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You could just as easily say the best minds of our generation are occupied trying to get people to click on an ad.


I could, but clicking on ads usually happens on platforms providing heaps of societal value - sharing ideas, cherishing memories. Algo trading, on the other hand, literally rigs the markets. Money accrued by HF funds has to be sourced somewhere. Where do you think this is?




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