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Re:The mystique of Goldman Sachs by rayiner on Thursday December 15, 2016 @11:20AM (#13185662)
> It's disgusting to me that that much brainpower was/is dedicated to stock trading.

s/stock trading/advertising.

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Re:The mystique of Goldman Sachs by branchless on Thursday December 15, 2016 @11:27AM (#13185729)
Isn't this capitalism though? Companies are competing on products and it's cheaper to advertise than to innovate, leading companies inexorably down this route.
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