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Re:WallStreetBets vs WallStreet: It's not about the money an... by fortran77 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @09:51AM (#25942550)
I see a lot of young get-rich-quickers there. People who want to do things like borrow money to short stocks with.
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Re:WallStreetBets vs WallStreet: It's not about the money an... by KLexpat on Thursday January 28, 2021 @09:52AM (#25942566)
https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/l6omry/an_o...

I'm not so sure

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Re:WallStreetBets vs WallStreet: It's not about the money an... by netsharc on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:01AM (#25942761)
Populist anger found a new weapon: money. Plus good old social media manipulation.
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Re:WallStreetBets vs WallStreet: It's not about the money an... by rcxdude on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:06AM (#25942842)
And perhaps money found a new weapon in populist anger.
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Re:WallStreetBets vs WallStreet: It's not about the money an... by boringg on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:23AM (#25943165)
I just hope it doesn't get co-opted by the "alt-right" or other political groups.

Also get ready for the 100+ opinion pieces on every media platform about this so everyone can get their ad dollars.

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Re:WallStreetBets vs WallStreet: It's not about the money an... by KLexpat on Friday January 29, 2021 @02:14AM (#25954899)
It won't, but the media will blame it on the alt-right. "White privileged mcdonalds workers oppress poor minority new york billionaires with their greedy market manipulation! "
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