People are dismissing this too easily. Looks matter, a lot. Tipping is an emotional connection - it's not a logical transaction. The tipper is making a contribution to something he likes. Giving 0.000000005 BTC gives the tipper and tippee an emotional message that his work isn't worth much. 100 DOGE makes it seem less petty. It's like giving a chocolate bar as a gift instead of $2 - you will get far more favorable reactions to the chocolate bar than a 'useless' $2.
Just to be clear, Doge tipping is mostly not happening on the blockchain. These transactions are only transacting on the chain when people cash in or out of a tipbot.
If you are being sarcastic, I am missing it. If in the end of the day both can buy the same thing, why should I care how big or how small the numbers are?
Nope. I am sorry. i don't buy it. There is no anchoring involved when the new currency is still not used to determine prices. People that still want to use dogecoin as actual money will have to do the conversion anyway. the large number will mean nothing when they cash out and realize that their MILLIONS of DOGE won't be enough to buy them a sandwich. Ask people in Zimbabwe if they care about carrying thousands of dollars in their wallets. they dont. such zeroes, many numbers, no actual purchasing power.
Had bitcoin started with the satoshi as its base unit (i.e. what is called a satoshi was just called a bitcoin) then we might not be having this discussion.
