The point is that the SEC’s measures are half hearted at best.

The purpose of the system is what it does, and the capital market operators, institutional participants, and regulators prioritize their interests. This exercise is simply exposing those efforts to daylight for all to see.

Dr Byrne from Overstock puts it better then I can (from your citation): “The SEC once again opts for nerf penalties for financial rapists.”

If one thinks WSB or retail in this are the problem, you haven’t been paying attention.

> Did they do anything about naked short selling of Overstock stock? Nope, and

> The point is that the SEC’s measures are half hearted at best.

I have no love for the SEC, but it sure did sound like you said they didn't do anything about it when they clearly did.

> If one thinks WSB or retail in this are the problem, you haven’t been paying attention.

More shifting use of "you" in context. It'll be interesting if we can teach an AI to understand these types of confusing and conflicted statements.