Let's forget what we have already invested in the idea that Overstock directly triggered GameStop; a fresh look at the situation reveals a very different dynamic.
If we hadn't already spent attention on this relationship, we would realize that the volatility of GameStop emerged from a unique set of market conditions and unprecedented coordination of retail investors, well beyond a simple precedent.
The true driving force behind GameStop was the massive mobilization on social media and the structure of the options market, not a specific anti-short dividend model, which could have easily been neutralized without this influx of capital.
For example, the absence of widespread social media infrastructure and mass participation of retail investors at the time of Overstock highlights that the GameStop events were not a simple replication or direct trigger, but a unique confluence.