something i cannot express enough is how "different" this time is/will be because of social media. I know we are all feeling bubble vibes - but I got a very weird glimpse into pre/post social media thru a very deep dive into Classic Wow. Let me just post a lil thread on thoughts

Original wow launched in 2004 - and the world and internet was insanely different. They literally relaunched the *exact same game* in 2019 and what is so cool is that while its the same... it is also very very very different than the OG game

Discord and streaming is a huge part of that. The social dynamics of spreading information was / is totally different back then to now. People w/ the best secrets kept to themselves on how to play - and now the game is played 100% diff despite the same content... its like a twist

I watched some youtube video as a break down but the big changes were

1 - optimal information
2 - streaming
3 - discord
4 - paid services

Some very small changes totally changed the meta. What does that say about 2020's stock market?

I think more than anything speed has massively changed. Optimal information - or at least optimizing to the thing that is working the best recently is *much quicker* and its why retail is yolo'ing alongside institutions in SPACs

A good example has to be https://cathiesark.com/ 

Or figuring out collectively how to short squeeze highly shorted stocks. Or heck even just reading a filing - was there even an http://sec.gov  back then? You most def could not access transcripts...

All in all information is FAST, the game is "easier" or least momo is

People will say oh this market (bubble that I'm not gonna call) is JUST like 1999 - no it fucking isn't. Anyone can read a transcript. Anyone can buy a FRACTIONAL SHARE for NO COMMISSION

ANYONE can follow ANYONE into much more crowded trades w/ bottom up mob intelligence

we are in new territory - TSLA is an example of this. A kid in highschool can read millions of sparknotes everywhere - and as much as you hate how dumb it is, sometimes the theses are right - or even WORSE reflexive

This is brand new territory folks - don't kid yourself

Good example I know of lately - there is a guy on tiktok that has a discord that is devoted to TIGHTLY FOLLOWING http://openinsider.com  trades

There was a copycat @NonGaap newsletter for spring loading

Def some of the WSB posts are calculated for liquidity and shares short