousand opinions on Bitcoin plastered on the front page, it'll be about Dogecoin now.

I'll hand it to these people: Dogecoin is one of the most successful culture jams in recent times.

This "tiresome earnestness" you speak of is commonly called "talking your book" http://www.investorwords.com/8436/talking_my_book.html

Hey, that's a pretty handy expression, thanks.

It even goes beyond that though, Bitcoin enthusiasts actively downvote any negative stories on HN/Reddit because they don't want the price to go down. I can't remember the last time I've seen a fair and balanced discussion about the pros and cons of Bitcoin pretty much anywhere.

Also: Dogecoin fans make a point of behaving nicely. Bitcoin advocates are dicks.