Not much to say to prove this point. Doge has been through a lot. It was originally just a wonderful photograph, then a creative, pure-hearted template for communicating in the forums, evolved into a variant that assumed the identity of a cryptocurrency, and now, it’s mainstream for death caused to people around the world under the direction of Elon Musk.
Consider one recent headline:
“How an Estimated Seven Hundred Thousand People Have Died from DOGE’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts“
That makes DOGE completely dead. By dead, I don’t mean it no longer exists. It will remain part of internet history, cryptocurrency history, and political history. I mean that its symbolic evolution appears complete. There is no obvious next identity for DOGE that can escape the weight of what the name now represents. Or is there? I mean, just look at that face.
The original photo of Kabosu, a Shiba Inu owned and photographed by kindergarten teacher Atsuko Sato (佐藤 敦子, Satō Atsuko), 2010.
Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_%28meme%29