Stock buying as a political or ethical statement is not much of a thing. For one the stocks will still be bought by persons with less strung opinions, and secondly it does not lend itself well to virtue signaling.

I think, meme stocks contradict you.

Meme stocks are a symptom of the death of the American dream. Economic malaise leads to unsophisticated risk taking.

Well, two things lead to unsophisticated risk-taking, right... economic malaise, and unlimited surplus. Both conditions are easy to spot in today's world.

unlimited surplus does not pass the sniff test for me