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The MBS system would collapse regardless of whether the cast decide to bet against it or not. Retirement savings and livelihoods would be wiped out regardless o
by michaelscott 6y ago
The MBS system would collapse regardless of whether the cast decide to bet against it or not. Retirement savings and livelihoods would be wiped out regardless of their involvement, so no Ben Rickert is not a "killer" in any sense. The MBS products were already dead, he was just one of the few who had bothered to check their pulse.
All he's pointing out in the scene from the movie is that just because you've called it right (and you'll become wealthy yourself as a result) doesn't mean that it's necessarily a good thing for society as a whole, especially in this case where they did not know there would be bailouts and fully believed they would be entering complete economic apocalypse.
- emmanueloga_ 6y agoIt just feels a bit hypocritical of the character to have such reaction. Would be like saying "I despise War, but War is inevitable, and so I'm gonna become the greatest General in history to overwhelm the enemy and end Wars the quickest way possible". I feel like if he has enough knowledge to exploit the system and become rich in the process, he could instead use it to lobby for change.
- vosper 6y agoIn the context of the movie, Rickert had already retired from finance to own an orchard, and was dragged back into it by the two other characters in the clip. I can't remember how they know each other. He's a fairly reluctant player the whole time, but he does help them out.
- ant6n 6y agoIsn’t putting a bunch of money towards a theory the best way to show that you really believe in it? There’s some stock-people expression about having „skin in the game“