Most of us have been told that the stock market is too complicated for regular people to understand. That it’s just numbers on a screen controlled by billionaires and financial experts. But in January 2021, a group of regular people proved that was a lie.
This is the story of how a bunch of everyday people on Reddit flipped the tables on Wall Street—and won.
The GameStop Rebellion: How It Started
There’s a company called GameStop—a video game store that Wall Street billionaires thought was dying. These billionaires (hedge funds) bet against GameStop by short-selling its stock.
What is Short-Selling? (Quick and Simple)
1. A hedge fund borrows a stock (like GameStop) at a low price.
2. They sell it immediately, hoping the price drops.
3. If the stock price goes down, they buy it back for cheap, return the stock, and keep the profit.
4. If the stock goes UP, they lose money—potentially A LOT of money.
What Did Reddit Do?
A group of regular investors on Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum noticed something big:
Hedge funds were betting against GameStop so much that they had shorted more shares than even existed.
If people bought up GameStop stock instead of selling, the price would go UP, forcing hedge funds to buy it back at insanely high prices—losing billions.
So that’s exactly what they did.
The Market Meltdown
Thousands of people started buying GameStop stock, refusing to sell, pushing the price from $20 to nearly $500 per share.
The hedge funds panicked.
They lost billions because they were forced to buy the stock at insane prices to cover their short-selling bets.
Billionaires called it ‘unfair’ and demanded the government step in.
Trading platforms like Robinhood shut down buying, stopping regular people from purchasing more shares.
The system was exposed.
When billionaires manipulate markets, it’s called “smart investing.”
When regular people do it, they change the rules to protect the rich.
Why Does This Matter Now?
The GameStop rebellion proved one thing:
🚨 When enough people act together, they can break the system.
It showed that Wall Street is a rigged game, designed to keep wealth in the hands of a few—but it also showed that we don’t have to play their game.
This is exactly why February 28 matters.
If we refuse to buy, refuse to spend, refuse to feed the system, we flip the tables just like those investors did in 2021. But this time, we aren’t just shaking up a stock price—we’re shaking up the whole economy.
They are terrified of what happens when the people wake up.
Now is our chance.
On February 28, we show them.
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