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Sure, but it also decreases mortality by reducing the risk for hundreds of diseases, including heart disease, the leading killer for over-65s. You have to balance pros/cons, obviou…

Humans aren't cars...? Don't use an analogy unless it has a logical basis.

Okay, I am happy to leave this part of the discussion. I think biological processes are highly distinguishable from non-biological ones, however (i.e. heavy brain usage is highly b…

An entirely sedentary lifestyle has incredibly high mortality. Similarly so for extreme exercise/steroid abuse. By definition, there is a point in between which maximises longevity…

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I agree. This is someone with the barest of knowledge of physics, and suddenly thinks they can upheave decades of study. It's fine to have a hypothesis based on a rudimentary under…

Also, the worst use of Occam's razor I've ever seen. By your logic, superficial observation and intuitive models of reality are more likely right than in depth, much more-complicat…

There seems to be a surplus of information for quant questions, but none on the dev side. Anyone have experience/know what to expect? Thank you!

Yeah exactly, that's why people who study at university are dumber, because they wear out their brain!

I've made a crypto trading bot which provides liquidity on poloniex, pretty simple. Makes a bit of money because of high volatility. It's not technically very impressive though.

My not particularly informed view is it wouldn't be great. Overfitting would be the biggest problem, as well as the fact that people design trading software specifically to exploit…

Hey! Thank you so much for your answer, it's very helpful. I'll give that book a read. I'm applying for a dev job at Janestreet, which I know is very competitive. I'm a pretty good…

Janestreet, in particular. There seems to be a surplus of information for quants but not as much on the development side. Thanks!