http://cryptojunky.com/blog/2013/12/19/getting-started-with-...
Regardless the intention of Dogecoin, it seems to be working as an introductory cryptocurrency for a lot of new users. Can't tell whether or not it will stick around yet, but I've heard a lot of responses from users saying it is the first cryptocurrency they've wanted to try out.
What's more is that dogecoin's transaction fee is much much smaller than litecoin or Bitcoin, making it easier to make small transactions and give internet tips.
What attracts me seems like a good question ponder. I feel like I have a chance to actually 'find' some coins. Whether successfully mining coins is truly more likely, or whether the doge coins mined would actually have more value than whatever other types of coin I could find with equivalent effort, I have no idea currently.
I've always liked the doge of shibe meme... And the absurdity of doge coin is highly appealing.
It seems that indeed, probably the first currency I will learn to mine is dogecoin.