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Sardonik posted:Don't worry too much about the minutiae, just focus on the core dynamic of short sellers, who make bets that a company is going to lose value, vs stockholders, who want the value to go up. I will say that it could have probably used a more plain explanation of what a short is - I know he gave the technically correct definition but burying it among the ape-speak at the beginning made it more confusing that it might need to be for those who didn't know. Still a great video, but I could see that losing people. That being said, the entire time all I could think of was that moment from The Dark Knight where some rando at WayneTech confronts Morgan Freeman's character with a threat to reveal Batman's identity and Freeman's response was effectively "So you've got proof that Bruce Wayne has billions of dollars invested in military hardware that's able to take down entire criminal organizations with nobody seeing a thing and you're planning to blackmail him?" Hey guys, I think I found a hole in their plan. And this one was a ride - I've never been one for Reddit so unlike all his other conspiracy ones this was 99% new to me besides the initial short squeeze.
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Oct 3, 2023 04:58
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stillvisions posted:I will say that it could have probably used a more plain explanation of what a short is - I know he gave the technically correct definition but burying it among the ape-speak at the beginning made it more confusing that it might need to be for those who didn't know. Still a great video, but I could see that losing people. I mean he does explain it plainly after that. With a history of the practice and everything
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Oct 3, 2023 05:00
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My understanding of all the terms in Dan Olson's video is limited, and definitely not helped by watching it in chunks over the course of days. Often I would feel like Zoolander, "But what is MOASS?" But yeah, the real draw of the story is the sheer insanity of the Apes believing that they will become god kings of the world because they own some shares in Gamestop.
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Oct 3, 2023 05:04
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the opening of 2001 but the apes are going crazy and killing each other over stonks and nfts lol
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Oct 3, 2023 05:27
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Alacron posted:My understanding of all the terms in Dan Olson's video is limited, and definitely not helped by watching it in chunks over the course of days. Often I would feel like Zoolander, "But what is MOASS?" I appreciate that Dan saw the opportunity to say the word "MOASS" as often as he could for two straight hours and just rode that horse right into oblivion.
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Oct 3, 2023 06:11
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The BBBY apes have been freaking out all day because one of them had a glitch showing $25/share and they cant stop screaming at each other about how that's not enough money. Whenever someone suggests what enough money per share would be, that person gets screamed at for that number being too low, get called a psyop shill, and get banned. It's so awesome
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Oct 3, 2023 06:30
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MOASS is a Stormlight character.
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Oct 3, 2023 06:38
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HolePisser1982 posted:The BBBY apes have been freaking out all day because one of them had a glitch showing $25/share and they cant stop screaming at each other about how that's not enough money. Whenever someone suggests what enough money per share would be, that person gets screamed at for that number being too low, get called a psyop shill, and get banned. It's so awesome anyone who is critical of them actually loves
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Oct 3, 2023 06:43
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BBBY is still going to the moon because [spins wheel] ice cream https://twitter.com/UCopy417/status/1709103470924435502
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Oct 3, 2023 13:06
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repiv posted:BBBY is still going to the moon because [spins wheel] ice cream Honestly the way some of these people behave is enough to get them sectioned.
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Oct 3, 2023 13:29
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I've been seeing people say not to watch dumb money, is it bad?
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Oct 3, 2023 13:49
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The Saddest Rhino posted:I've been seeing people say not to watch dumb money, is it bad? Also it's 100% not going to even acknowledge that apes exist. Paul Dano, tho. Love me some Paul Dano.
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Oct 3, 2023 14:33
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The 7th Guest posted:for tom scott's regular channel, 30 minutes is practically a quinton reviews length Wish Tom did a couple more vids while he was in Chile. He covered Cybersyn in one of his quiz show eps ages ago but the format kinda sucked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KzcZZ_3vL8
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Oct 3, 2023 15:49
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I watched the video yesterday and understood what MOASS stood for but I already forgot because even my usually stubborn brain realized this was information to be safely ejected ASAP
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Oct 3, 2023 16:13
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16-bit Butt-Head posted:the opening of 2001 but the apes are going crazy and killing each other over stonks and nfts lol
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Oct 3, 2023 17:12
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the only thing I really knew about these “apes” was that a bunch of nerds bought gamestop stocks at the start of the pandemic when it happened, but that quickly faded into obscurity for me afterwards. I was not prepared for the sheer insanity this whole mess had devolved into over the last two years.
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Oct 3, 2023 17:14
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Whang's video today is more interesting for the fact that it's sponsored *by* SomethingAwful. That seems like a bit of a shift. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUTHEX7mR_0 So if we see a random wave of new folks, well, that might be why.
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Oct 3, 2023 18:22
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Insurrectionist posted:I watched the video yesterday and understood what MOASS stood for but I already forgot because even my usually stubborn brain realized this was information to be safely ejected ASAP MOASS is what yo momma have
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Oct 3, 2023 18:40
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stillvisions posted:I will say that it could have probably used a more plain explanation of what a short is - I know he gave the technically correct definition but burying it among the ape-speak at the beginning made it more confusing that it might need to be for those who didn't know. Still a great video, but I could see that losing people. For me, as the video began to delve into the psychology of the memestock movement that led to this conspiracy all I could think of was this Simpsons bit... 
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Oct 3, 2023 19:21
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So you are telling us to buy GME and we are going to make an ocean of money, got it.
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Oct 3, 2023 19:44
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I must admit the first time I heard Dan use the phrase ‘wife changing amount of money’ I thought I misheard.
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Oct 3, 2023 19:51
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Refusing to explain the jargon until he absolutely has to helps drill down on the fact that, despite all of their silliness, the apes are terrible people. They're not angry at the system, they just want to be the ones in charge.
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Oct 3, 2023 20:02
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slurp juice
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Oct 3, 2023 20:41
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stillvisions posted:Whang's video today is more interesting for the fact that it's sponsored *by* SomethingAwful. That seems like a bit of a shift. Lmao, that's actually quite cool. I'll totally take a SomethingAwful sponsorship. Better than all the other shite.
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Oct 3, 2023 21:03
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If you don't got sponsorblock and Adblock origins on at all times at this point I don't know what to say
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Oct 3, 2023 21:07
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Olsen drops the word "apocalyptic" several times during the video so I was quite surprised he never took a turn to discuss literal apocalyptic religious cults organised around revealed secret knowledge whose memberships respond to the non-eventuation of the End by doubling down in faith and the same kind of twisted logic to rearrange their revelations to align with a new date.
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Oct 3, 2023 21:17
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Ghostlight posted:Olsen drops the word "apocalyptic" several times during the video so I was quite surprised he never took a turn to discuss literal apocalyptic religious cults organised around revealed secret knowledge whose memberships respond to the non-eventuation of the End by doubling down in faith and the same kind of twisted logic to rearrange their revelations to align with a new date. He already did something like that in "Search for flat earth"
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Oct 3, 2023 21:19
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That turn halfway into Dan's flat earth video is still some of the finest documentary "twists" I've ever seen. From "haha" to "oh no" in a few seconds.
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Oct 3, 2023 21:28
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That's part of why I was surprised that connection was never explicitly made.
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Oct 3, 2023 21:29
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i imagine he just didn't want to repeat himself
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Oct 3, 2023 21:31
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Froghammer posted:Refusing to explain the jargon until he absolutely has to helps drill down on the fact that, despite all of their silliness, the apes are terrible people. They're not angry at the system, they just want to be the ones in charge. Like the NFT set, they are the finance versions of incels - they agree that inequality exists, they're just angry to not be on the self-beneficial side of it. Yvonmukluk posted:I must admit the first time I heard Dan use the phrase ‘wife changing amount of money’ I thought I misheard. When I saw the word "Cohencidence" early without Dan calling attention to it I assumed that was going to be a anti-Semitic dog whistle and was surprised in this case it's because of the name one of their messiahs. That being said I'm sure all the usual "Them" are waved about as well.
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Oct 3, 2023 21:32
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there's kinda the parallel too there with like the fact that if most incels could stop the simmering resentment thing and dealt with getting a mild makeover they could probably stop being incels. like it's a fate no one puts on you but you. these ape guys all spend tons of time thinking about the stock market, and self-evidently have (or had) enough capital to blow it on a stupid stock purchase. if they were willing to do any kind of mild work or study or were willing to be patient they could make money on stocks. just, like, other stocks. the wallstreetbets redditors are all basically exactly one drop less ignorant than the apes but some of them make money on occasion.
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Oct 3, 2023 21:38
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Gaius Marius posted:If you don't got sponsorblock and Adblock origins on at all times at this point I don't know what to say I only discovered sponsorblock like a month and a half ago and now I can never go back.
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Oct 3, 2023 21:51
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Gaius Marius posted:If you don't got sponsorblock and Adblock origins on at all times at this point I don't know what to say I mostly use the Youtube app on my iPhone. That's how the bastards get me to pay for premium every month.
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Oct 3, 2023 21:58
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LASER BEAM DREAM posted:I mostly use the Youtube app on my iPhone. That's how the bastards get me to pay for premium every month. SponsorBlock is also available.
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Oct 3, 2023 22:07
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Edit: Iphone so nevermind anyway.
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Oct 3, 2023 22:36
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Yvonmukluk posted:I must admit the first time I heard Dan use the phrase ‘wife changing amount of money’ I thought I misheard. Loved that with this and several other terms, he just kept using the off-kilter parlance and didn't bother to explain anything until way deeper into the video. It's like doing world-building in a fictional setting. Don't pause for exposition, just immerse your audience!
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Oct 3, 2023 22:42
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It's the hazel Halloween special! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xhhql_gpDY
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Oct 4, 2023 01:57
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Patrick H Willems - Who is Killing Cinema - A Murder Mystery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQF82Kj-v0E Seems like a downer.
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Ghostlight posted:Olsen drops the word "apocalyptic" several times during the video so I was quite surprised he never took a turn to discuss literal apocalyptic religious cults organised around revealed secret knowledge whose memberships respond to the non-eventuation of the End by doubling down in faith and the same kind of twisted logic to rearrange their revelations to align with a new date. He doesn't have to, man; it's all there. Whether it's the Rapture, the Storm, the Day of the Rope, or MOASS, it's the same drat thing.
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