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Bitcoin is Stupid and Does Not Deserve an Emoji (blog post) (thedabbler.patatas.ca)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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35 crypto companies got together to make a change dot org petition called "Bitcoin Deserves an Emoji".

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Red carton is chosen because that’s how it’s commonly depicted in cartoon images.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=french+fries+cartoon&t=h_&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

The red and white stripes are the generic 50's era diner fries. Flat red was introduced by McDonald's in the 1980s extra-large and super-size cartons. (Before that McDonald's fries were sold in white waxed-paper envelopes.