BUY The Buy Button

Jan. 28, 2021 / first-person memory project

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The Button Witness Archive

Where were you when the buy button disappeared?

The market explanation involved clearing, collateral and volatility. The human version was simpler: people opened an app and one side of the trade was gone. We are collecting that version, one memory at a time.

  • No wallet
  • No endorsement
  • No price prediction
  • Nothing published without permission

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Start with one true detail. Specific beats dramatic.

Personal recollection / not independently verified

For the historical record

A sentence is enough.

Written memories, voice notes and short videos can be proposed for editorial review. We preserve your wording, agree the credit with you, and ask for explicit publication permission after receiving the material. Participating does not endorse BUY, Robinhood, GameStop or any investment.

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  1. 01
    You send it.

    One sentence, voice note or short video. No financial position is required.

  2. 02
    We verify the context.

    We may ask for a contemporaneous link or a simple clarification. Memory and documentary evidence are labeled separately.

  3. 03
    You approve it.

    Nothing enters the public archive until you approve the exact excerpt and credit.

  4. 04
    You can change your mind.

    We can correct or remove material from surfaces we control. Public copies, quotations, caches and independent archives may remain.

If the first sentence will not come

Try one small detail.

Memory beside evidence

The archive does not ask one recollection to carry the whole history.

Sourced timelineWhat happened on Jan. 28? 56-page visual historyRead the interface history 40 linked recordsSearch the language and lore Independent project recordsVerify what this project is

Why is this hosted here? The Buy Button is an independent cultural project inspired by the 2021 restriction and built on Robinhood Chain. The archive is historical testimony, not token promotion. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Robinhood, GameStop, Reddit or any cited organization.

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