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Gorilla squeeze is coming!
Gorillas are going to the moon.
That was Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode 4.
WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days
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Re: WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think is a fair comment. The people involved probably wouldn't give the steam off their coffee to the someone struggling right in front of them.
Reddit has always been a place where you can find spontaneous generosity with a fun twist. Just one example: there was a popular sub many years ago called "randomactsofpizza" where Redditors would send pizza to other Redditors who were hungry or down on their luck. I don't know why we should assume Redditors are less charitable than people at large when if anything they've demonstrated otherwise.
There is still an imgur user doing this regularly.
I think username is pizzaguy
They used to do it on their own, and now they organise pizza nights, where a bunch of users sign up to donate, and those who need pizza sign up to receive.
Re: WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
also they don't adopt them, they fund their caretaking. this title is pretty poor.
"adoption" is the terminology used by the foundation, and symbolic adoption is a known quantity in this type of operation so I don't have a problem with it. However referring to wallstreet bets users as "investors" does seem like a bit of a misnomer...
I think "investors", with the quotes, is quite accurate
"investors" would be wrong
""investors"" would be fine
How do you quote this type of quote?
Re: WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days
#44Just to put this in perspective, the global population of mountain gorillas is 1,063, so this represents the symbolic adoption of over 3 times the mountain gorillas alive in the wild! I hope this unexpected boon in capital will allow for some meaningful work in preserving and protecting these rare animals. It would be an interesting footnote in history if we can look back in 50 years and draw a line between an intern…
Gorillas are too hot; we need to pivot to other primates bro.
In all seriousness, Chimps who've been used and dumped for science need to be supported.
Re: WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
"adoption" is the terminology used by the foundation, and symbolic adoption is a known quantity in this type of operation so I don't have a problem with it. However referring to wallstreet bets users as "investors" does seem like a bit of a misnomer...
I think "investors", with the quotes, is quite accurate "investors" would be wrong ""investors"" would be fine How do you quote this type of quote?
Different types of quotes:
’investors’
’”investors”’Re: WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days
#46Just to put this in perspective, the global population of mountain gorillas is 1,063, so this represents the symbolic adoption of over 3 times the mountain gorillas alive in the wild! I hope this unexpected boon in capital will allow for some meaningful work in preserving and protecting these rare animals. It would be an interesting footnote in history if we can look back in 50 years and draw a line between an intern…
Is that number accurate? If so, I think it's wild (no pun intended) that humankind knows the exact number of animals of that species, globally.
Re: WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think is a fair comment. The people involved probably wouldn't give the steam off their coffee to the someone struggling right in front of them.
Reddit has always been a place where you can find spontaneous generosity with a fun twist. Just one example: there was a popular sub many years ago called "randomactsofpizza" where Redditors would send pizza to other Redditors who were hungry or down on their luck. I don't know why we should assume Redditors are less charitable than people at large when if anything they've demonstrated otherwise.
The subreddit is /r/Random_Acts_Of_Pizza and still in operation. /r/RandomActsOfPizza was a copycat started with the explicit purpose of bartering nudes for pizza (forbidden in the original). It was later shut down when it turned out it was run by a scammer.
Re: WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days
#48Just to put this in perspective, the global population of mountain gorillas is 1,063, so this represents the symbolic adoption of over 3 times the mountain gorillas alive in the wild! I hope this unexpected boon in capital will allow for some meaningful work in preserving and protecting these rare animals. It would be an interesting footnote in history if we can look back in 50 years and draw a line between an intern…
Can someone get busy wrapping endangered species as NFT's and direct the funds accordingly, timing seems about right...
Re: WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days
#49Just to put this in perspective, the global population of mountain gorillas is 1,063, so this represents the symbolic adoption of over 3 times the mountain gorillas alive in the wild! I hope this unexpected boon in capital will allow for some meaningful work in preserving and protecting these rare animals. It would be an interesting footnote in history if we can look back in 50 years and draw a line between an intern…
Can someone get busy wrapping endangered species as NFT's and direct the funds accordingly, timing seems about right...
'Virtual Trophy Hunt', the Big 5, surely owning a Lion gives you serious flex these days? Not much more genuinely limited edition than an Iberian Lynx.
Re: WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days
#50Just to put this in perspective, the global population of mountain gorillas is 1,063, so this represents the symbolic adoption of over 3 times the mountain gorillas alive in the wild! I hope this unexpected boon in capital will allow for some meaningful work in preserving and protecting these rare animals. It would be an interesting footnote in history if we can look back in 50 years and draw a line between an intern…
Is that number accurate? If so, I think it's wild (no pun intended) that humankind knows the exact number of animals of that species, globally.
Officially this is an estimate, but having been where these animals live, I believe we can have an exact count. Keep in mind that when we say “globally” this means a tiny region straddling the border between Rwanda, Uganda and Congo.
We are talking about a few families of gorillas, some of which are tracked daily. There is a massive conservation effort on these animals, at least in Rwanda and Uganda, they all have names and I don’t think a gorilla is born without someone knowing about it