Any talking head that isn’t explicitly mentioning how much people fucking hate hedge funds when they try to explain the GameStop businesses needs to shut up because they fundamentally don’t get it

People are willingly burning their money BECAUSE THEY HATE HEDGE FUNDS, jfc
Some people think they’re going to make bank but most of them just fucking hate hedge funds and want to send a message and they’re basically paying for the privilege.

If you call them stupid, or wrong, you don’t get it.
Also you absolutely MUST understand how this is related to the economic crisis.

How it’s related to the 2008 crash.

How it’s related to Occupy Wall Street.
The sentiment driving this wasn’t born this week, and whatever you think of the expression of the anger, the anger is righteous and legitimate.

These people have been cleaning up while we go broke and get evicted and die. Fuck them. And fuck you.
When are cable outlets going to pay some fucking sociologists

I am available
I have no, like, real academic credentials, I’m just here and a sociologist and my schedule is wide open
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