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I used to think Noah Smith's articles missed the bigger picture, but for the last several years he has been right on the money. Every student in a good school
by ikeyany 6y ago
I used to think Noah Smith's articles missed the bigger picture, but for the last several years he has been right on the money.
Every student in a good school should read this before graduating.
- stevenwliao 6y agoHow does a student determine if a role produces real value?
- ikeyany 6y ago> The upshot is that many of the country’s best and brightest are either exerting their talents trying to beat each other out in a zero-sum trading game, or exploiting legal and behavioral loopholes to part investors from their money. This can be hard to tell from the outside, but there will always be a point during your job where you truly understand what it is you're actually being paid to do. If this can be gleamed ahead of time from the experiences of others in the industry, then more power to you.