why I don’t think memes have topped yet

tl;dr

2024 was really a great year to play in the trenches
 
the way memes spunned around became quite ecstatic necessitating the birth of the term “meme coin supercycle”
 
moments were made and millionaires were born
 
especially on solana (at some point we saw some surge in dex volume even surpassing eth)
 
however, since AI came up on the scene, so many feel like memecoins have topped cos yeah; it’s about time to be AI supercycle
 
of course I believe AI would be a leading narrative especially with all it’s utility and infra being built

however, I strongly feel memes still have their place
 
with so much innovation and a promising future, AI seems to have taken a lot of attention, also as an obvious narrative for investment
 
while some projects had pumpfun as a platform for their “fair launch”, memes had no choice than to take the back seat as AI became hot and sizzling 
 
whether you like it or not, when things begin to settle and take shape, memes would have their place and ai would also have their place
 
why?
 
the place of culture
having a collective of mindshare
having something that stupidly entertains relatably
belonging to something you believe in
having fun
having a share of a viral story, experience, joke, pet, maxim, believe, nolstalgia etc

all these cannot be neglected
 
and are all integral parts of a vital piece common to us all as humans

wanting to be part of something

exact reason memes are memes;

same reason a tik tok challenge would go viral

@pnutsolana was a moment and a movement

a story that appealed to so many at the nick of time of a political rally; and rightly so backed by one of it’s strongest influences; sending a message and making a statement

I know that was probably one of one, but just to remind you how powerful memes can be
 
most times it’s more than the just an image you’re buying hoping to make some profit

it’s tied to more and that’s why the best performers have been those that have something stronger backing them, driving a whole lot of people to want to be a part of something
 
would people get tired of memes at some point? Yes
 
would that stop people from ever meme-ing again? NO
 
people just need time and when the time comes, a rejuvenation of the old memes or even something entirely new just needs to hit the right spot and voila; there you have it
…
 
alpha: besides the general consensus on hot air rising, the pengus taking over, spx6900 flipping the stock market or whether wif is hitting the spheres or not
 
I believe dudes is next
 
just when the time is right
 
beyond the meme, they’ve incorporated into the project something quite engaging and addictive

so far a community of over 2M has been built and there’s still more going into it

I should be able to write something more detailed in the coming days
 
but before then you could follow @DUDESolanaMeme  and DYOR;

also get ready to position before your favourite KOLS do
 
see ya later 
 
as @MustStopMurad  would always say believe in something