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This is Financial Advice

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What it is

Dan Olson's long Folding Ideas video on the GameStop meme stock phenomenon, its online community and the conspiracy thinking around it. It runs over two hours.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a thorough, sober critique of meme-stock culture and a good starting point whenever GameStop news appears.

  • 9 people recommended it
  • 7 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “his "This is financial advice" video addresses the GameStop cult”

    Addresses the GameStop cult and Ryan Cohen following

    foobiekr, 2024-01 · Strong recommendation · in “GameStop Ends NFT Marketplace, Is This Beginning of the End?”

  2. “Worth watching in its entirety, both for entertainment value and for its thorough treatment of the subject.”

    Sober, well-researched critique of meme-stock culture

    eropple, 2024-03 · Strong recommendation · in “What I wish I knew about ESPP and RSUs sooner”

  3. “I would highly recommend "This is Financial Advice" by Dan Olson to anyone not already familiar with the community.”

    Introduces the GME community

    richbell, 2024-06 · Strong recommendation · in “GameStop stock influencer Roaring Kitty may lose access to E-Trade, report says”

  4. “This is Financial Advice (2023) is also excellent”

    Fallout of the memestock craze

    kiernanmcgowan, 2024-04 · Recommendation · in “Amazon is filled with garbage e-books, this is how they get made”

  5. “I thought I knew how bad it was, and then I saw Folding Idea's video on the post-crash meme stock phase”

    Post-crash meme stock cult behavior

    jcranmer, 2024-05 · Recommendation · in “GameStop rockets, as 'Roaring Kitty' returns; shares halted”

  6. “On GME specifically, this is a good documentary to watch”

    Documentary on GME for risky-investment context

    monroewalker, 2024-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Where do you keep your 401k investments?”

  7. “this is a good place to start”

    Good starting point on GME events

    surgical_fire, 2026-05 · Recommendation · in “GameStop Preparing Offer for eBay”

  8. “gives you some perspective on the weird cult that has been built around GME.”

    Perspective on the cult around GME

    kentm, 2026-05 · Recommendation · in “eBay Rejects GameStop's $56B Takeover as Not Credible”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: gamestop, meme stocks, conspiracy theories, online communities, investing

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