A lot of the investor in AMC are not here for the long run. they want the short run to get rich quick so Voting "NO" to the 500M share will make them think that the time will come faster for a "squeeze".
I believe Adam knows the Apes are winning, he wants some shares to sell when we past the moon, but before we get to Mars. If he sells enough shares, I see a board meeting where they declare a stock dividend, when they PR that info, we'll bypass Mars.
No CEO likes their shares shorted, NONE. Sorry, Adam, I voted no!