It was a running joke during the Gamestop stock drama on reddit that Spice and Wolf had already taught the internet what short selling stocks meant. So Lawrence's deal with Amanti made even more sense seeing it in real life
The whole town is trading a limited amount of Pyrite and no one wants to miss out on it "going to the moon" lol. So everyone is trying to buy and hold while the price goes up. At the same time it also means no one want be left holding the bag.
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