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0 pointstheandrewbailey10y ago0 comments

Sometime in the 1970s or 1980s, companies started optimizing for maximum shareholder value; everything else be damned. HFT and offshoring manufacturing were deliberate effects of it.

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digi_owl10y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mayfair_Set

While done from a UK perspective, I think part 2 and 3 takes a trip over the Atlantic.

hueving10y ago

HFT has absolutely nothing to do with maximizing shareholder value.

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digi_owl10y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mayfair_Set

While done from a UK perspective, I think part 2 and 3 takes a trip over the Atlantic.

hueving10y ago

HFT has absolutely nothing to do with maximizing shareholder value.

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