No, its like saying that people engaging in fishing are preventing overpopulation of certain species of fish, which is true of well regulated fishing industries

No, its like saying that people engaging in fishing are preventing overpopulation of certain species of fish, which is true of well regulated fishing industries. Short sellers act the same way, to fix over-exuberance in the market. Looking at the market today, we could really use more short sellers to correct the exuberance.