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Greed is really only a problem when your actions ultimately hurt someone else.

In general, shorting stocks is a beneficial action because it helps prevent shares from becoming overvalued.

So, yea, the fact that GME had 143% of its shares shorted is a function of greed. But, no, greed in this case was not a problem so long as GME's share price was fairly valued.



Is "fair value" an objective metric in this context?


Yea, it's objective in the sense that it's the net present value of all future cash flow. Many unknowns in that formula, of course.




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