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Ya know, that sort of sounds like society is slowly collapsing from the weight of big business. Haha, that would be crazy though
investment banking isn't trading stocks >

This is not a hot take at all. It's true. 🤷🏼‍♀️ >

OP doesn't know anything if they think it's classy >

Money shills.  Providing value only to the exorbitantly wealthy >

I am finance adjacent, a very good college friend and a married in cousin both work in high finance.
No one knows what they are doing.
Everyone is guessing.
"Traditional" models for predicting future performance are outdated, because of the really scummy things companies do now. 
Every large company is hiding something that will affect their stock price.
It's all about extracting commissions.