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Looks like the Enron crypto token/coin is not a parody.

https://cryptoslate.com/enron-is-back-now-focused-on-decentr...

But a lot other s*itcoins beat them to it. And is flooding the crypto market with "fake" Enron coins.

Does this even rise to the level of parody? This is just... A thing. Just kinda lying to people and then saying gotcha.

Is it a hard requirement for a parody to parody something else?

Pretty much.

I guess the implicit humor is just mocking enron as the image of a failed company who would do reckless things?

it doesn't seem very sophisticated but I'm not sure what else you'd call it.

I got that sense too, but after watching the video, I felt like it was more of an indictment of American tech culture (especially with the recent block chain, crypto, and now AI hype). As I watched the video I felt increasingly scared of the thought of home nuclear reactors made a company solely motivated by increasing profits YoY. Honestly it was more scary than funny.

Man, some people really are no fun.

One of the parodies is a “hot takes” interview: https://digg.com/digg-vids/link/enron-ceo-connor-gaydos-subw...