If you happened to check out this weekend, you're probably already aware of the fact that the people who frequent🌸 this subreddit have been up to a whole lot more than trading stock🐭s over the last few days. Like most things on the internet, it all started out as a meme, but before long there was a deluge of posts all pertaining to the exact same subject: adopting gorillas from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.
"I see we're adopting gorillas now," wrote . "Well I'm down." Anot♑her Redditor quickly decided to buck the trend and . This was immediately converted into a meme because of the fact it was labeled as DEEP FALCON VALUE - even when these people are being benevolent and charitab🐎le, the allure of quality meme material seems impossible to resist.
Unfortunately for peregrine charitiﷺes, this appears to have been a once-off, with the vast majority of other donors opting to invest their money in gorilla conservation. Just yesterday, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund officially acknowledged the phenomenon by thanking WallStreetBets on Twitter. At the time🤪 of tweeting, the organization had reportedly raised over $77,000, a figure which has likely increased pretty signifcantly since.
On top of the tweet, the director of the Dian Fossey Gorilla fund, Tara Stoin⭕ski, to personally thank WallStreetBets for all of its donations. This isn't surprising given that the organization received tens of thousands of dollars this weekend alone thanks to the adoption of gorillas like , , and - all of whom look absolutely lovely - but it's still nice to see.
WallStreetBets has been the source and subject for a variety of memes over the last couple of months thanks to the GameStop short-squeeze. While rich stock traders have harshly criticized those involved, it says a lot to see the people making relatively minor returns on GameStop donating their money to a good cause. Back at GameStop's peak, a lot of Redditors gave money to hospitals, too - now, ho൩wever, it's all about the gorillas. Silver backing the silverbacks... and the occasional falcon.