The GameStop scenario has potential to disrupt and even bring down the corrupt fiat Ponzi scheme, but it's not likely to go that far this time around. Even so, the financial elites have been forced to show their hands, just as the political elites were forced to show their hands in the election. This is a tidal wave that can't be stopped, now that people have realized how much power they have by coordinating their actions through the Internet. The kind of unifying activism on display by the retail traders of the world is better than "trusting the plan" and "enjoying the show" waiting for someone else to do the heavy lifting. Many of them are putting their life savings on the line and it's not just about making money.