> Now they are upset that apps like Robinhood has provided unprecedented access to the markets. Their exclusive access to insane gambling nonsense is being torn down in real time.

This is such hilariously clueless nonsense, the fact that it's expressed with such smug confidence and upvoted to the top of the thread is really emblematic of HN's complete ignorance of any topic outside of programming.

When retail volume goes up there a plenty of "professionals" (brokerages, market makers) that make a killing off executing the retail flow. I assure you the industry is loving the fact that everyone and their cat is FOMOing into trying to day-trade on Robinhood. If you really want to stick it to Wall Street put all your money into a low-fee index fund.