Can't Stop GameStop
Planet Money
NPR
4.6 • 29.8K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2021
⏱️ 27 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is Planet Money from NPR. |
| 0:04.0 | I mean, well, first of all, can we use your whole name? |
| 0:10.5 | I should ask as a reporter. |
| 0:12.0 | I appreciate it if you didn't. |
| 0:14.0 | Okay. |
| 0:15.0 | No. |
| 0:16.0 | Why is it that you prefer not to use your name? |
| 0:19.0 | I work for some very large company and using my full name kind of without me. |
| 0:28.0 | Because you're linking your online persona to your real world self. |
| 0:33.0 | It might cause trouble at work, basically. |
| 0:36.0 | Yeah, it's a big no-no. |
| 0:38.0 | Okay. |
| 0:39.0 | That's fine. |
| 0:40.0 | This is Imposter22. |
| 0:43.0 | At least that's his username on what has recently become the most famous place on the Internet. |
| 0:48.0 | The Reddit forum Wall Street Bets. |
| 0:51.0 | Just over a month ago, in December, Imposter22 did the thing. |
| 0:56.0 | Botstock in a company called, say it with me now, GameStop. |
| 1:01.0 | GameStop. |
| 1:03.0 | And Posted his purchase on Wall Street Bets. |
| 1:05.0 | So, read me the whole headline of this Reddit post, including all of the little nonverbal things that come after it. |
| 1:13.0 | Doing my part, YOLO200K on GameStop today. |
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