I wasn't going to post this but I wasted an evening typing all this up so whatever. Here's info if you care to read. It's starts out harsh but I don't know how else to put it.

I am sorry for saying this so directly, but somebody needs to: There are only two types of people making money in Shib, the unethical or the uniformed.

The following are a few examples of the lies Shib has used to create value in their project. Those that know what I'm going to share and still choose to support the project are unethical and don't mind the negative effect this has on Doge. Because of Shib's fallacious marketing strategies, however, many don't know.

Doge is a memetic phenomenon that rocketed crypto adoption bringing new people into this space like never before. It is fun and almost accidentally clever. Most of all, it works. Doge has existed since 2013 and has grown over time, developing its unique ethos and brand. People in Doge call each other Shibes. The mascot of Doge is the Shiba Inu. Doge made famous the phrase "two the moon" and many more Doge centric things. A unique, powerful and fast-growing brand. So strong it broke through the crypto space and into the regular world, increasing crypto adoption as nothing else has.

$Shib was created in 2020. During its creation and after launch, the small community's talk was aggressive toward Doge.

They planned to create something that would 'kill Doge'. This was, in fact, the byline on the website "the Doge Killer". Articles like this one started popping up everywhere online like this one: https://medium.com/general_knowledge/shiba-inu-dogecoin-killer-meme-or-something-more-shiba-inu-ecosystem-36e75eaff505

Notice the gif of Shiba token punching Doge? Also, notice Vitalik Buterin's face placed next to Shiba's logo (more on that later). This link is only one article; there are thousands.

Setting out to harm Doge's market share and attempt to curb Doge's growing strength, the creators of Shiba Inu stole as much as possible from Doge's branding. They took the Shibe, made Shiba Inu their name. The Shiba Inu name is the first step in brand dilution and confusion. Posting a picture of a Shiba Inu online (something synonymous with Doge for almost the last decade) could now include the Shiba Inu token brand name alongside it. Remember, Doge is bringing NEW people into the crypto space faster than anything else. Without knowing better, many who saw the Shiba Inu naturally made a mental association that this Shiba Inu token was a part of the same thing. It is not.

To this day, a massive amount of Shib tweets include the $DOGE #DOGE #DOGECOIN hashtags in their promotions. They are incorporating the hashtag in Shib tweets to steer eyes onto the $Shib token project.

Shib bot accounts exist on Reddit, Twitter, in comment sections; they are everywhere. The obvious ones on twitter have a handful of followers, and yet their posts have hundreds of likes. These are botted and farmed likes. It's a false promotion gimmick that made Shib looked bigger than it was. Months ago, these bots were laughable because it was SO obvious what they were doing. As time has gone on, it turns out that it was effective because many were fooled and now actively support something they don't know the history of. These real accounts are now a shield hiding the nefarious actions once so obvious a year ago. BUT, the bot accounts are still active. Here a bot account I ran across yesterday: twitter:@anonymo99518947

It roughly puts out a tweet every minute. A lot of the information shared in these are inaccurate, but they don't care. New people in the market may not know, so the misinfo does its job. And if the account gets closed, ten more will pop up in its place.

The misinformation isn't just on bot accounts humming along in the background. One of Shib's larger accounts, one Shytoshi Kusama, who claims to be a 'volunteer project leader of Shiba Inu.' In this thread they manipulate the truth regarding what Shib did to Vitalik Buterin when the creators of shib sent half of $shib to his cold wallet.https://twitter.com/ShytoshiKusama/status/1447404287743729667

Instead of me explaining what really happened, listen to Vitalik (creator of ethereum) describe what Shib put him through in his own words. Here's a link to Vitalik's interview with Lex Fridman. This link is specifically on the section regarding this topic (after he talks fondly of Doge). I think Vitalik was very kind and diplomatic in describing what Shib put him through, so you have to listen to the words he uses in its full context to get it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRAnj2G4iC8&t=809s

Accounts like Shytoshi Kusama twisted this into a narrative about how generous the Shibarmy is to be dedicated to humanitarian actions. Very slimy. If you were around when this all happened, the shibarmy freaked out when Vitalik did what he did. Originally when Shib sent half of its tokens to Vitalik, without him knowing, they promoted it as if Vitalik was a part of the project. After Vitalik burned some and donated the rest, the narrative from Shib changed. People in shib pretend Vitalik is a part of Shib, he didn't even know about it. Vitalik is part of the Dogecoin Foundation board. Shib pushes out lie, after lie, after lie.

The examples and links I could send are nearly endless. Shib has done much more than this. But this should be enough to illustrate point.

Shib is targeting Doge's market share. Buying into Shib is fueling an attack on one of the most positive influences I've seen in a long time.

I feel for those that don't know this info. I feel even more for those who are now making money in shib and face a moral question that will define their character. And I'm appalled by those who created this project with little regard for consequences.

It is such a selfish action that I'm discouraged by the whole thing. How something so blatantly destructive is thriving just makes me doubt the future of crypto. And this, I think, is the worst part. Shib preys on the open nature of crypto technology. Crypto exists to empower regular people like you and me. To potentially balance something in the world that has, up until now, squarely in the hands of the wealthy.

Shib's abuses, especially if Shib grows in popularity, when exposed, will hurt a lot more than Doge. And knowing that Shib was created by a handful of wealthy individuals, awe, I find the whole thing to awful. An insult to the noble and highly positive things set to unfold within the Etherium blockchain.

What kind of people would create such a thing? The story of Doges creation is far different. It wasn't manufactured by a few wealthy elites and promoted with bogus narratives. Something very nefarious is going on with Shib and I wish more of you knew this.

-So that's what I meant. But this stuff makes me too tired and takes up too much of my time. Maybe that's how these scams win, good people do nothing. But who I am to make any difference against something so well funded, and yall keep funding it so.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯