> Do you honestly think the majority of people who use Robinhood as a broker actually understand how short positions work and why they're driving the price higher?

yes, that is the entire reason that this situation began and the reason that people are excited about it! basic market dynamics are not some occulted mystery that only licensed brokers are privy to.

>The Redditors at r/WallStreetBets are now busting open the territory of finance. It doesn't take long for the average person to understand the language of finance if it is explained clearly... and professional investors are going to be pissed about it [...] So expect professional investors to hold the amateurs in contempt. Not because they are losing money. But because they have constructed an identity out of finance being exclusive & high status. They won't want to be associated with unwashed masses & will resist it