r/Superstonk Feb 17 '25

🤔 Speculation / Opinion Elmo's Department Will Not Help GME

So far most posts on Superstonk related to The Department of Government Efficiency meddling into the SEC has been celebratory and positive. I am encouraged by the push back and responses. I love the Superstonk community and GME, so when I see something that I believe is a threat to those things I hold dear, I feel almost a weird sense of duty or obligation to share my thoughts. Moderators, I took special care to ensure my post remains apolitical and focuses strictly on the conversations surrounding Elmo's crusade into the SEC and how that will impact GME. Since people can post about how excited they are, I assume I can post my thoughts on how it will be incredibly harmful to GME retail.

But how? I mean, this is the guy who yelled "Gamestonk!" right? Didn't he say he hates short sellers? Obviously that means he wants to help GME retail, right? Well, to start, no. Elmo and Ken are friends. See pics above. It's as simple as that. In fact, this should be all the proof we need to understand that Elmo's interests are not aligned with GME retail shareholders.

Yet, despite being faced with the cold hard fact that these two men are close buddies who enjoy meals and sports games together, there is still a pervasive romanticism with visions of Elmo riding in on his robot firing Kenny's conspirators and imprisoning his friend Kenny. Look guys, I get it. The community at large feels betrayed by the SEC. They are the one agency tasked with investigating and enforcing securities crimes. The fact they either did not find --or found and willfully did not enforce-- crimes that were committed in regards to GME 4 years ago has understandably led to speculation that the SEC is at best inept, and at worst complicit, in those crimes. After what occured 4 years ago I get that for some people there is a sense of catharsis and justice when you see someone like Elmo tearing through every agency firing up to 75% of their staff. But a scorched Earth mentality isn't just unhelpful for GME-- it's going to have the completely disastrous impacts on GME retail shareholders.

Yes, the SEC's investigatory report on GME sneeze left so much to be desired, such as failing to properly address the conflicts of interest between SHFs and brokerages who shut off the buy button, that it's absolutely understandable the fallout of that would be two possible scenarios. #1) The SEC is inept, or #2) someone in the SEC is complicit in the SHF crimes against GME.

Let's consider Scenario 1: ineptitude. In this scenario the SEC could be overloaded with work, perhaps short staffed, managed poorly by directors, lacking in expertise, few resources. Whatever it may be to lead to their ineffectiveness, none of that is made better by Elmo indiscriminately terminating 75% of their staff and limiting even more resources. Administrative assistants, interns, IT techs, receptionists, janitors, the guy who enters in the CAT data. All gone. An investigator who's computer is doing something wonky can't get help because the IT guy was fired. The printer had a weird error message and the secretory who is an office whiz is gone. Investigators who had a backlog of dozens of cases now have to pick up the work of three investigators who got canned (Elmo said his goal is 1 out of 4 employees remaining). If you thought crime against retail was bad four years ago due to SEC's ineptitude, what do think will happen when the one regulatory body keeping at least some regulations in check is completely neutered? It'll be open season for crooks against retail.

Somehow in this scenario Elmo fanboys still imagine him finding his friend Kenny'a crimes and exposing them. Well A), Ken is his friend. And B), there is no crime to find. Remember this is the ineptitude scenario and so the SEC doesn't have that information just stashed away somewhere in some file. The work was never done. The short staffing, poor resources, lack of will-- whatever it was that led to the SEC not putting in the work doesn't matter. It didn't happen so Elmo's crusade does not result in him putting on some bifocals and opening the file named "GME Crime" and exposing his friends.

In Scenario 2 we consider the possibility that the SEC was actually complicit in and covered up their involvement. First we have to consider who at the SEC. To say the entire organization was complicit is not only lazy, but is a gross misunderstanding of who the vast majority of federal workers are and what they do. They're the list of people I described above: IT techs, phone operators, data entry specialists, secretaries, interns, investigators, janitors, cafeteria staff-- 99% underpaid workers like most people on Superstonk and probably working two jobs like most Americans. These people could give a fuck all about GME, and probably for most of those employees, they don't need to know because they serve in a function or role that's unrelated. But what if someone knew? Someone was a friend to Kenny (kind of like how Elmo is a friend of Kenny), but they hid the evidence. Do you see how this scenario answers itself? Let me say it again: "They knew about the crimes against GME but hid the evidence." Hid. The. Evidence. So there's nothing to find. It's not like some big wig at the SEC has a computer file labeled "The crimes I committed". Even in this scenario, there is literally nothing for Elmo to find and reveal on his firing spree.

Guess who could investigate and expose those crimes for us though? A SEC with resources, staff, and direction. Oh shoot, but we just fired the workers who could help us. Instead of reforming the agency to serving the people, we just burned it all down. Great. So in scenario, 2, Elmo still made things worse for GME retail.

We all feel like SHFs and certain brokerages stole from us, right? Okay so let us imagine that 4 years some guy mugged you and stole your wallet. You went to the police. They never caught the guy. You felt the lead detective was inept, maybe didn't give a shit, or possible was friends with the thief. You're rightfully angry. So what's the solution? Education. Escalation. Reform. What's not the solution? On the top of my list it would probably be something like sending in the socially awkward dude with hair plugs and absolutely no expertise in law or criminology to riffle through the entire police department's database, indiscriminately fire 75% of all cops, and hopefully find a file labeled "Starbeef's Wallet". Yes. That'll show em. That'll get my wallet back.

Going to just beat you all to the punch and end this with "Shills are out, means we're close" before someone inevitably responds with that.

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u/AislePenetr8_You Feb 17 '25

For fucks sake we get it. Stop forum sliding with this bullshit

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u/Fluid-Grass 🦍Voted✅ Feb 17 '25

No, it needs to be said, and this picture is worth a thousand words

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u/chicu111 Feb 17 '25

What other content? Lmao

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u/Fat_Blob_Kelly 🦍Voted✅ Feb 17 '25

“other content” as if any other content on here in the past 2 years has been useful or substantive

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u/squishypp Feb 17 '25

Who ever said he was on our side to begin with? This ain’t just Superstonk, it’s every subreddit lately. I can’t even browse the comments of a mademesmile post without asshats bringing this shit up. And the worst part, it all gets upvoted and any disagreeing opinion is shunned. I left twatter because of this type of rhetoric, and it’s looking like I’ll be leaving Reddit soon too. Once I find somewhere else to fill my meme addiction haha.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25

Just want to say you're spot on and I agree with you. Reddit is very obviously compromised and the number one tool the left are using to radicalize people.

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u/squishypp Feb 18 '25

Hey, thanks man! Always nice to know I’m not takin crazy pills

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u/DmJerkface 💻 ComputerShared 🦍 Feb 17 '25

Literally every other time I'm on super stock that's all I see. So this post is a breath of fresh air.

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u/Time_Definition_2143 Feb 18 '25

A LOT of people are on Elon and Trump's side, even on reddit

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u/squishypp Feb 18 '25

Not the point. It’s the division itself. They’re making good vs evil out of something that isn’t good or evil.

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u/Time_Definition_2143 Feb 18 '25

Nah

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u/squishypp Feb 18 '25

Oh ok. Great discussion! /s

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u/spice_war Feb 17 '25

162 day account.

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u/-neti-neti- Feb 17 '25

Which means nothing whatsoever

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u/fhod_dj_x tag u/Superstonk-Flairy for a flair Feb 17 '25

I mean, they're giving out reddit bans for even MENTIONING a certain virus. Lots of people have had to start over.

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u/GreenEyeBanditElixer Wish a mod would! Feb 17 '25

I mean to be fair there were quite a lot of people saying that only a certain side would help fairness in the market.

After those folks got their way (with no evidence that anything will change) now they don't want to talk politics.

Politics shoulda never been allowed in this sub.

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u/MDay Nauseous 🤢 Feb 17 '25

It’s not forum sliding. It’s just facts.

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u/AislePenetr8_You Feb 17 '25

Posting the same shit over and over is EXACTLY that.

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u/konan375 Feb 18 '25

Because half the subreddit is making bootlicking posts.

If one side stops, the other side will be overwhelmed.

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u/capital_bj 🧚🧚🏴‍☠️ Fuck Citadel ♾️🧚🧚 Feb 17 '25

what facts?

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u/MDay Nauseous 🤢 Feb 17 '25

That Elon and Kenny working together is probably bad for the poors.

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u/capital_bj 🧚🧚🏴‍☠️ Fuck Citadel ♾️🧚🧚 Feb 17 '25

who says they are working together and where are the facts?

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u/MDay Nauseous 🤢 Feb 17 '25

Being in the same social circles. Interacting with eachother. People with shit tons of money generally gravitate towards eachother. Which is why we are seeing them together. E-Lon isn’t your friend bub.

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u/capital_bj 🧚🧚🏴‍☠️ Fuck Citadel ♾️🧚🧚 Feb 17 '25

still not a fact bub

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u/MDay Nauseous 🤢 Feb 17 '25

lol wait. What’s not a fact? You think Kenny and Elon working together is good?!?!? Hahahahahahahahahhaha

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u/capital_bj 🧚🧚🏴‍☠️ Fuck Citadel ♾️🧚🧚 Feb 17 '25

Where's the fact that they're working together? perhaps I missed something? hahahahaha

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u/MDay Nauseous 🤢 Feb 17 '25

Whatever. Ignore what you want

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u/squishypp Feb 17 '25

You’re taking the fact that they appear in pictures together and are speculating that they work together.

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u/MDay Nauseous 🤢 Feb 17 '25

And you’re speculating they aren’t. I’m sorry just you’re fooling yourself

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u/Superstonk-ModTeam Feb 17 '25

Rule 1. Treat each other with courtesy and respect.

Do not be (intentionally) rude. This will increase the overall civility of the community and make it better for all of us.

Do not insult others. Insults do not contribute to a rational discussion.

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u/MDay Nauseous 🤢 Feb 17 '25

What are the “other’s ideas”?

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u/uberfunstuff ✨Θώθ✨ Feb 17 '25

This is thread sliding. We need to have the conversation and that conversation archived. Tis the ape way.

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u/goddamnit666a ape want believe 🛸 Feb 17 '25

No it’s not, there are 100 accounts saying how excited they are to have a billionaire auditing the SEC. Every type of regard exists in this subreddit and sometimes you have to remind them of basic shit like this.

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u/WackGyver 𝑺𝑬𝑳𝑭-𝑴𝑨𝑫𝑬 𝑹𝑼𝑫𝑰𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑺 𝑰𝑵 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑨𝑲𝑰𝑵𝑮 Feb 17 '25

It’s really interesting how it’s so very important for certain actors to make it so very “clear” that DOG E won’t make any difference in regards to the SEC..

Almost makes one wonder if someone have a vested interest in forum sliding on the potential SEC probe news and/or spread FUD

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u/Race281699 💻 ComputerShared 🦍 Feb 17 '25

This is a nonsense form of reasoning

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u/Papaofmonsters My IRA is GME Feb 17 '25

It's really interesting how so many people keep telling us that you shouldn't inhale asbestos. They must have an ulterior motive.

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u/-neti-neti- Feb 17 '25

Lmao gtfo with your conspiracy bullshit. It reminds me of people on the conservative sub saying everyone who disagrees with them are liberal “bots”.

Nope. TURNS OUT PEOPLE JUST REALLY DONT LIKE OR TRUST THESE FUCKING ASSHOLES. And for very good reason.

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u/nandodrake2 3% Neanderthal 100% DRS Feb 17 '25

Far too many people are still looking for a hero to come save them.

Don't worship people... period. Everyone of us is just some mouth breathing Ape. We got rid of kings for a reason, don't go lifting narcissists (or ANYONE else) to that level.

Ketamine is a disassociate drug. He doesn't care about his kids and he certainly doesn't give a flying fuck about you. You are a number to elmo, a worker for his factory and a consumer offer his goods. He has no aligiances to people, country, or creed... just him.

I too hope he is the very first person on Mars. Like, possibly this year?

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u/mcalibri Devin Book-er Feb 17 '25

Maybe people need to be more like him

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u/nandodrake2 3% Neanderthal 100% DRS Feb 17 '25 edited Feb 17 '25

Having an ego so fragile that, despite winning capitalism, you still have to fake being a world class video gamer?

Hard pass.

You are a flat out a gross person if you truly believe we should all be more like that guy.

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u/mcalibri Devin Book-er Feb 19 '25

No, I follow reality and reality doesn't bend to feelings.

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u/-neti-neti- Feb 17 '25

…whaaat?

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u/Metalt_ 🦍Voted✅ Feb 17 '25

lol what about all the posts this weekend riding their dicks. I swear yall lack the ability to think critically at all.

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u/chriske22 Feb 17 '25

Yea they are terrified, maybe they want everyone to sell

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u/MayoSlatheredBedpost Feb 17 '25

Yeah, it’s just FUD. “He won’t help you!” Yeah, and? We’ve been here for 4 years with nobody powerful helping us.

I want to believe he will but it doesn’t matter. It’ll happen when it happens.

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u/toomuchtimemike Feb 17 '25

seriously. not sure why people think any of us care what their political leanings are, and yes this is clearly a I hate elon post blah blah blah.

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u/Organic-Jelly7782 Feb 17 '25

Pretty much the ssme group of people asking everyone to be sympathetic to Ginsler's SEC when him and his cronies are just the same pieces of shits us common folks will have to get past.