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The problem is that smart people are the ones being employed, not the ones getting rich.


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…




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