🧐 If you go too far, don't forget the essence of things. True memes are forged, not fried! The MEME paradigm before the Ethereum explosion? Lao Ba is still awesome, the most steadfast RATO holder and evangelist on Twitter: Thank you to Lao Ba for taking me out of my dream to buy in this morning with a market value of 5M, and for persevering! @I really like the phrase 'BTCIold8': Everyone has really played PVP on the SOL chain so much that they forgot the original appearance of the meme! The PEPE and SHIB that appeared before the Ethereum outbreak, this wave may be RATO, The previous two times Ethereum reached its peak, and this time ETH should also reach 4000! one ️⃣ The essence of Meme: It's not AliExpress, it's Consensus! The core of Meme is not a graph, not an animal, not a quick overview: it is the transmission of emotions, the process of self-organization of communities through emotions, symbols, and behaviors. DOGE is about anti mainstream humor, SHIB is about grassroots rebellion, and PEPE is about cultural rebellion. The spiritual core of RATO is "small yet resilient, weak yet ruthless", which is the kind of little mouse spirit that wants to survive even in underground pipelines and ultimately go against the current. Whether a Meme is successful or not depends not on how exquisite the design is, whether it can attract short-term sales, but on whether it can continue to ignite emotions, create stories, and retain people. two ️⃣ Meme's Development Path: From Cultural Sprout to Capital Arrival—— The growth path of a successful Meme is often divided into three stages: Stage 1: Savage Growth (purely community driven) The initial trading was not active, but the enthusiasm was high. At this time, it is not the golden period for buying stocks, but the accumulation period for content and consensus. Corresponding to RATO's current situation: holding addresses have exceeded 7000, GAS consumption is stable at the forefront, official tweets are frequently updated, and cultural momentum is beginning to accumulate. Stage 2: Stage lifting+multiple rounds of cleaning: 1. There will be multiple rounds of price increases and washouts, not for the purpose of "selling", but to clear short-term speculative positions and introduce true long-term players. 2. SHIB PEPE has experienced several failed attempts to break high and then rise again. 3. The current RATO has completed a critical market wash, and the bottom structure is starting to rise, entering the preliminary consensus verification stage. Stage 3: Capital entry+media amplification: 1. Once the community structure stabilizes, capital begins to lay out, and media begins to pay attention, the university will truly consider going online. 2. At that time, it's not us looking for traffic, but traffic coming to our doorstep. So, it's not a bad thing that big institutions haven't been listed yet, but it leaves room for individual investors to use their chips. And when RATO really goes out of the market and capital and exchanges enter the market, you will thank yourself for not being ahead of the market. three ️⃣ The overall toxicity of PVP speed: only climax, no process—— The meme gameplay on Sol Chain, which features a top in 5 minutes and a zero in 10 minutes, is very similar to fast food love. Without community accumulation, cultural foundation, and story preparation, the rise relies on poor information, and the fall relies on impatience. And early high-quality memes were all "boiled", not "fried". RATO's current status—— With a market value of 20 million, having a community, popularity, updates, and address growth, but not the craziness of FOMO, this is the real location suitable for early ambush. So what I want to say is: The true Meme is a bottom-up creation of faith—— So, if you're willing to believe in memes, it's not about who can make a name for themselves, but about the consensus fortress poured out bit by bit by the community, The true Alpha is not at the peak of instant explosive pull, but at the starting point of silently accumulating momentum. Good news for Ethereum! This article is just my personal opinion: I don't have a large personal position, so let's play with a small four digit position. It is mainly used to discuss the essence and development path of MeMe in my eyes. I suggest everyone research it themselves.