I can't really accurately state in a title sentence how much of an impact this had to the apes, see for yourself in this post.
Background
/r/Superstonk is a subreddit revolving around the GameStop (GME) stock, in the briefest possible explanation, the redditors (self described as apes) have a theory that as long as they keep buying and never selling the company's stock, the stock will eventually become worth billions of USD per individual stock.
Ok, you think that sounds unrealistic and sounds a lot like cryptocurrency financial armageddon? Well, that's the outlook required to understand the fanaticism and conspiratorial thinking you're about to see. Some apes think that GameStop will do a turnaround play to be valued like the equivalent to Apple, but this is already seen as a soft-schism as redditors are tired of not seeing massive gains after 3.5 years.
The CEO billionaire of GameStop, Ryan Cohen, has generally been seen as the individual working behind the scenes through the power of 4D chess in ensuring the redditors get paid. His tweets are practically quoted as scripture for the apes to follow, for instance, you'll see a lot through this post about how "ape no fight ape" is supported on an interpretation of a few tweets, such as "The heck with the left and the right. Stop dividing the people π"
Of course, with anyone familiar with this kind of thinking, it's far more likely he can be identified as a yellow libertarian, such as his views on covid vaccination, his view on "insurrectionists", posing with Javier Milei, president of Argentina, and now, 20 minutes after the shooting of Donald Trump, Trump 2024 πΊπΈ. He has recently caused a noticeable division within the community through dilution of the stock, being accused of stopping the ape's chance of 'generational wealth'.
While there is ongoing comment wars, the moderators have invoked the "zero politics" rule and have been deleting a lot of comments, so this is a sample of what's leftover. Other schisms of the ape movement have far more politics present, such as when Vivek Ramaswamy appeared at a event focused on the "possible merger" between Bed-Bath-Beyond and GameStop event, but that's a schism story for another time.
Drama time!
"RYAN COHEN on X" (LOCKED, 60% upmarsey ratio with +5,251)
Some apes are sad that Papa/Daddy cohen decided to tweet politics
Why daddy, why?
Some apes are upset not by the politics, but that some "apes" are being bitches and not HODLing
["Well looks like superstonk is about to get political like it or not"]
(https://np.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1e2n9cr/ryan_cohen_on_x/ld25e0w)
We're not left or right. We're the ones below coming for the ones above.
RC is at the top & leaning to the right, so wut do? To be clear I just want MOASS and don't care about politics (just the crime)
I have been here for 84 years and a single tweet is what is making you sell? Not selling, not going anywhere.
Some apes see this as.... clearly not politics
This is so off brand for a guy that has always said company's and executives shouldn't take sides as it can alienate half your market instantly. I. Am. Also. Confused.
I don't see this as him taking sides (-150)
Some apes see this as only a bad move because it effects the stock price, after all they just want to get paid.
Some apes notice that this is just good old billionaire behavior
Apes proceeds to have an intellectual conversion in another thread
"This is not a cult and you should be critical" (87% upmarseyd, +2,213)
"Thats right. Being critical does not mean you're a shill."
Yes, that sounds equally ignorant. But there's nothing wrong with a little critical dialogue.
This times a 100. When we had the share offering as things were ramping a lot, this discourse we had was good and necessary. The doom and gloom and infighting however, is bad
It's almost as if the doom and gloom and infighting amongst shareholders could have all been avoided by the company's CEO not making a stupid tweet, and that's exactly what those of us who are annoyed are complaining about....π€
"annoyed" you made a post that you wanna VOTE him out, have some shame.
Do we even know he supports Trump? There was another comment in the other thread saying essentially that this shooting just handed Trump the presidency on a silver platter and it was more of a "calling it now" than "I support this". Others also pointed out where RC has previously stated that he frequently shitposts / memes / etc and not to read too much into anything he posts. Which would also support a "well frick here we go" vibe moreso than a "rah rah MAGA" vibe.
You guys are crazy with your mental gymnastics
Since he also 'proclaimed' he has a small weewee but we know in realityβ¦.
Yes, please continue contorting yourself into a pretzel to explain this away.
Shills these days β¦ π€£
How's that fricking us over? It's making the company impossibly strong⦠like a citadel
Exactly I think he should dilute 300million more shares! Imagine a $10billion warchest! How strong would that be!
A fellow ape notices that there's signs of paid actors.
"'They' are here." (85% upmarseyd, +1,070
I've been here since the beginning, I was here for the last few sub migrations. LONG had it been theorized that the majority of members here are bots/shills. They have always been here. Lurking, biding their time and they have struck with a vengeance this weekend.
Well the CEO apparently has endorsed him, so yeah I won't forget that. That candidate wants to raise Chinese tariffs. That's where most of GameStop's products come from.
Hey bot, write me a story about apes taking over the world but title it "Planet of Monke", include plenty of references to bananas and detailed descriptions of how they climb trees.
ALERT: Check this users post history. Clearly against RC and trying to spread division. Apes, be vigilant and check post history of SUS users.
Yeah I am against RC. I'm voting him out. I saw enough of his actions. I am holding GME and not selling. I upmarseyd you for visibility.
Ehh if my boss was a fricking moron (not saying RC is at all), then I'd have a hard time working with/for them..
My boss is a flaming idiot. Pays darn well though. I'm just here to feed my family. Not really in to crying.
No idea why folks care so much about the CEO's political leaning when they know darn well they are simply here to make money.
The guy isn't an idol or a figurehead. Just a man. The hero worship shit is coming to a full-stop.
It's not about hero worship, it's about what the CEO of a publicly traded company supports, and when that's fascism, it doesn't matter if money is made it will only be for those in power
I respectfully disagree. I am not in the business of picking these horrible candidates. I'm of the belief that the system is corrupt from the ground-up. I hate the poor choice of candidates on both side of the isle. Full stop.
That's exactly why I'm here.
I mention hero-worship because I'm seeing folks talk about how their "image of Papa Cohen is ruined" when they never should have put him on a pedestal to begin with. None of these people are our friends.
The community, however, is the strongest it has been in months, and I genuinely believe that. The "Sneeze Round Two: Electric Boogaloo" has reignited the passion so many of us have to see this thing through.
I don't want some stupid fricking tweet to derail all we've worked for. I'm not leaving one way or the other. I just want people to see past the bullshit and get back to what matters.
Seeing past the bullshit is realizing that Cohen is a fascist apologist and the only route to MOASS is a Trump administration. It's gonna happen either way so I guess why not support it ayy dirt bags? Fascism as long as you profit right? And that's a question to myself because I'm invested, but questioning that day by day
Right, that would be too much thinking huh
only valid reason for RC is tax cuts for the richest of rich, and even that is a bad look for me personaly
Lower corporate tax, lower interest rates, better US economy? I know, why would a CEO want THAT!?!?
A christo-fascist dictatorship, why would a CEO of Gamestop not wan't that?
It's not serious!
"Ryan tweets about poop all the time, why is this different?" 65% upmarseyd, +257
"Mods delete this, trying to divide us with politics"
"because he endorsed a presidential candidate alienating half his customer base"
Giant Meteor 2024
that's ridiculously hyperbolic
https://old.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/1e3am4i/the_apolitical_billionaire_messiah_ceo_of/
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Little late to the game sweaty
https://rdrama.net/post/283780
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Still get the coins sweaty
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context