> punish the HFs This became the goal for some people. The original goal (way back when nobody knew who /u/deepfuckingvalue was) was to get rich on a short squ

> punish the HFs This became the goal for some people. The original goal (way back when nobody knew who /u/deepfuckingvalue was) was to get rich on a short squeeze, because the counterparty on that trade had made a dumb gamble. If it had been some pension fund or even just retail investors on the other side that would have been fine too.