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This Saturday Night Live segment pretty much reminds me of every conversation I've had with a crypto-evangelist except the question I keep asking him (and it's always a him) is, "OK if it's so important how come hardly anyone is using it to buy goods and services?" over and over again until the crypto-evangelist casually mentions that they personally have made a lot of money from crypto. (You know — actual money, the kind Michael Che holds up.)

I suppose we should credit Elon for being self-effacing, but on the other hand — or maybe not: 

You could also interpret the whole segment as a savvy act of ass-covering. Because if Dogecoin imploded tomorrow, Musk could protest, "Didn't you watch me on SNL? What did you expect?"

Still pretty amazing that virtual currency is mainstream enough that it's a pretty regular topic on evening comedy shows. Also see below:

• Why Bill Maher's Snarky Takedown Of Cryptocurrency Isn't Snarky Enough
• Three Points John Oliver Should Make In His Next Cryptocurrency Segment