"I'm worried that when they see someone talking about how Ryan Cohen isn't god and their conspiracy theories aren't correct, they will see a target that needs to be taken down for the better good.
And on this spectrum of delusion — because you must be delusional to believe in these conspiracy theories — there will be people on the extreme end of that delusion."
The conspiracy theories Evan refers to can be traced to the beginning of the meme-stock movement in 2021 and to GameStop, the original meme stock.
Prior to jumping into GameStop, Cohen had co-founded pet food retailer Chewy and then became an activist investor.
Cohen "came across that he was on the side of retail investors," said Arfan, a Reddit user who invested in GameStop at the time.
Persons:
Chewy, Ryan Cohen, Evan, I'm, Brandon, Cohen
Organizations:
GameStop, CNBC