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by jwr 459 days ago
The problem is that smart people are the ones being employed, not the ones getting rich.
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I am pretty sure anyone who sticks around Jane Street for a while is getting “rich” by any popularly accepted measure.
I'm pretty sure the parent is implying that there is quite a disproportionate distribution.
Sorry, implying what? That Jane Street quants aren’t getting rich enough?
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  > The problem is that smart people are the ones being employed, not the ones getting rich.
Employed is a key word. Generalize the point beyond Jane Street if you're still having difficulties. Such general understanding will be necessary if you want to work somewhere like Jane Street.
Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison did for a while…