Derek Sivers

2024-07 - Santiago, Chile meetings

Singular Santiago, Merced 294

I stayed in the dead-center of Santiago, which apparently used to be one of the nicest parts of town, but now was very run down, graffiti everywhere, broken windows, boarded-up shops, empty buildings. Everyone says it's been this way since the 2019 protests, and that they still haven't recovered from that.

Years ago, I'd heard that Chile was the most prosperous economy in South America, so I expected it to be like Switzerland, but so many people I met emphasized that most of the population lives in poverty, and it's a very classist/caste-system culture.

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Jorge Pablo FranetovicJorge Pablo Franetovic
life in Santiago, Chilean culture and politics, parenting
Matías González ArgomedoMatías González Argomedo
Chile, entrepreneur scene here, Pastel de Choclo
María José BadinellaMaría José Badinella
writing, storytelling, games, Chilean society, art and design
Juan ReyesJuan Reyes
VR, Valparaíso
Jaap VermeerJaap Vermeer
travel, sax, Chile, changes
Sebastian FloresSebastian Flores
books, reading habits, video games, VR
Felipe SobarzoFelipe Sobarzo
street lifting, fitness, finance, the 2019 protests
Leonardo MaldonadoLeonardo Maldonado
philosophy, hermeneutics, language, reality, Chile, Cold War, local entrepreneurs
Camilo AlmarzaCamilo Almarza
being a dentist, marketing, cryptocurrency
Carlos Otto H.Carlos Otto H.
music, economic inequality, happiness, language differences, minimalism
Andrés MarinkovicAndrés Marinkovic
programming, entrepreneurship, immigration
José Tomás NovoaJosé Tomás Novoa
entrepreneurship, programming, writing, translation