> originated as one of these hoaxes The origin story of a thing tells us very little about the thing as it actually exists today. "It's dumb that people pay r

> originated as one of these hoaxes The origin story of a thing tells us very little about the thing as it actually exists today. "It's dumb that people pay real money for Dogecoin because it started as a joke." It may or may not be worth anything, but its origin story doesn't help figure out if it is or not. "Look at the woke mob freaking out about the OK hand sign, its origin was a chan/kun hoax." Meanwhile, racists and actual Nazis routinely use the symbol with each other.