Take the 2-minute tour ×  I think like many other people here, I
work on a meaningless pursuit: I develop high performance
algorithmic trading software for an investment company.  Year
over the year, I no longer care about what I used to care. I
used to care about good software, like a carpenter cares for
what he builds. I don't. Anymore. I just write it out. Test it.
It ships. People made more money. I travel a bit with my bonus.
What I do is harmful to the world: it just takes money out of
the market, put in some pocket. It's just gaming the rules to
make it more like pre-SEC trading. Believe me, it sucks.  The
question: I don't think there are many softwares or something
else out there that helps the world to be a better place or, at
least, don't suck that much. How to deal with this? With this
lack of meaning?  share|improve this question find a different
job. you are obviously working for the wrong place. we are all
carpenters, painters, or plumbers but that doesn't mean any of
us would be happy constru