The Brief: Twitter users began sharing "Me After Investing" memes in reaction to stocks of AMC, GameStop, and other companies surging overnight.

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GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Nokia, and Blackberry stocks surged over the past few days after smaller investors banded together to drive these companies’ stock prices back up, according to USA Today.
Oh shit. Reddit saved theaters. https://t.co/QdDx2X6HNJ
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) January 28, 2021
The coordinated effort took place on on forums like Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets which is described as “Like 4chan found a Bloomberg terminal illness.” This subreddit consists of over 3 million members talking stocks, investments, and more.
After the news broke, many new investors shared how they felt after investing a few dollars in some of these stocks on Twitter.
Numerous memes used photos and videos from Martin Scorcese’s stock broker-based film Wolf Of Wall Street.
Me investing my lil $15 in some stock rn. pic.twitter.com/CvdUnYIGD2
— Bria Celest (@55mmbae) January 27, 2021
Me after investing $20 in AMC pic.twitter.com/CXmUEH06yK
— Americana at Brand Memes (@americanamemes) January 27, 2021
Me after investing an unprecedented *checks account* $40 on AMC and Nokia 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Uj4ivyCptj
— Kris “Da Rock” Lee (@MadvillainKW) January 28, 2021
Even this TV show’s Twitter account couldn’t help but share their own WOWS meme.
me after investing my $15 pic.twitter.com/GqSwGRp3Pc
— Schitt's Creek (@SchittsCreek) January 28, 2021
Me after investing $25 in AMC. pic.twitter.com/3w5sDaYtft
— Michael Starrbury (@StarrburyMike) January 27, 2021
Me after investing money in a pump in dump scheme to crash Melvin Capital, and using my profits to invest into skyscraper windows immediately afterwards. pic.twitter.com/DzPJWNvvrj
— Markvs 📉 (@Markvsii) January 26, 2021
— Wall Street Wrecker (@WreckWallStreet) January 28, 2021
A Stonks meme:
me after investing in AMC despite having no idea how stocks work https://t.co/lBXiyJWyfh
— hannah 💫 (@hannahwilkison_) January 28, 2021
A Simpsons meme:
— it's me kathy 🌹 (@ursulaklesin) January 27, 2021
Some internet users never thought they’d see the day they worked alongside Reddit users considering the platform has a history of hosting racist, NSFW, and other controversial content.
— Wall Street Wrecker (@WreckWallStreet) January 28, 2021
Another internet user advised how this coordinated effort to surge the market could be disastrous for many.
I know this GameStop stuff is funny, but you have to remember this is hurting real people who own multiple boats
— Kevin Farzad (@KevinFarzad) January 27, 2021
Others did not care and even went as far as to pose a stimmy-based threat.
millennials will continue killing one company a day until we get $2k a month
— 🌌 bad wolf, harbinger of doom 🌚 (@_catte_) January 27, 2021
For anyone who needs a little guidance on how stocks work and what’s going on in the market, this Ulta and Sephora example is perfect.
This is what I just sent u 🙂 pic.twitter.com/oVPVVBznn6
— Kels🖤 (@Keally22) January 27, 2021