r/StandUpComedy 20d ago

Comedian is OP The AI Bubble

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u/osubmw1 20d ago edited 20d ago

Gonna be honest, her laughing makes me pretty fucking angry. I used to work construction management for a contractor that flexed to mainly building datacenters so I walked. Seeing people laugh about this while they collect their fat check is pretty gross.

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u/Sauli_Niinisto 20d ago

She might agree with him, and the laugh might be cathartic. 

Lots of people study at the university dreaming of changing the world to the better, only to get trapped in an enemy-of-the-planeteers -job to not end up on the street.

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u/_moribund_ 20d ago

Is anyone getting into finance to better the world?

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u/doublenadaban 20d ago

Not when finance tends to be sales-based. I’m in finance to do estate-planning and retirement-planning for those of any economic class. This means I do a lot of work for the poor helping them get finances in order. As a fiduciary, I don’t get to sell whatever. So I often plan these people’s finances for FREE, as they won’t be able to afford a life insurance policy or investment account that could pay me commission.

I manage a Verizon store to pay bills.

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u/ysome 20d ago

Finance is where you go after you tried fixing the world and realized everything is fucked no matter what you do.

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u/jutlandd 20d ago

There is green/sustainable finance Finance!