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2014-2022

Melvin Capital

Sophisticated hedge fund

👑 Hubris

Valuation at Death

-$7 billion

Money Burned

$6.8 billion on GameStop alone

Body Count

Entire fund

Lifespan

2922 days (8 years)

☠️ Official Cause of Death

Reddit had other plans

Shorted 140% of GameStop. WSB said 'hold my beer.' Lost 53% in January 2021

Epitaph

Here lies smart money

Outsmarted by DeepFuckingValue

The tendies weren't theirs

💎🙌 forever

💡 The Lesson

Never fight the internet

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I Was There Too

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