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Re:u/DeepFuckingValue and the GameStop Reddit mania by rualca on Friday January 29, 2021 @08:41PM (#25965164)
> That's a real recipe for shutting down, and if that happens, there is no more short to squeeze. Everyone loses.

It seems you didn't understood that for the WSB crowd the definition of winning is getting these funds to shut down, regardless of their personal losses.

This is no longer about money. This is a protest against a rigged system.

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Re:u/DeepFuckingValue and the GameStop Reddit mania by bostik on Saturday January 30, 2021 @02:35AM (#25967102)
In a sibling thread someone already coined the term "spite investing".

I'm personally into boring index and ETF vehicles, but I am stocking up on something right now: popcorn.

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