These are Wall Street elite, the sort of investors millions of people rely on to make the smart decisions that boost their portfolios. On the other you have hedge funds and short-sellers - those who’ve placed bets that a company’s stock will crash. At least one Reddit user posted that he’d paid off thousands of dollars in student loans with his GameStop
On one side you have a band of mostly young day traders who coordinate on Reddit to drive up the share price of struggling companies, including GameStop Who’s the monster and who’s the hero, in this case, depends entirely on your perspective. Everyone knows doom is just around the corner for some key players a lucky few will emerge stronger and the monster might be subdued but will ultimately come back for a sequel. The GameStop frenzy on Wall Street has investors, and much of the internet, enraptured - not unlike a good horror movie.
