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livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 3:59 AM

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anyone

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thoughts on axiom math swe (hypo) vs Snap MLE

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for Fall

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To the people saying google + startup over google + snap MLE

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could u explain why as well

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would be interested in hearing opinions

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:06 AM

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if you want to recruit again

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dont do a fall

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:09 AM

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thatsvalid

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i want to do HFT

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which should be

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early fall

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whichis why im worried about off szn

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:09 AM

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i would not do a offseason at all

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especially because of in person super days

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for ft would you take snap over google?

jaunty jungle Jan 22, 2026, 4:13 AM

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Tf are these options bruhh
Stupidest poll ive seen

feral rivet Jan 22, 2026, 4:13 AM

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jaunty jungle Tf are these options bruhh Stupidest poll ive seen

i agree i would stay unemployed

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:26 AM

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jaunty jungle Tf are these options bruhh Stupidest poll ive seen

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snap ML pays 240k TC ng lol

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if the company wasn't so bad I would do it over google in a heart beat

whole temple Jan 22, 2026, 4:27 AM

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livid crest snap ML pays 240k TC ng lol

snap stock 🥀

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:27 AM

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this doesnt matter

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u can liquidate ur rsus in 6 monts

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6 motnhs

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if u bag hold snap ur cooked i agree

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also

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why isn't the same true for like

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pinterest lol

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arguably they are a worse product

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have less users

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also why not startup + google? to the people who voted that way

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:32 AM

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livid crest snap ML pays 240k TC ng lol

it is not 240

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:32 AM

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what is TC?

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it scales wel from blind

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I could care less about NG tc

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I care more about scale

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like arguably meta > google

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if u look at ng tc its splitting hairs

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:33 AM

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scale is not that good

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:33 AM

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explain

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:33 AM

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internal promos are not that good at snap

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:33 AM

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whats average

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promo time

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worse or better than google

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googles is horrible

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blind seems to say its pretty good

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:34 AM

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better

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they are better than google

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But if you want to target scale

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Then neither of these companies is the best

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:34 AM

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meta right

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:34 AM

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And it makes most sense to just go Google and recruit

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:34 AM

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?

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:34 AM

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For scale?

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:34 AM

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yes

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:34 AM

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There are quite a few

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:34 AM

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which is the most +EV

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in terms of scale

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:35 AM

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Meta/Uber/Roblox/Coinbase/Robinhood/OpenAI/Ramp

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Stripe used to be good

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:35 AM

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Interesting

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:35 AM

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But it has became slower

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:36 AM

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How good is ramp

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:36 AM

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Very good

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:36 AM

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Interesting

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:36 AM

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I know someone Staff at 6 yoe

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:36 AM

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yea

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i will continue to recruit then for fall

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i dont think it makes sense doing snap for the ffall

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ngl

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:36 AM

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I dont think Fall makes much sense at all

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Unless you get a company > google full time

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:37 AM

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ill try for ramp fall

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orsomething like cubist

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:37 AM

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If you would do it > Google full time then it is worth

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:37 AM

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makes sense

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:38 AM

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I am prev Google myself LMFAO

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:38 AM

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lol

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thats fire

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im not sure why google is glazed so much in cscd

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i just feel like

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its such a mid company

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in terms of tc scale

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:38 AM

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I worked there I did not want to leave

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TC is not everything

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:39 AM

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makes sense

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:39 AM

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If you want max TC though Snap is better than Google

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Google midlevel takes 2.5 years

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:39 AM

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yea

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:40 AM

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What is Cubist TC?

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:41 AM

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unsure

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i hear insane numbers

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i presume 400-500

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:41 AM

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LOL no

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450 is PHD QR

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At Cubist

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:41 AM

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yes then likely

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300-400

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:42 AM

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Ok so tier 3

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:42 AM

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tier 2 no

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?

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:42 AM

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Tier 2 is Optiver and others

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:42 AM

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eh

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I say optiver d1 hft

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in austin

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:42 AM

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D1 is bad 💀

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:42 AM

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is better than jane

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:42 AM

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No LMFAO

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D1 promos are horrible

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:42 AM

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475k TC ina ustin > 600 in nyc

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janes promo is ass too

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:43 AM

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Jane is 700?

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:43 AM

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doesnt matte

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jane could pay 850

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and it still is mogged

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CoL is just too big

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:43 AM

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Not at all

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:43 AM

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itslike 144%

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differnce

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:43 AM

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CoL does not matter at that much money

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If you handed these offers out 99% are going to Jane

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I know a few people at Optiver d1 HFT

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:43 AM

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I would as well LOL

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:43 AM

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They all would switch

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:43 AM

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yea easily

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jane is chiller culture

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 4:44 AM

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Optiver is just not a good firm at all for SWES I think

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and I am incoming at Optiver

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 4:44 AM

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i see

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makes sense

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Thanks forthe advice as usual 👍

jaunty jungle Jan 22, 2026, 5:35 AM

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livid crest snap ML pays 240k TC ng lol

Yeah but like why put like 10 options in the poll

obtuse delta Jan 22, 2026, 6:01 AM

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storm prairie I know someone Staff at 6 yoe

and they’re known for level inflation

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the comp doesn’t even make up for it because theyve squeezed every dollar of upside for awhile with the 4 tiny ass rounds in 2025

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if you got in before last year it would be insane

winged hazel Jan 22, 2026, 3:56 PM

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storm prairie Stripe used to be good

mfs just be saying anything nowadays

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 5:34 PM

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networking

obtuse delta Jan 22, 2026, 5:34 PM

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winged hazel mfs just be saying anything nowadays

i think with the context what he said makes sense

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 5:34 PM

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jaunty jungle Yeah but like why put like 10 options in the poll

I did this because

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I think

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all of those outcomes are +EV

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like

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I don't even know if I need a off season

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cuz realistically

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google = res value

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so I don't need another tech

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but if Snap > Google

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then maybe I do snap + google to hedge?

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or snap + startup

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like I think all of those combos are value

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 5:35 PM

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obtuse delta the comp doesn’t even make up for it because theyve squeezed every dollar of ups...

this ive heard is true

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but I do believe

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ramp is the highest signalf or startups

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essentially

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every t1 startup is known in the bay

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theres like no such thing as unicorn "unknown" startups

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cuz if ur unknown

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it just means ur ass

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so joining those is probably harder than getting quant

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take decagon

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i think ramp culture is brutal enough where u can survive

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and makes it worth it

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IMO

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i do really like ramp

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for what it is

obtuse delta Jan 22, 2026, 5:36 PM

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i wish i could’ve got in a year before

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priced in early holy orz

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they like 5x last year alone

livid crest Jan 22, 2026, 5:38 PM

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timing is irrelevant if u dollar cost average

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wait u cant really DCA privates

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but yeahsomething like that

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😭

obtuse delta Jan 22, 2026, 6:00 PM

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ramp

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 6:51 PM

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winged hazel mfs just be saying anything nowadays

is it not

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bad pip now

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promos are not as good

obtuse delta Jan 22, 2026, 6:52 PM

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idt the pipping is bad

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 6:52 PM

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it is 15%

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or 10% at stripe I believe

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I am just saying I dont believe it is as good as people make it out to be anymore

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They are past their peak

obtuse delta Jan 22, 2026, 6:53 PM

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theres no % idt

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it’s probably less than 10%

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 6:54 PM

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I was wrong 15% get Partially Meets Expectations

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and a subset of those get put on PIP

obtuse delta Jan 22, 2026, 6:58 PM

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if you’re targeting fast growth idt these numbers affect you

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if you’re getting PME with expectations of fast promo you’re doing something wrong

storm prairie Jan 22, 2026, 6:58 PM

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obtuse delta if you’re targeting fast growth idt these numbers affect you

Yes this is true

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But their TC numbers are also not that high anymore

livid crest Jan 23, 2026, 3:54 AM

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Google + Snap ML

honest belfry Jan 23, 2026, 3:57 AM

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Google fall

swift peak Feb 5, 2026, 7:19 PM

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@livid crest u r not tough little bro

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i should smack you

livid crest Feb 6, 2026, 7:03 PM

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I mog ur shi band 4 band rn

livid crest Feb 7, 2026, 12:35 AM

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Send

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band 4 band

livid crest Feb 9, 2026, 8:37 PM

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send stop fading

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