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Re:Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Robinhood by nerdponx on Thursday January 28, 2021 @03:10PM (#25948323)
I believe the original r/WSB idea was to induce a short squeeze and cause Melvin Capital to lose their shirts.

See: http://www.isthesqueezesquoze.com/

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Re:Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Robinhood by adrr on Thursday January 28, 2021 @03:27PM (#25948578)
That’s the main goal. But what’s the plan afterwards? I see posts with people holding a non trivial amount of stock. Losing $100 to own hedgefunds is different than risking $10k+.
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