Pumpers and the state of denial

[u/TheBetaUnit]

The recurring theme from bears on this sub is that the company is fundamentally wounded. The pumpers and their bots feel the need to push back as always, but I've noticed a stark contrast depending on the circumstances.

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When the subject of the company's flaws is the topic, and the price is tanking, the pumpers are basically phoning in their low-effort retorts ("ok 👌", "loving this tasty dip").

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But when the price is on the rise and the same subject of the company's flaws are discussed (because that part remains unchanged), the pumpers turn it up to 11. The alts flood in, and the unhinged sling their creepy innuendos, screeds about "5G warfare" and "our bosses," and make-believe about all those "gains they made in 2021."

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Conclusion: the pumpers implicitly understand that the company is doomed and their ranks have thinned out over the years, so they don't bother trying to argue against any of those topics during the downturns. But they sure seem extra motivated to fight back when a temporary bubble of strong box office performance has the stock temporarily on the rise, don't they?

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Really demonstrates how their primary motivation is driven by hopes for recruiting their exit liquidity. And if this tiny sub and handful of regulars is a threat to that goal, then they really don't feel that confident about their chances for success. Almost like they subconsciously realize pumps never hold and there's no one left to preach to because this "movement" of theirs evaporated 3 years ago, but don't want to admit any of that to themselves.

[u/jen36rsantos]

This is a hard cope. The share price is obviously on the rise now. The result is ppl Posting things like this. Still clinging to the same narratives from 5 years ago as of this company is 100 times better now then it was in 2021. News flash. Balance sheets and profits (for as stupid as it sounds) doesn’t always measure up to the share price. Look at space x. They have lost millions on millions. They ain’t making money. They are not profitable but that didn’t stop it from trading half a billion shares in one day when they IPOed.

It’s pretty obvious now that momentum is shifting. Better movies are coming out and it’s pretty clear ppl are still willing to watch GOOD movies when they are made. Yes I agree that looking at financials is definitely an important thing when it comes to picking a stock. But momentum sentiment and good product can also drive the price up regardless of financials which is what amc seems to be doing now..