Why are HF analysts such tools?

Maybe I am biased but from the people from my school who did L/S HF after banking (vs PE) I have noticed a lot more of them have grating/weird personalities vs PE guys who are alot more normal and fun to be around.

think the type of person who would be way too into politics at a young age, probably did debate or young republicans, or some “free markets” campus group, like to name drop the CEO of public companies on a first name basis when they have met them once in a group meeting. Uses words like “delta” and “quantum” instead of regular words, tons of industry jargon and acronyms, even in regular conversions 

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They’re not like that because they’re hedge fund analysts, they’re hedge fund analyst because they’re like that. When you say “tool” I think of preftige douche PE guy who wants you see his new watch and isn’t interested in anything but EDM and sports ball. To each their own. What you’re describing is not a tool, it’s a nerd. Tools are worse and pretension + social ineptitude spans both verticals, it just tends to express differently

 

Not sure how much less of a cringe it is than a 28 y/o PE VP attempting to “add value” to veteran management teams and listing all of their “portco” board seats in career section with zero sector expertise… We are all paper pushers in one form or another, unless you roll up your sleeves and start something. Don’t hate the player

 

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