#longterm — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #longterm, aggregated by home.social.
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Stuttgart's VfB has signed striker Dzenan Pejcinovic. The forward makes the move from VfL Wolfsburg to the Swabians, according to the Bundesliga club on Monday.... https://news.osna.fm/?p=58881 | #news #boost #bundesliga #longterm #pejcinovic
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Stuttgart's VfB has signed striker Dzenan Pejcinovic. The forward makes the move from VfL Wolfsburg to the Swabians, according to the Bundesliga club on Monday.... https://news.osna.fm/?p=58881 | #news #boost #bundesliga #longterm #pejcinovic
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Stuttgart's VfB has signed striker Dzenan Pejcinovic. The forward makes the move from VfL Wolfsburg to the Swabians, according to the Bundesliga club on Monday.... https://news.osna.fm/?p=58881 | #news #boost #bundesliga #longterm #pejcinovic
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https://www.europesays.com/at/302884/ Demenzrisiko und Frailty: Diagnose rückt bei Gebrechlichkeit um Jahre vor #"Soziales" #Ageing #AI #Apoe #ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE #AT #Austria #Biomarker #Dementia #Demenzrisiko #Ernährung #Frailty #Gesundheit #Health #KI #Kognition #Krafttraining #KünstlicheIntelligenz #LongTerm #Memory #Österreich #Prävention #Risikofaktor
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@TheExecEditor hm. In general, I truly believe humankind would already greatly profit in unimaginable ways - for good - if we manage to be content with what we have already.
We have *AMAZING* cool tech: software and hardware.
Slow things down.
I want #longterm longerm-stable ;)Like me using #raspberrypi as infrastructure backbone since 2012 =24/7: #dhcp,#dns,#cups,#storage,#tftp,... - and #stableIT like that is worth it, these days
Just saying :P
Recently changed the USB PSU. That's it. -
@TheExecEditor hm. In general, I truly believe humankind would already greatly profit in unimaginable ways - for good - if we manage to be content with what we have already.
We have *AMAZING* cool tech: software and hardware.
Slow things down.
I want #longterm longerm-stable ;)Like me using #raspberrypi as infrastructure backbone since 2012 =24/7: #dhcp,#dns,#cups,#storage,#tftp,... - and #stableIT like that is worth it, these days
Just saying :P
Recently changed the USB PSU. That's it. -
@TheExecEditor hm. In general, I truly believe humankind would already greatly profit in unimaginable ways - for good - if we manage to be content with what we have already.
We have *AMAZING* cool tech: software and hardware.
Slow things down.
I want #longterm longerm-stable ;)Like me using #raspberrypi as infrastructure backbone since 2012 =24/7: #dhcp,#dns,#cups,#storage,#tftp,... - and #stableIT like that is worth it, these days
Just saying :P
Recently changed the USB PSU. That's it. -
@TheExecEditor hm. In general, I truly believe humankind would already greatly profit in unimaginable ways - for good - if we manage to be content with what we have already.
We have *AMAZING* cool tech: software and hardware.
Slow things down.
I want #longterm longerm-stable ;)Like me using #raspberrypi as infrastructure backbone since 2012 =24/7: #dhcp,#dns,#cups,#storage,#tftp,... - and #stableIT like that is worth it, these days
Just saying :P
Recently changed the USB PSU. That's it. -
@TheExecEditor hm. In general, I truly believe humankind would already greatly profit in unimaginable ways - for good - if we manage to be content with what we have already.
We have *AMAZING* cool tech: software and hardware.
Slow things down.
I want #longterm longerm-stable ;)Like me using #raspberrypi as infrastructure backbone since 2012 =24/7: #dhcp,#dns,#cups,#storage,#tftp,... - and #stableIT like that is worth it, these days
Just saying :P
Recently changed the USB PSU. That's it. -
From Morocco to Mexico, these extended stays encourage doing the absolute most #lifestyle #longterm #luxurystay
Posted into FLIPBOARD EXCHANGE FEED 🗞️ @flipboard-exchange-feed-Econopass
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From Morocco to Mexico, these extended stays encourage doing the absolute most #lifestyle #longterm #luxurystay
Posted into FLIPBOARD EXCHANGE FEED 🗞️ @flipboard-exchange-feed-Econopass
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/328992/ John Crane achieves B-BBEE Level One status, strengthening long-term investment and localisation strategy in South Africa #achieves #Africa #and #BBBEE #Crane #in #investment #John #level #localisation #LongTerm #one #south #SouthAfrica #status #strategy #strengthening
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VTI, QQQ, and XLK have shown impressive long-term growth—proof that patience in the market pays off. 📈 Keep your eyes on the horizon and stay invested!
#ShoesmithLC #ETFs #InvestSmart #MarketGrowth #WealthBuilding #StockMarket #FinanceTips #LongTerm #PassiveIncome #Bullish---
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VTI, QQQ, and XLK have shown impressive long-term growth—proof that patience in the market pays off. 📈 Keep your eyes on the horizon and stay invested!
#ShoesmithLC #ETFs #InvestSmart #MarketGrowth #WealthBuilding #StockMarket #FinanceTips #LongTerm #PassiveIncome #Bullish---
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VTI, QQQ, and XLK have shown impressive long-term growth—proof that patience in the market pays off. 📈 Keep your eyes on the horizon and stay invested!
#ShoesmithLC #ETFs #InvestSmart #MarketGrowth #WealthBuilding #StockMarket #FinanceTips #LongTerm #PassiveIncome #Bullish---
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VTI, QQQ, and XLK have shown impressive long-term growth—proof that patience in the market pays off. 📈 Keep your eyes on the horizon and stay invested!
#ShoesmithLC #ETFs #InvestSmart #MarketGrowth #WealthBuilding #StockMarket #FinanceTips #LongTerm #PassiveIncome #Bullish---
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SPARE CHANGE: THREE KEY PRINCIPLES TO BASE YOUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO ON
Over the next few months, we will talk about investing, starting from the basics and building up to where and how you can actually put money to work.
At its core, investing is simple—it is putting money into something today that you expect will be worth more in the future. That could be stocks, a home or part of a business. The goal is to grow your money over time.
Why invest instead […]
https://www.communityedition.ca/spare-change-three-key-principles-to-base-your-investment-portfolio-on/ -
SPARE CHANGE: THREE KEY PRINCIPLES TO BASE YOUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO ON
Over the next few months, we will talk about investing, starting from the basics and building up to where and how you can actually put money to work.
At its core, investing is simple—it is putting money into something today that you expect will be worth more in the future. That could be stocks, a home or part of a business. The goal is to grow your money over time.
Why invest instead […]
https://www.communityedition.ca/spare-change-three-key-principles-to-base-your-investment-portfolio-on/ -
SPARE CHANGE: THREE KEY PRINCIPLES TO BASE YOUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO ON
Over the next few months, we will talk about investing, starting from the basics and building up to where and how you can actually put money to work.
At its core, investing is simple—it is putting money into something today that you expect will be worth more in the future. That could be stocks, a home or part of a business. The goal is to grow your money over time.
Why invest instead […]
https://www.communityedition.ca/spare-change-three-key-principles-to-base-your-investment-portfolio-on/ -
SPARE CHANGE: THREE KEY PRINCIPLES TO BASE YOUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO ON
Over the next few months, we will talk about investing, starting from the basics and building up to where and how you can actually put money to work.
At its core, investing is simple—it is putting money into something today that you expect will be worth more in the future. That could be stocks, a home or part of a business. The goal is to grow your money over time.
Why invest instead […]
https://www.communityedition.ca/spare-change-three-key-principles-to-base-your-investment-portfolio-on/ -
A quotation from Baltasar Gracian
The way to quiet the turbulence of a mob is to withdraw your hand, and let it quiet itself; to concede today, may be the best way to succeed tomorrow.
[Sea modo de sosegar vulgares torbellinos el alzar mano y dejar sosegar; ceder al tiempo ahora será vencer después.]Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 138 (1647) [tr. Fischer (1937)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #calming #concede #concession #inaction #longgame #longrun #longterm #mob #patience #runitscourse #success #turmoil #unrest #windingdown #withdrawal #yielding
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A quotation from Baltasar Gracian
The way to quiet the turbulence of a mob is to withdraw your hand, and let it quiet itself; to concede today, may be the best way to succeed tomorrow.
[Sea modo de sosegar vulgares torbellinos el alzar mano y dejar sosegar; ceder al tiempo ahora será vencer después.]Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 138 (1647) [tr. Fischer (1937)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #calming #concede #concession #inaction #longgame #longrun #longterm #mob #patience #runitscourse #success #turmoil #unrest #windingdown #withdrawal #yielding
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A quotation from Baltasar Gracian
The way to quiet the turbulence of a mob is to withdraw your hand, and let it quiet itself; to concede today, may be the best way to succeed tomorrow.
[Sea modo de sosegar vulgares torbellinos el alzar mano y dejar sosegar; ceder al tiempo ahora será vencer después.]Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 138 (1647) [tr. Fischer (1937)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #calming #concede #concession #inaction #longgame #longrun #longterm #mob #patience #runitscourse #success #turmoil #unrest #windingdown #withdrawal #yielding
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A quotation from Baltasar Gracian
The way to quiet the turbulence of a mob is to withdraw your hand, and let it quiet itself; to concede today, may be the best way to succeed tomorrow.
[Sea modo de sosegar vulgares torbellinos el alzar mano y dejar sosegar; ceder al tiempo ahora será vencer después.]Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 138 (1647) [tr. Fischer (1937)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #calming #concede #concession #inaction #longgame #longrun #longterm #mob #patience #runitscourse #success #turmoil #unrest #windingdown #withdrawal #yielding
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A quotation from Baltasar Gracian
The way to quiet the turbulence of a mob is to withdraw your hand, and let it quiet itself; to concede today, may be the best way to succeed tomorrow.
[Sea modo de sosegar vulgares torbellinos el alzar mano y dejar sosegar; ceder al tiempo ahora será vencer después.]Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 138 (1647) [tr. Fischer (1937)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #calming #concede #concession #inaction #longgame #longrun #longterm #mob #patience #runitscourse #success #turmoil #unrest #windingdown #withdrawal #yielding
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@X31Andy it is possible (with enough #money #investment) in most parts of the world to become 100% self sufficienty in terms of #electricity IF there is #cheap #longterm #storage ( #summer to #winter ) #wind + #solar can be combined at the #battery check this out #hydrogen in #iron https://generation-nachhaltigkeit.at/eisen-das-ende-aller-energie-und-wasserstoff-h2-speicher-probleme/
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@X31Andy it is possible (with enough #money #investment) in most parts of the world to become 100% self sufficienty in terms of #electricity IF there is #cheap #longterm #storage ( #summer to #winter ) #wind + #solar can be combined at the #battery check this out #hydrogen in #iron https://generation-nachhaltigkeit.at/eisen-das-ende-aller-energie-und-wasserstoff-h2-speicher-probleme/
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@X31Andy it is possible (with enough #money #investment) in most parts of the world to become 100% self sufficienty in terms of #electricity IF there is #cheap #longterm #storage ( #summer to #winter ) #wind + #solar can be combined at the #battery check this out #hydrogen in #iron https://generation-nachhaltigkeit.at/eisen-das-ende-aller-energie-und-wasserstoff-h2-speicher-probleme/
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@X31Andy it is possible (with enough #money #investment) in most parts of the world to become 100% self sufficienty in terms of #electricity IF there is #cheap #longterm #storage ( #summer to #winter ) #wind + #solar can be combined at the #battery check this out #hydrogen in #iron https://generation-nachhaltigkeit.at/eisen-das-ende-aller-energie-und-wasserstoff-h2-speicher-probleme/
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Your future business, brand, or project won't be built in a single day.
But it can be built one day at a time.
Stay patient.
Stay focused.
Stay consistent.That's the formula.
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Your future business, brand, or project won't be built in a single day.
But it can be built one day at a time.
Stay patient.
Stay focused.
Stay consistent.That's the formula.
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Your future business, brand, or project won't be built in a single day.
But it can be built one day at a time.
Stay patient.
Stay focused.
Stay consistent.That's the formula.
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/518824/ “Govt in Panic Mode”: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticises Centre over reported tax change plans and economic conditions #addressing #AtmosphereCreated #Business #Corporate #Economy #Éire #ForeignPortfolio #GovernmentSecurities #IE #Income #IndianGovernment #Ireland #LongTerm #wealth
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Learn SQL Once, Use It for 30 Years
https://fagnerbrack.com/learn-sql-once-use-it-for-30-years-9aceb0bdee03
#HackerNews #SQL #Learning #Tech #Skills #Data #Management #LongTerm #Skills
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Learn SQL Once, Use It for 30 Years
https://fagnerbrack.com/learn-sql-once-use-it-for-30-years-9aceb0bdee03
#HackerNews #SQL #Learning #Tech #Skills #Data #Management #LongTerm #Skills
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Learn SQL Once, Use It for 30 Years
https://fagnerbrack.com/learn-sql-once-use-it-for-30-years-9aceb0bdee03
#HackerNews #SQL #Learning #Tech #Skills #Data #Management #LongTerm #Skills
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Learn SQL Once, Use It for 30 Years
https://fagnerbrack.com/learn-sql-once-use-it-for-30-years-9aceb0bdee03
#HackerNews #SQL #Learning #Tech #Skills #Data #Management #LongTerm #Skills
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Learn SQL Once, Use It for 30 Years
https://fagnerbrack.com/learn-sql-once-use-it-for-30-years-9aceb0bdee03
#HackerNews #SQL #Learning #Tech #Skills #Data #Management #LongTerm #Skills
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Podcast Episode: The Most Important Lesson from Mutualism: Save Now
In the late 19th century, when workers in northern Chile arrived to work in the nitrate fields, there were no pension funds, no public health insurance, and no unemployment benefits. They had something more fragile yet more powerful: organized solidarity. It was called mutualism.
What Mutualism Was
Mutual aid societies and workers’ associations were nonprofit organizations created by workers for workers. They emerged to cover needs the State at the time did not address: healthcare, death benefits, education, housing, and a basic pension. Their financing mechanism was straightforward: each member paid a monthly fee. Those funds went into a common pool used to support members in need.
At its peak, between 1891 and 1924, the mutualist movement was the most important social organization in Chile. It paved the way for trade unions, political parties, and the social legislation that governs labor today.
The Paradox of Decline
The irony of mutualism is that the very social laws it helped advance eventually made mutual aid societies less essential. As the State assumed responsibility for healthcare, pensions, and labor protection, mutuals lost their core purpose.
Today, 223 mutual aid societies operate in Chile with approximately 40,000 members. Their benefits are largely limited to death allowances and burial space. The giant that helped build modern Chile now lies dormant.
The Enduring Lesson
One lesson from mutualism has not aged: no one is coming to rescue you. Not then, not now. Mutualists understood this 130 years ago and built their own social security, contribution by contribution. They did not wait for the State or employers to act; they took action.
Today the context is different, but the principle remains. We live in a world of uncertainty, with inadequate pensions, rising healthcare costs, and persistent job instability. The collective response of mutualism is no longer available in the same way. The individual response of saving is.
Saving as an Act of Freedom
Saving is not for the wealthy. It is for anyone who understands that the future is built through present decisions. The power of compound interest—where saved money earns returns that generate further returns—works exactly the same with five thousand Chilean pesos as with five million. The only determining variable is time.
The question you should ask today is not whether you can save, but how much you can start saving now. Because the best time to start was ten years ago. The second-best time is today.
Tu voto:
#autonomy #Chile #community #compound #discipline #education #finance #foresight #freedom #future #history #interest #labor #life #longterm #mentalHealth #mutualism #Nitrate #organization #pensions #podcast #politics #protection #responsibility #savings #security #solidarity #welfare #workers -
Podcast Episode: The Most Important Lesson from Mutualism: Save Now
In the late 19th century, when workers in northern Chile arrived to work in the nitrate fields, there were no pension funds, no public health insurance, and no unemployment benefits. They had something more fragile yet more powerful: organized solidarity. It was called mutualism.
What Mutualism Was
Mutual aid societies and workers’ associations were nonprofit organizations created by workers for workers. They emerged to cover needs the State at the time did not address: healthcare, death benefits, education, housing, and a basic pension. Their financing mechanism was straightforward: each member paid a monthly fee. Those funds went into a common pool used to support members in need.
At its peak, between 1891 and 1924, the mutualist movement was the most important social organization in Chile. It paved the way for trade unions, political parties, and the social legislation that governs labor today.
The Paradox of Decline
The irony of mutualism is that the very social laws it helped advance eventually made mutual aid societies less essential. As the State assumed responsibility for healthcare, pensions, and labor protection, mutuals lost their core purpose.
Today, 223 mutual aid societies operate in Chile with approximately 40,000 members. Their benefits are largely limited to death allowances and burial space. The giant that helped build modern Chile now lies dormant.
The Enduring Lesson
One lesson from mutualism has not aged: no one is coming to rescue you. Not then, not now. Mutualists understood this 130 years ago and built their own social security, contribution by contribution. They did not wait for the State or employers to act; they took action.
Today the context is different, but the principle remains. We live in a world of uncertainty, with inadequate pensions, rising healthcare costs, and persistent job instability. The collective response of mutualism is no longer available in the same way. The individual response of saving is.
Saving as an Act of Freedom
Saving is not for the wealthy. It is for anyone who understands that the future is built through present decisions. The power of compound interest—where saved money earns returns that generate further returns—works exactly the same with five thousand Chilean pesos as with five million. The only determining variable is time.
The question you should ask today is not whether you can save, but how much you can start saving now. Because the best time to start was ten years ago. The second-best time is today.
Tu voto:
#autonomy #Chile #community #compound #discipline #education #finance #foresight #freedom #future #history #interest #labor #life #longterm #mentalHealth #mutualism #Nitrate #organization #pensions #podcast #politics #protection #responsibility #savings #security #solidarity #welfare #workers -
Podcast Episode: The Most Important Lesson from Mutualism: Save Now
In the late 19th century, when workers in northern Chile arrived to work in the nitrate fields, there were no pension funds, no public health insurance, and no unemployment benefits. They had something more fragile yet more powerful: organized solidarity. It was called mutualism.
What Mutualism Was
Mutual aid societies and workers’ associations were nonprofit organizations created by workers for workers. They emerged to cover needs the State at the time did not address: healthcare, death benefits, education, housing, and a basic pension. Their financing mechanism was straightforward: each member paid a monthly fee. Those funds went into a common pool used to support members in need.
At its peak, between 1891 and 1924, the mutualist movement was the most important social organization in Chile. It paved the way for trade unions, political parties, and the social legislation that governs labor today.
The Paradox of Decline
The irony of mutualism is that the very social laws it helped advance eventually made mutual aid societies less essential. As the State assumed responsibility for healthcare, pensions, and labor protection, mutuals lost their core purpose.
Today, 223 mutual aid societies operate in Chile with approximately 40,000 members. Their benefits are largely limited to death allowances and burial space. The giant that helped build modern Chile now lies dormant.
The Enduring Lesson
One lesson from mutualism has not aged: no one is coming to rescue you. Not then, not now. Mutualists understood this 130 years ago and built their own social security, contribution by contribution. They did not wait for the State or employers to act; they took action.
Today the context is different, but the principle remains. We live in a world of uncertainty, with inadequate pensions, rising healthcare costs, and persistent job instability. The collective response of mutualism is no longer available in the same way. The individual response of saving is.
Saving as an Act of Freedom
Saving is not for the wealthy. It is for anyone who understands that the future is built through present decisions. The power of compound interest—where saved money earns returns that generate further returns—works exactly the same with five thousand Chilean pesos as with five million. The only determining variable is time.
The question you should ask today is not whether you can save, but how much you can start saving now. Because the best time to start was ten years ago. The second-best time is today.
Tu voto:
#autonomy #Chile #community #compound #discipline #education #finance #foresight #freedom #future #history #interest #labor #life #longterm #mentalHealth #mutualism #Nitrate #organization #pensions #podcast #politics #protection #responsibility #savings #security #solidarity #welfare #workers -
Podcast Episode: The Most Important Lesson from Mutualism: Save Now
In the late 19th century, when workers in northern Chile arrived to work in the nitrate fields, there were no pension funds, no public health insurance, and no unemployment benefits. They had something more fragile yet more powerful: organized solidarity. It was called mutualism.
What Mutualism Was
Mutual aid societies and workers’ associations were nonprofit organizations created by workers for workers. They emerged to cover needs the State at the time did not address: healthcare, death benefits, education, housing, and a basic pension. Their financing mechanism was straightforward: each member paid a monthly fee. Those funds went into a common pool used to support members in need.
At its peak, between 1891 and 1924, the mutualist movement was the most important social organization in Chile. It paved the way for trade unions, political parties, and the social legislation that governs labor today.
The Paradox of Decline
The irony of mutualism is that the very social laws it helped advance eventually made mutual aid societies less essential. As the State assumed responsibility for healthcare, pensions, and labor protection, mutuals lost their core purpose.
Today, 223 mutual aid societies operate in Chile with approximately 40,000 members. Their benefits are largely limited to death allowances and burial space. The giant that helped build modern Chile now lies dormant.
The Enduring Lesson
One lesson from mutualism has not aged: no one is coming to rescue you. Not then, not now. Mutualists understood this 130 years ago and built their own social security, contribution by contribution. They did not wait for the State or employers to act; they took action.
Today the context is different, but the principle remains. We live in a world of uncertainty, with inadequate pensions, rising healthcare costs, and persistent job instability. The collective response of mutualism is no longer available in the same way. The individual response of saving is.
Saving as an Act of Freedom
Saving is not for the wealthy. It is for anyone who understands that the future is built through present decisions. The power of compound interest—where saved money earns returns that generate further returns—works exactly the same with five thousand Chilean pesos as with five million. The only determining variable is time.
The question you should ask today is not whether you can save, but how much you can start saving now. Because the best time to start was ten years ago. The second-best time is today.
Tu voto:
#autonomy #Chile #community #compound #discipline #education #finance #foresight #freedom #future #history #interest #labor #life #longterm #mentalHealth #mutualism #Nitrate #organization #pensions #podcast #politics #protection #responsibility #savings #security #solidarity #welfare #workers -
Podcast Episode: The Most Important Lesson from Mutualism: Save Now
In the late 19th century, when workers in northern Chile arrived to work in the nitrate fields, there were no pension funds, no public health insurance, and no unemployment benefits. They had something more fragile yet more powerful: organized solidarity. It was called mutualism.
What Mutualism Was
Mutual aid societies and workers’ associations were nonprofit organizations created by workers for workers. They emerged to cover needs the State at the time did not address: healthcare, death benefits, education, housing, and a basic pension. Their financing mechanism was straightforward: each member paid a monthly fee. Those funds went into a common pool used to support members in need.
At its peak, between 1891 and 1924, the mutualist movement was the most important social organization in Chile. It paved the way for trade unions, political parties, and the social legislation that governs labor today.
The Paradox of Decline
The irony of mutualism is that the very social laws it helped advance eventually made mutual aid societies less essential. As the State assumed responsibility for healthcare, pensions, and labor protection, mutuals lost their core purpose.
Today, 223 mutual aid societies operate in Chile with approximately 40,000 members. Their benefits are largely limited to death allowances and burial space. The giant that helped build modern Chile now lies dormant.
The Enduring Lesson
One lesson from mutualism has not aged: no one is coming to rescue you. Not then, not now. Mutualists understood this 130 years ago and built their own social security, contribution by contribution. They did not wait for the State or employers to act; they took action.
Today the context is different, but the principle remains. We live in a world of uncertainty, with inadequate pensions, rising healthcare costs, and persistent job instability. The collective response of mutualism is no longer available in the same way. The individual response of saving is.
Saving as an Act of Freedom
Saving is not for the wealthy. It is for anyone who understands that the future is built through present decisions. The power of compound interest—where saved money earns returns that generate further returns—works exactly the same with five thousand Chilean pesos as with five million. The only determining variable is time.
The question you should ask today is not whether you can save, but how much you can start saving now. Because the best time to start was ten years ago. The second-best time is today.
Tu voto:
#autonomy #Chile #community #compound #discipline #education #finance #foresight #freedom #future #history #interest #labor #life #longterm #mentalHealth #mutualism #Nitrate #organization #pensions #podcast #politics #protection #responsibility #savings #security #solidarity #welfare #workers -
@rebekka_m @BernieSanders it was so secret they even closed the curtains, yes guys its like that, #AI is good with text but is largely used to justify layoffs in order to rehire later cheaper. Will there be #selfdriving #trucks ? Yes. #taxis yes. But that is just #capitalism destroying its #customerbase
#longterm this #planet belongs to everybody not the 1% #papermoney #banksters and #monopoly players that inherited billions and do not know how to put it to good use, #systemA is failing -
@rebekka_m @BernieSanders it was so secret they even closed the curtains, yes guys its like that, #AI is good with text but is largely used to justify layoffs in order to rehire later cheaper. Will there be #selfdriving #trucks ? Yes. #taxis yes. But that is just #capitalism destroying its #customerbase
#longterm this #planet belongs to everybody not the 1% #papermoney #banksters and #monopoly players that inherited billions and do not know how to put it to good use, #systemA is failing