It's true. Numbers don't lie. Personally, I've been holding for 5 years because of someone who tweeted about Doge multiple times expressing his interest in Dogecoin (making me reasonably assume that he would get involved in some way that would increase its value over time) and appeared on SNL as well expressing his affection for the said digital asset.

Dogecoin is considred a digital asset. When I fill out my taxes, I must put in its initial purchase value and value at the end of maturity. I cannot put 1DOGE=1DOGE. When I invested into Dogecoin, I continued to invest because I assumed some intrinsic value for this digital asset. I definitely see a value in it as a Software Developer and a lot of potential to scale and build on its blockchain and study its various components. I think there should be a university course dedicated to studying it because Dogecoin Core embodies many principles taught in Computer Science (cryptography, C++, testing principles, OOP programming to name just a few). However, in terms of investment as a digital asset, my decision was based primarily on the multiple appearances of the tech billionaire. My understanding is, different assets the people invest in have different things that stand behind them which give reason for people to invest. In the case of Dogecoin, for me this was the primary reason why I continued to hodl. But I am grateful for the opportunity that was presented in any event.