From WallStreetBets to Superstonk to X, YouTube, and finally the Pulte Events, the very meme-based movement that sustained a retail investor revolution for five years also brought together many of the individual investors responsible for its success. Among those who navigated an endless array of obstacles to ultimately meet in person, a select few formed a documentary around the idea that this story can only be told from the perspective of those who lived it. The Bear Trap was born.

This planned documentary—seven episodes at 41 minutes each—is in the works as you read these words. Your participation in the Art of Meme means you have become a crucial contributor to the final cut of a story that marks the moment the seemingly omniscient institutions of Wall Street met the collective will of the everyday investor.

The Bear Trap encompasses many subplots in this modern version of David vs. Goliath: from the transition to a digital world and the changing social dynamics that result, to the growing influence of cohesive online communities against entrenched institutional standard-bearers, to the birth of a universal digital language in the meme, to the age-old tale of a father and his son, and much more.

The Bear Trap is a time capsule. It is a testament to the power of the human will, and it is a monument to the march of progress—against which no obstacle can stand.