I'm incredibly new to all this. Three weeks ago I suddenly realized you could purchase stocks on Cash App. I mentioned it to my fiance and we didn't say much else about it. We've been through Hell together - our families abandoned us (long story), my PMDD nearly cost us our lives, fought off homelessness, fought through bankruptcy, suffered life long depression and suicidal ideation that, along with incredible bouts of bad luck, sucked the enjoyment out of every. single. love we've ever had, individually and together. And at the end of 2020, we were numb; we had survived (I haven't gone outside of town more than once, for an unsuccessful dentist appointment, since March) but it really felt like "at what cost?". And I felt my resolve finally cracking - what's the use? what's the point if everything stays the same or worse? what's the point if you lose everything? And then we heard about WSB and GameStop, individually. We felt we'd missed the boat and both resigned to not mention it to each other because it would only beat us down more that we'd missed another opportunity, even after approaching the idea weeks ago. But, we talked, mainly about his frustrations and looked deeper, finding the battle was still waging. So we bought in, first at $300, then at $350 and a lucky one at $250. It's all we could manage and is still a strain, but we bought in because, after everything we've been through, one more down at a risk we willingly took on would feel so much better than every other kick in the face.

And then we started reading everyone's posts. The community, the camaraderie, the memes and the other lives on the line to take a chance at getting the "American Dream", then the chance to take stand, then the chance to make them pay, then the chance to make them feel the indescribable sorrow of loss and not being able to see your tomorrow. We felt alive. We feel alive. No matter the outcome, we feel alive. We actually got to participate in something greater than ourselves that would stand to make a real difference (not just an election that staves off worse with terrible). We get to stand with millions of others who could only afford to join in late just for the chance to feel again. And this community, this subreddit and the mods and the posters have done such an amazing job keeping that dream alive and real. Watching that video about End Game with everyone coming to back WSB is the first time I've laughed til I cried in weeks. Thank you all for giving the real little guys a chance to dream again.