[delta_p_delta_x]

> I'm surprised your friends are so fixated on HFTs while there are so many interesting and/or fun other things to spend time on when undergrad on campus

Many of them were or are interested in other things like compilers, home-labbing; a couple of them game, too. It's just that because we're about to graduate, job offers dominate the conversation, and HFT jobs dominate that conversation.

[caddemon]

Fair enough, the time around graduation can be pretty stressful for everyone!