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>I'm saying it's unfair to assume it's proof someone is "financially illiterate", i.e. uneducated or stupid.

Assume, sure. But you could follow along on Twitter or StockTwits and see why many of these people were buying Hertz. That's the beauty of modern times. I certainly didn't see many doing risk analysis, it was mostly "Burn the shorts!".

And, many people bought all the way down from $20 to get an $8 payout.