well, running the financial system is overpaid work but it's the high-order bit in the current form of capitalism. it's the operating system, some people might

well, running the financial system is overpaid work but it's the high-order bit in the current form of capitalism. it's the operating system, some people might think it's a tax on everything, some people might think it provides the foundation to produce everything of value. similarly, Google is the high-order-bit in the information or content economy, the creators get underpaid, the people who do ad optimization get overpaid. no financial markets -> no IPOs -> no VC -> no Google and Silicon Valley as we know it. the closer you are to the money and the transactions, and the high-order bit, the better the opportunities to redirect and organize to your advantage, and the more you get paid.