What narrative am I coming with? My comment is questioning the prevailing David vs Goliath narrative. Based on past events, I think there is enough of a prior probability of astroturfing to be skeptical. We will find out whether this was organic or not as things evolve.
But it would be a mistake to not think that some hedge fund manager, oligarch, etc. somewhere is paying attention and thinking about how they might be able to co-opt.
Serious question. Is the whole David vs Goliath narrative unfounded?
Over the last 8-10 years online activism/mobs have increasingly been co-opted by those in power as a means of astroturfing. I think it is totally fair to be skeptical and ask whether that is going on here.
One thing is for sure. Even if this is organic, it won’t be next time. After seeing this why wouldn’t some hedge fund orchestrate something like this to manipulate the market?
But it would be a mistake to not think that some hedge fund manager, oligarch, etc. somewhere is paying attention and thinking about how they might be able to co-opt.