Thing is though the stock market is a huge scam. The only people that should "own" a company are those that created it, purchased it, or inherited it. I shouldn't "own" Gamestop - I was never an original investor. I've never worked for them, nor have I ever been a vendor for them. The stock market is a great way for the hedge funds/brokers/banks to make a shit-ton of money without actually having to steal it.