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by deck4rd 1318 days ago
Jane Street has been purchasing advertisements with popular math YouTubers[1][2] recently, and it really bothers me. Think how many young, mathematically curious people are watching these channels and getting told that working for Jane Street is a worthwhile use of their time and intelligence.

[1]: Numberphile, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBU9E-ZOZAI

[2]: Stand-up Maths (Matt Parker), e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGoRJePORHs