BUTTON WITNESS THREAD — COMMUNITY HOST KIT
Version 1.0 / 2026-07-26

PURPOSE
Host a useful, non-promotional oral-history thread about January 28, 2021.

THE ONE QUESTION
Where were you when you realized the buy side had disappeared?

OPTIONAL FOLLOW-UPS
- What exact thing did you see on the screen?
- Who did you text or speak to first?
- What detail do you still remember five years later?
- Did the event change how you thought about market access?

HOST RULES
1. Read and follow the community's own rules.
2. Ask moderators before posting if the project relationship may matter.
3. Lead with the historical question, not a token, ticker, contract, price, or link.
4. Disclose: "I help operate The Buy Button, an independent project inspired by this history."
5. Do not ask for upvotes, reposts, coordinated comments, or purchases.
6. Do not copy testimony outside the thread without explicit permission from its author.
7. Separate personal memory from documentary claims.
8. Correct factual mistakes and honor removal requests.
9. If linking context is permitted, prefer the sourced history:
   https://www.hoodbuybutton.com/robinhood-buy-button/
10. If project context is requested, disclose non-affiliation clearly.

TEXT-ONLY OPENING
Five years later, I am curious which tiny detail people still remember from
January 28, 2021. Not the whole market argument—the human detail. Where were
you when you realized buying had been restricted, and what did you actually
see or do next?

DISCLOSURE
I help operate The Buy Button, an independent cultural project inspired by
this history. I am asking for recollections, not endorsements, and will not
reuse anyone's words outside this discussion without permission.

SOURCE CONTEXT
https://www.hoodbuybutton.com/robinhood-buy-button/

PUBLICATION POLICY
https://www.hoodbuybutton.com/witness/policy.json