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 Why do people gamble on GME - a failing company ? Just to be part of a meme movement? 
 It's down 50% today? Buy a shitload of calls! 🤣🤣🤷 
 It’s a sinking ship. I don’t know what people think is going to happen to resurrect it 
 Pure hopium. There is no reason for a brick and mortar video game store to exist today.  
 to go after the hedge funds and corruption 
 Seems dumb to me. Can’t win a game with rigged rules. Play a different game. 
 watch this and you will understand. it makes things very clear 
https://fmovies24.to/movie/apes-together-strong-5wor9/1-1 
 In my opinion it is just satirical 😅 
 I think for some it's just a lazy man's version of an occupy wall street protest. I hope, and not actual savings or retirement accounts.
But these days...who knows. 
 financial nihilism is a powerful force  
 Nihilism 
 They haven't put in the time to understand Bitcoin 
 Bitcoin and gold are better, but it's fun to throw monkey shit at the suits. Poor man's bitcoin if you will, but with the added benefit of fucking up the stock market and hedge funds.

Don't expect profit. 

Hopefully this is a stepping stone to bigger and greater things... These people are learning to hodl. 
 Ideology. Most don't realize Bitcoin is the actual answer, though. 
 Well, it’s a great way to lose all of it. 
 Because others think that they can gamble to gain more money  
 Because others think that they can gamble to gain more money