The Shiba Inu that inspired Dogecoin crypto and countless memes has died (www.npr.org)
from jeffw@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 25 May 2024 04:12
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autotldr@lemmings.world on 25 May 2024 04:15 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The Shiba Inu, named Kabosu, “fell into a deep sleep” on Friday morning, Atsuko Sato, a teacher in Japan, said in a blog post.

Kabosu became an internet celebrity after social media users spread a now-famous photo of the rescue dog that Sato posted to her blog in 2010.

Meme-makers slapped rainbow Comic Sans font over Kabosu’s side-eyed look and crossed-paws pose, narrating the pup’s inner dialogue with short, broken phrases like “much wow” or “such happy.”

The coin was created as a joke to mock cryptocurrencies, but jumped in value years later after Elon Musk, then the world’s richest person and a champion of Dogecoin, tweeted about the currency.

The owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter posted a picture on X of Harambe, another late mammalian meme, hugging the dog in heaven.

In 2022, Sato said Kabosu had been diagnosed with acute cholangiohepatitis, an inflammatory liver condition, and chronic lymphoma leukemia, a blood cancer.


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hoot@lemmy.ca on 25 May 2024 04:20 next collapse

RIP Kabosu. 😭 It’s wonderful to think about the sheer amount of ridiculousness you are responsible for.

lvxferre@mander.xyz on 25 May 2024 06:56 next collapse

May she rest in peace, with very petting and much happy.

hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works on 25 May 2024 09:45 next collapse

o7

JoeKrogan@lemmy.world on 25 May 2024 15:48 collapse

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