Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by QuackingJimbo 2677 days ago
I sleep better working in HFT than working in regular tech

HFT, at worst, adds exactly zero value to society. I don't buy into the memes of "we provide liquidity!" or "we make markets efficient!" being some noble mission. But HFT certainly does no harm

Regular tech ultimately just pushes ads or products on people, which I consider poisonous to society