Everyone is welcome to their own opinion :) I was at Ticketmaster for some time helping build very large load balanced web services which maxed dual 10G links

Everyone is welcome to their own opinion :) I was at Ticketmaster for some time helping build very large load balanced web services which maxed dual 10G links on a regular basis in the early 2000s. I never said I'm any better than anyone or $industry is harder than another industry, so get the chip off of your own shoulder dude. Seriously, take the ego down a notch or five. I said that the statement made regarding HFT was factually incorrect, something you have not done anything to disprove. Trying to push millions of packets over some exotic networking interconnect in as little time as possible is a very hard technical problem, not sure what planet this isn't a technical problem. Working with very bleeding edge new hardware and being in a place where you can build the perfect solutions even if they aren't always inexpensive is quite amazing. Finance is super boring, but the technology behind it is absolutely fascinating. I'm in it for the tech and the seemingly impossible problems, the money is only a small benefit. TL;DNR: Quit being a dick, totally uncalled for. I'm a normal person just like you and everyone else here simply trying to better themselves.