DEVCONNECT SPECIAL: The Viral Post That Shook CT with @0xThiru of @MetisL2
Rob and Andy sat down with Thiru at Devconnect to hear the story behind the post that hit nearly 20 million views.
What started as a simple travel post turned into a viral moment that made Indian national news and united the crypto community.
In today's episode, Thiru walks through what happened, covering:
- The post that went from 2K to almost 20M views
- Why X's algorithm surfaced racist comments first
- How the community rallied behind him
- Metis's reaction and support
- The fake meme coin someone launched
- Local Argentinians showing support IRL
- Making headlines in India
- Will he post the same thing again?
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:29 The First Racist Comments
04:43 From 100K to 1M Views
07:41 "I Don't Want My Parents to See This"
08:22 Indian Press Coverage
11:18 Community Support Floods In
13:07 The Viral Creator Opportunity
14:46 The Fake Thiru Meme Coin
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