r/interestingasfuck • u/lonewolff321 • 12h ago

An online poker bot farm where dozens of synced laptops collude at the same table against real players

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u/bigfunben 10h ago

You have accurately described the brain drain caused by private equity/venture capital/etc. Those people used to be engineers or chemists or physicists, now they write algorithms to make money.

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u/sk1939 7h ago

I have a friend that is an expert in their field, biomedical research. He makes significantly less than a mutual friend that works as an analyst at Bridgewater.

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u/cuntmong 3h ago

We don't need medicine that can help humanity, we need slightly higher returns for shareholders 

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u/hellonameismyname 4h ago

I mean if you found your own biotech which many experts do and it actually works then you’ll make a lot more than an analyst

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u/slinky3k 3h ago

"and it actually works" is doing some very heavy lifting here. That business is hard. Really, really hard.

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u/hellonameismyname 3h ago

Yeah, well that’s kind of my point. If you’re an expert but can’t make anything that actually works… you’re not really as valuable

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u/sk1939 2h ago

It’s not about making things what work. Biotechs make plenty of useful things, but cultures and therapy drugs are not sexy to investors, and they aren’t going to be the next Ozempic for sure.

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u/sk1939 2h ago

It’s not that simple. You need massive investment and incredibly specialized equipment, plus a partner to handle the business side. It’s not something that “a good idea and a garage” is going to start.

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u/Possible-Cup-9876 9h ago

Also consulting, investment banking, corporate law, etc

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u/oimgoingin 10h ago

Late stage capitalism.

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u/Manowaffle 6h ago

Yeah, more than a few very smart college friends who went into "tech" to "change the world." They basically just work for the world's largest ad agencies figuring out how to maximize user engagement.

My buddy was explaining his project to improve user-retention on their social media platform. I just asked him, "what are you doing man?"