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Comment by defrost

3 days ago

For myself at least that was a wild behind the curtain reveal; for a group that's had such a profound impact exposing some of the better kept secrets of some of the worst people and companies, Nate presents himself and his associates as surprisingly ordinary day to day types armed with grit and determination.

In my experience, people tend to grossly overestimate the scale of publicly known organisations; the more publicly known, the vaster and more faceless people imagine it to be.

They are short sellers, were you expecting roided out pro-wrestlers with tats and wild hair or something?

  • Absolutely, it's well known that Jane Street and other major traders draw heavily on the former WWW stable for their short staffing.

>exposing some of the better kept secrets of some of the worst people and companies

Some of the worst could be the most likely to make you an offer you can't refuse . . .