You shouldn't be downvoted, these are the right questions to ask.
Citadel says you were right to ask these questions:
https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9SnRzR8AM1...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-29/reddit...
Citadel says you were right to ask these questions:
https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9SnRzR8AM1...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-29/reddit...
The main takeaway is that the flow was, essentially, net 0. So retail (or the bit of retail flow that Citadel saw, anyway) wasn't buying GME more than selling, in aggregate.