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Re:GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine by aaron-santos on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:42PM (#25937004)
Anger/vengence seems like a primary motivator. Let me put it this way: how much money do you think these folks would pay to see a hedge fund manager crap his pants?
Re:GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine by somedude895 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:41AM (#25938948)
Not much. Everyone is mainly hoping for big profits and if they manage to show they're powerful enough to bring a hedge fund to its knees in the process then that's simply an added benefit. The anger at the big guy is just an artificial banner behind which to rally the troops. The objective is profit and the motivation is greed.

I have no skin in the game so I don't care who comes out on top, but it's delusional to think there's some noble cause behind all this on either side of the game.