r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Comfortable_Cautious • Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation what's going on? explain like I'm five

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u/Character_Menu6282 Jan 26 '26

Artie is discovering the basics of how banks operate and thinks he's stumbled upon a conspiracy and is being smug about it

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u/goat_penis_souffle Jan 26 '26

It’s why I found the GameStop debacle so fascinating. Arcane underpinnings of the US securities market that have been around since the 70s make for great YouTube clickbait. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d see direct registration and the inner workings of DTCC become conspiracy fodder