one frontier for memecoins is to become the unit of account for as many things onchain as possible

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maybe. it's definitely less true for utilities like uni, comp, aave etc etc

why though? 

memecoins are highly volatile. not the best quality for a unit of account

See: the font wars 

Next: spice, and drug wars

What exactly do you mean?
I doubt that something so volatile can serve as a unit of account. For this, some mechanism would have to be developed to adjust supply to demand on a recurring basis over time in order to stabilize its price in the first place.

Memecoins need to establish utility beyond memes. 

While it sounds intriguing, transforming memecoins into universal on-chain units of account requires strong stability and trust, which are notoriously absent in the memecoin realm. The transition would demand massive innovation in governance and security to support such a shift.

with the risk being just another memecoin