People don't want a tug a war, when the odds are strongly in the favor of those who oppose their investment
Huh? Here's an experiment to perform. Find a microcap stock where one has half a dozen posters "pumping" away. With the CEO already elevated to cult status (e.g. nominated for "Most Ethical Microcap CEO of the Year" award). A stock where the insiders are providing a steady monthly diet of nonsense PRs.
The folks who invested in that stock, based on the pumper posts proclaiming the stock is a once in a lifetime dream, don't want to be told, they invested in a scam. Especially if they already have a huge loss. It's human nature. They only want good news, not bad. If suffering a loss, they want to be told the dream is still intact. As in a mythical miracle. There's also the myths the basher has to battle...
When faced with the choice of admitting they have been scammed, or believing they are the victim of a conspiracy to keep their beloved stock down, which posts are they going to believe? Believing in a conspiracy means they can also believe they will get their financial loss back. The evil basher posts the stock has been diluted out the wing wang, and the pumpers post it's due to a Naked Short Selling conspiracy. I followed one where where one of many conspiracies had the Naked Shorters bribing the SEC to suspend the stock. And that was just the start. Conspiracies involving the gov or regulatory agencies are always a pleasing favorite.
Me thinks, you over estimate the power of an evil basher such as myself. We're swimming against the tide of what the herd wants to hear.
The Jewel of the Mind is Colored with the Hue of what it Imagines
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