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]]> How Business Worked rogue007c@gmail.com The 400 Year Cycle of Real Estate Use my link to get a free bag of fresh coffee with any subscription purchase: http://drinktrade.com/howhistoryworksSign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#housingmarket #History #realestate Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Real estate is the best way to make money. And the quickest way to lose money.At least, that’s what they say.In reality, the property industry has its ups and downs just like any other market but whatmakes it stand out from the crowd is its longevity.But it wasn’t always the case that you could buy and sell land.Even before you could slap a price tag on it, the earth under your feet had political sway andpower which could affect the course of history.So how did real estate go from being owned by elites to being owned by the public...andelites?For most of human history, the ground was just dirt and mud. Then someone got the idea tobuild a straw hut and - hey presto – real estate was invented.Or at least, our concept of real estate. The idea of private property took a while to form.It took so long that humans learned to domestic dogs 800 or so years before permanentstructures were erected. Even before we’d conceptualised how to buy a home, we wanted apet to live with. [1]We see someone building a straw hut. But then someone runs up, yanks a tree branch outand throws it for a dog to fetch. The straw hut collapses.But once we figured out how to stop stuff falling over, we were set on figuring out how tointegrate buildings into society.The oldest known established city was Jericho, in 9000 BC. It’s fair to say any concept ofproperty laws would be part of their customs or laws, though archaeologists are confidentfrom their findings that early city states often had communal aspects to land resourcemanagement. [2]This suggests that humans first focus was on building homes, municipal areas, infrastructureand, of course, palaces.That’s because the king or queen or pharaoh or sultan or whoever was in charge ownedeverything.For most of human history, property rights have been firmly in the hands of the elite.Take Ancient Greece.Their concept of property rights was not universal.Only free male adults could own or inherit land, which means women and slaves were out ofthe game. They were also closely tied to citizenship or social status so if you think you’ll geton the property ladder, spare a thought for the red tape Aristotle had to cut through.But over in Rome, things were different.There, property law was a significant part of the Roman legal system.For their time, it was immensely sophisticated, and has even provided the backbone for a lotof Western law. One monumental idea was to differentiate types of property. [3]“Dominium” meant you owned the property and “possession” meant you owned a bit of it butcould own all of it one day if certain conditions were met.So, in essence, these were the ancient world’s equivalent of a mortgage!In Egypt, however, land ownership was stricter.Only the Pharaoh or upper echelons of society could get a nice little place out by the Sphinx.Things weren’t as comfortable for the masses. Any farmer toiling in a field they didn’t own,or wasn’t owned by their boss, had to pay a fee for the luxury to work.Dang. Even before property rights were universal, there were landlords and rent!It would take some time before the value of land changed, but when it did the world wasnever the same again.It’s time to learn How History Works as we chronicle the history of real estate.Sources:1. https://www.intrepidpea.com/2019/02/timelineofhumans.html2. https://www.thearchaeologist.org Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Use my link to get a free bag of fresh coffee with any subscription purchase: http://drinktrade.com/howhistoryworksSign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#housingmarket #History #realestate Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Real estate is the best way to make money. And the quickest way to lose money.At least, that’s what they say.In reality, the property industry has its ups and downs just like any other market but whatmakes it stand out from the crowd is its longevity.But it wasn’t always the case that you could buy and sell land.Even before you could slap a price tag on it, the earth under your feet had political sway andpower which could affect the course of history.So how did real estate go from being owned by elites to being owned by the public...andelites?For most of human history, the ground was just dirt and mud. Then someone got the idea tobuild a straw hut and - hey presto – real estate was invented.Or at least, our concept of real estate. The idea of private property took a while to form.It took so long that humans learned to domestic dogs 800 or so years before permanentstructures were erected. Even before we’d conceptualised how to buy a home, we wanted apet to live with. [1]We see someone building a straw hut. But then someone runs up, yanks a tree branch outand throws it for a dog to fetch. The straw hut collapses.But once we figured out how to stop stuff falling over, we were set on figuring out how tointegrate buildings into society.The oldest known established city was Jericho, in 9000 BC. It’s fair to say any concept ofproperty laws would be part of their customs or laws, though archaeologists are confidentfrom their findings that early city states often had communal aspects to land resourcemanagement. [2]This suggests that humans first focus was on building homes, municipal areas, infrastructureand, of course, palaces.That’s because the king or queen or pharaoh or sultan or whoever was in charge ownedeverything.For most of human history, property rights have been firmly in the hands of the elite.Take Ancient Greece.Their concept of property rights was not universal.Only free male adults could own or inherit land, which means women and slaves were out ofthe game. They were also closely tied to citizenship or social status so if you think you’ll geton the property ladder, spare a thought for the red tape Aristotle had to cut through.But over in Rome, things were different.There, property law was a significant part of the Roman legal system.For their time, it was immensely sophisticated, and has even provided the backbone for a lotof Western law. One monumental idea was to differentiate types of property. [3]“Dominium” meant you owned the property and “possession” meant you owned a bit of it butcould own all of it one day if certain conditions were met.So, in essence, these were the ancient world’s equivalent of a mortgage!In Egypt, however, land ownership was stricter.Only the Pharaoh or upper echelons of society could get a nice little place out by the Sphinx.Things weren’t as comfortable for the masses. Any farmer toiling in a field they didn’t own,or wasn’t owned by their boss, had to pay a fee for the luxury to work.Dang. Even before property rights were universal, there were landlords and rent!It would take some time before the value of land changed, but when it did the world wasnever the same again.It’s time to learn How History Works as we chronicle the history of real estate.Sources:1. https://www.intrepidpea.com/2019/02/timelineofhumans.html2. https://www.thearchaeologist.org Use my link to get a free bag of fresh coffee with any subscription purchase: http://drinktrade.com/howhistoryworks

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Real estate is the best way to make money. And the quickest way to lose money.

At least, that’s what they say.
In reality, the property industry has its ups and downs just like any other market but what
makes it stand out from the crowd is its longevity.
But it wasn’t always the case that you could buy and sell land.
Even before you could slap a price tag on it, the earth under your feet had political sway and
power which could affect the course of history.
So how did real estate go from being owned by elites to being owned by the public...and
elites?

For most of human history, the ground was just dirt and mud. Then someone got the idea to
build a straw hut and - hey presto – real estate was invented.
Or at least, our concept of real estate. The idea of private property took a while to form.
It took so long that humans learned to domestic dogs 800 or so years before permanent
structures were erected. Even before we’d conceptualised how to buy a home, we wanted a
pet to live with. [1]
We see someone building a straw hut. But then someone runs up, yanks a tree branch out

and throws it for a dog to fetch. The straw hut collapses.

But once we figured out how to stop stuff falling over, we were set on figuring out how to
integrate buildings into society.
The oldest known established city was Jericho, in 9000 BC. It’s fair to say any concept of
property laws would be part of their customs or laws, though archaeologists are confident
from their findings that early city states often had communal aspects to land resource
management. [2]
This suggests that humans first focus was on building homes, municipal areas, infrastructure
and, of course, palaces.
That’s because the king or queen or pharaoh or sultan or whoever was in charge owned
everything.
For most of human history, property rights have been firmly in the hands of the elite.
Take Ancient Greece.
Their concept of property rights was not universal.
Only free male adults could own or inherit land, which means women and slaves were out of
the game. They were also closely tied to citizenship or social status so if you think you’ll get
on the property ladder, spare a thought for the red tape Aristotle had to cut through.
But over in Rome, things were different.
There, property law was a significant part of the Roman legal system.
For their time, it was immensely sophisticated, and has even provided the backbone for a lot
of Western law. One monumental idea was to differentiate types of property. [3]
“Dominium” meant you owned the property and “possession” meant you owned a bit of it but
could own all of it one day if certain conditions were met.
So, in essence, these were the ancient world’s equivalent of a mortgage!
In Egypt, however, land ownership was stricter.
Only the Pharaoh or upper echelons of society could get a nice little place out by the Sphinx.
Things weren’t as comfortable for the masses. Any farmer toiling in a field they didn’t own,
or wasn’t owned by their boss, had to pay a fee for the luxury to work.
Dang. Even before property rights were universal, there were landlords and rent!
It would take some time before the value of land changed, but when it did the world was
never the same again.
It’s time to learn How History Works as we chronicle the history of real estate.

Sources:

1. https://www.intrepidpea.com/2019/02/timelineofhumans.html
2. https://www.thearchaeologist.org

]]> 1299 no The Long Rise (And Rapid Fall) of the 9-5 Job The first 500 people to use this link and code HHW30 will get 30% off their first subscription with Soylent: https://bit.ly/4bIwbxb------#business #History #jobs Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----The future of work is about to change. At least, for some people.Over the last few decades, the 9-to-5 has been ridiculed for its dehumanising aspects thanksto the iconography of cubicles, employee of the month portraits and office life. [1]The image is now better nowadays, even with open plan offices and free Foosball tables!That’s why for some, the 40-hour work week is a false reality, manufactured by exploitativeindustries who base their reasoning on a society which no longer exists.For others, it’s a sign of stability and prosperity which we should be thankful for now thattechnology has become a great equaliser.But whether you think the gig economy [2] will usher in financial utopia or economiccatastrophe, there’s one thing we can agree on: the 9-to-5 is a culmination of humankind’sfusion with politics, economics and labour.If you don’t know where it came from, you won’t know where the labour market is going.So it's time to learn How History Works. --- Sources ---1. https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/09/success/work-culture-9-to-5-curious-consumer/index.html2. https://hbr.org/2018/03/thriving-in-the-gig-economy3. https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/slavery-ancient-greece-life-society/4. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-13260-5_35. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/serfdom6. https://ruthjohnston.com/AllThingsMedieval/?p=1257. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Timeline-Industrial-Revolution/8. https://dudsonmuseum.vast.org.uk/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-factory-worker/9. https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-9/year-9-child-labour-reading/10. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/americas-company-towns-then-and-now-180956382/11. https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-ford12. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/haymarket-riot13. https://hbr.org/2020/07/a-brief-history-of-the-modern-office14. https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/news/news/australians-happy-working-from-home,-men-and-women-are-looking-to-upskill,-but-young-people-feeling-the-pinch15. https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-only-i-get-canceled-mrbeast-responds-company-town-comparisons-buying-houses-employees-neighborhood Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked The first 500 people to use this link and code HHW30 will get 30% off their first subscription with Soylent: https://bit.ly/4bIwbxb------#business #History #jobs Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----The future of work is about to change. At least, for some people.Over the last few decades, the 9-to-5 has been ridiculed for its dehumanising aspects thanksto the iconography of cubicles, employee of the month portraits and office life. [1]The image is now better nowadays, even with open plan offices and free Foosball tables!That’s why for some, the 40-hour work week is a false reality, manufactured by exploitativeindustries who base their reasoning on a society which no longer exists.For others, it’s a sign of stability and prosperity which we should be thankful for now thattechnology has become a great equaliser.But whether you think the gig economy [2] will usher in financial utopia or economiccatastrophe, there’s one thing we can agree on: the 9-to-5 is a culmination of humankind’sfusion with politics, economics and labour.If you don’t know where it came from, you won’t know where the labour market is going.So it's time to learn How History Works. --- Sources ---1. https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/09/success/work-culture-9-to-5-curious-consumer/index.html2. https://hbr.org/2018/03/thriving-in-the-gig-economy3. https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/slavery-ancient-greece-life-society/4. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-13260-5_35. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/serfdom6. https://ruthjohnston.com/AllThingsMedieval/?p=1257. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Timeline-Industrial-Revolution/8. https://dudsonmuseum.vast.org.uk/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-factory-worker/9. https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-9/year-9-child-labour-reading/10. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/americas-company-towns-then-and-now-180956382/11. https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-ford12. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/haymarket-riot13. https://hbr.org/2020/07/a-brief-history-of-the-modern-office14. https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/news/news/australians-happy-working-from-home,-men-and-women-are-looking-to-upskill,-but-young-people-feeling-the-pinch15. https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-only-i-get-canceled-mrbeast-responds-company-town-comparisons-buying-houses-employees-neighborhood The first 500 people to use this link and code HHW30 will get 30% off their first subscription with Soylent: https://bit.ly/4bIwbxb

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Svibe Multimedia Studio
Editor: Cardan
Media Gatherer: Andrea Rivas

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Music Provided By: Epidemic Sound

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The future of work is about to change. At least, for some people.
Over the last few decades, the 9-to-5 has been ridiculed for its dehumanising aspects thanks
to the iconography of cubicles, employee of the month portraits and office life. [1]
The image is now better nowadays, even with open plan offices and free Foosball tables!
That’s why for some, the 40-hour work week is a false reality, manufactured by exploitative
industries who base their reasoning on a society which no longer exists.
For others, it’s a sign of stability and prosperity which we should be thankful for now that
technology has become a great equaliser.
But whether you think the gig economy [2] will usher in financial utopia or economic
catastrophe, there’s one thing we can agree on: the 9-to-5 is a culmination of humankind’s
fusion with politics, economics and labour.
If you don’t know where it came from, you won’t know where the labour market is going.

So it's time to learn How History Works.

--- Sources ---


1. https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/09/success/work-culture-9-to-5-curious-
consumer/index.html
2. https://hbr.org/2018/03/thriving-in-the-gig-economy
3. https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/slavery-ancient-greece-life-
society/
4. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-13260-5_3
5. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/serfdom
6. https://ruthjohnston.com/AllThingsMedieval/?p=125
7. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Timeline-Industrial-
Revolution/
8. https://dudsonmuseum.vast.org.uk/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-factory-worker/
9. https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-9/year-9-child-labour-reading/
10. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/americas-company-towns-then-and-now-
180956382/
11. https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-ford
12. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/haymarket-riot
13. https://hbr.org/2020/07/a-brief-history-of-the-modern-office
14. https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/news/news/australians-happy-working-
from-home,-men-and-women-are-looking-to-upskill,-but-young-people-feeling-the-
pinch
15. https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-only-i-get-canceled-mrbeast-responds-
company-town-comparisons-buying-houses-employees-neighborhood

]]> 1087 no The Rise and Fall Of The East India Company Exploitation, political meddling, and military aggression. I’m not talking about the dictator of a banana republic; I’m talking about a private company whose personal army was three times that of the British army. The East India Company sounds like the sort of capitalistic nightmare ripped straight from the pages of a Philipp K Dick novel, but these guys were a real dystopian force.Their time may be over, but their consequences of their actions shaped the world as we know it. In 1557, a few years before the unofficial Anglo-Spanish War, Francis Drake decided to explore the bank accounts of Spanish settlements in South America. [1] Once he plundered the Spanish colonies, he darted back across the Pacific Ocean, until touching down in the East Indies.As Drake sails away, the Spanish throw things at him in anger. While travelling through the Molucca Islands he met Sultan Babullah, then ruler of the Sultanate of Ternate – one of the oldest Muslim Kingdoms in Indonesia.This guy was the greatest of the Sultans having run out the Portuguese occupants. Under his rule, the Sultanate reached its golden peak thanks to his reign of free trade and access to valuable forest resources. [2]For Francis Drake, the maritime door-to-door salesman, this was the perfect client. After all, both him and the Sultan shared a common enemy with the Portuguese, who were in cahoots with the Spanish.Drake offered his linens, gold and silver. But let’s call it what it really was, ‘Evil Thing Number 1So it’s time to understand how history works as tally up the evil crimes of the East India Company.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #colonialhistory Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Edited By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sources:1. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Sir-Francis-Drake/2.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334134926_THE_STRUGGLE_OF_SULTAN_BABULLAH_IN_EXPELLING_PORTUGUESE_FROM_NORTH_MALUKU3. https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/spanish-armada-history-causes-timeline4. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/East-India-Company5. https://www.history.com/topics/religion/reformation6. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-143017. https://www.jstor.org/stable/28625608. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mughal_Empire9. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jahangir10. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/anglo-dutch-war/11. https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/seven-years-war12. https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-plassey13. https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2012/01/the-east-india-company-slaving-voyage-of-nicholas-skottowe.html14. https://bitterwinter.org/great-bengal-famine-1770-taxes-created-a-genocide/15. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Regulating-Act16. https://www.lhistoire.fr/english-version/the-indian-uprising-of-1857-and-its-aftermath Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Exploitation, political meddling, and military aggression. I’m not talking about the dictator of a banana republic; I’m talking about a private company whose personal army was three times that of the British army. The East India Company sounds like the sort of capitalistic nightmare ripped straight from the pages of a Philipp K Dick novel, but these guys were a real dystopian force.Their time may be over, but their consequences of their actions shaped the world as we know it. In 1557, a few years before the unofficial Anglo-Spanish War, Francis Drake decided to explore the bank accounts of Spanish settlements in South America. [1] Once he plundered the Spanish colonies, he darted back across the Pacific Ocean, until touching down in the East Indies.As Drake sails away, the Spanish throw things at him in anger. While travelling through the Molucca Islands he met Sultan Babullah, then ruler of the Sultanate of Ternate – one of the oldest Muslim Kingdoms in Indonesia.This guy was the greatest of the Sultans having run out the Portuguese occupants. Under his rule, the Sultanate reached its golden peak thanks to his reign of free trade and access to valuable forest resources. [2]For Francis Drake, the maritime door-to-door salesman, this was the perfect client. After all, both him and the Sultan shared a common enemy with the Portuguese, who were in cahoots with the Spanish.Drake offered his linens, gold and silver. But let’s call it what it really was, ‘Evil Thing Number 1So it’s time to understand how history works as tally up the evil crimes of the East India Company.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #colonialhistory Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Edited By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sources:1. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Sir-Francis-Drake/2.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334134926_THE_STRUGGLE_OF_SULTAN_BABULLAH_IN_EXPELLING_PORTUGUESE_FROM_NORTH_MALUKU3. https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/spanish-armada-history-causes-timeline4. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/East-India-Company5. https://www.history.com/topics/religion/reformation6. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-143017. https://www.jstor.org/stable/28625608. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mughal_Empire9. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jahangir10. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/anglo-dutch-war/11. https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/seven-years-war12. https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-plassey13. https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2012/01/the-east-india-company-slaving-voyage-of-nicholas-skottowe.html14. https://bitterwinter.org/great-bengal-famine-1770-taxes-created-a-genocide/15. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Regulating-Act16. https://www.lhistoire.fr/english-version/the-indian-uprising-of-1857-and-its-aftermath Exploitation, political meddling, and military aggression.

I’m not talking about the dictator of a banana republic; I’m talking about a private company whose personal army was three times that of the British army. The East India Company sounds like the sort of capitalistic nightmare ripped straight from the pages of a Philipp K Dick novel, but these guys were a real dystopian force.

Their time may be over, but their consequences of their actions shaped the world as we know it. In 1557, a few years before the unofficial Anglo-Spanish War, Francis Drake decided to explore the bank accounts of Spanish settlements in South America. [1] Once he plundered the Spanish colonies, he darted back across the Pacific Ocean, until touching down in the East Indies.

As Drake sails away, the Spanish throw things at him in anger. While travelling through the Molucca Islands he met Sultan Babullah, then ruler of the Sultanate of Ternate – one of the oldest Muslim Kingdoms in Indonesia.

This guy was the greatest of the Sultans having run out the Portuguese occupants. Under his rule, the Sultanate reached its golden peak thanks to his reign of free trade and access to valuable forest resources. [2]

For Francis Drake, the maritime door-to-door salesman, this was the perfect client. After all, both him and the Sultan shared a common enemy with the Portuguese, who were in cahoots with the Spanish.

Drake offered his linens, gold and silver. But let’s call it what it really was, ‘Evil Thing Number 1

So it’s time to understand how history works as tally up the evil crimes of the East India Company.
------

#HowHistoryWorks #History #colonialhistory

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Written By: Sam

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Svibe Multimedia Studio
Editor: Cardan
Media Gatherer: Andrea Rivas

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Sources:

1. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Sir-Francis-Drake/
2.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334134926_THE_STRUGGLE_OF_SULT
AN_BABULLAH_IN_EXPELLING_PORTUGUESE_FROM_NORTH_MALUKU
3. https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/spanish-armada-history-causes-timeline
4. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/East-India-Company
5. https://www.history.com/topics/religion/reformation
6. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-14301
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8. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mughal_Empire
9. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jahangir
10. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/anglo-dutch-war/
11. https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/seven-years-war
12. https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-plassey
13. https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2012/01/the-east-india-company-slaving-voyage-of-
nicholas-skottowe.html
14. https://bitterwinter.org/great-bengal-famine-1770-taxes-created-a-genocide/
15. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Regulating-Act
16. https://www.lhistoire.fr/english-version/the-indian-uprising-of-1857-and-its-aftermath

]]> 1346 no Hitler Was NOT German... So How Did He Take Over Germany? Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/----Hitler rose to power by bending the rules and exploiting loopholes in the fragmented political system of post-war Germany. You know the story of what happened once he BECAME Chancellor, but how did this man get elected as Germany’s head of state… when he wasn’t even a German? After 623 years as a global player, the Ottoman Empire is wiped out for good. The Russian Empire’s 196-year stint crumbled, paving the way for the Soviets. As for the German Empire, it was cut short at just 47 years while the Austro-Hungarian Empire lasted only a bit longer at 51 years. Old Europe was dead. New Europe was getting started, made up of a patchwork of lone states or remaining empires divvying up the continent for themselves.Everyone’s identity was in flux.And with Germany’s humiliation and Austria’s imperial demotion, many Austrians felt disillusioned. Their sense of longing found kinship with their long-time German brothers, who too were looking for a sense of unity and strength. He knew these feelings were shared amongst his fellow Austrians, and felt by neighbouring Germans. He also knew these sentiments were kept at bay by despondency, pessimism, and harsh, economic living conditions. To anyone else, this was a sign they had lost but couldn’t accept it. But to Hitler this was the opposite. This was his first real step to bending the world to his will. In sales terms, he hadn’t just figured out what his customer wanted. He had figured out why they wanted it.So long as he kept touching this pressure point, he’d always have supply chain to meet their demands, no matter what form their desires took.It’s time to learn how history works as we study how Hitler ruled Germany, even though he wasn’t German.------#ww2 #History #documentary Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------SOURCEShttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitlerhttps://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/57jnvv.htmhttps://www.boell.de/en/2014/07/08/impact-first-world-war-and-its-implications-europe-todayhttps://legacybox.com/blogs/analog/vhs-beat-betamaxhttps://mashable.com/feature/german-hyperinflationhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/139/hitler-as-a-soldier-in-the-first-world-war/https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-weimar-republichttps://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/beer-hall-putsch-munich-putschhttps://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/joins.htmhttps://theconversation.com/understanding-how-hitler-became-german-helps-us-deal-with-modern-day-extremists-118516https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-annexes-austria Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/----Hitler rose to power by bending the rules and exploiting loopholes in the fragmented political system of post-war Germany. You know the story of what happened once he BECAME Chancellor, but how did this man get elected as Germany’s head of state… when he wasn’t even a German? After 623 years as a global player, the Ottoman Empire is wiped out for good. The Russian Empire’s 196-year stint crumbled, paving the way for the Soviets. As for the German Empire, it was cut short at just 47 years while the Austro-Hungarian Empire lasted only a bit longer at 51 years. Old Europe was dead. New Europe was getting started, made up of a patchwork of lone states or remaining empires divvying up the continent for themselves.Everyone’s identity was in flux.And with Germany’s humiliation and Austria’s imperial demotion, many Austrians felt disillusioned. Their sense of longing found kinship with their long-time German brothers, who too were looking for a sense of unity and strength. He knew these feelings were shared amongst his fellow Austrians, and felt by neighbouring Germans. He also knew these sentiments were kept at bay by despondency, pessimism, and harsh, economic living conditions. To anyone else, this was a sign they had lost but couldn’t accept it. But to Hitler this was the opposite. This was his first real step to bending the world to his will. In sales terms, he hadn’t just figured out what his customer wanted. He had figured out why they wanted it.So long as he kept touching this pressure point, he’d always have supply chain to meet their demands, no matter what form their desires took.It’s time to learn how history works as we study how Hitler ruled Germany, even though he wasn’t German.------#ww2 #History #documentary Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------SOURCEShttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitlerhttps://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/57jnvv.htmhttps://www.boell.de/en/2014/07/08/impact-first-world-war-and-its-implications-europe-todayhttps://legacybox.com/blogs/analog/vhs-beat-betamaxhttps://mashable.com/feature/german-hyperinflationhttps://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/139/hitler-as-a-soldier-in-the-first-world-war/https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-weimar-republichttps://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/beer-hall-putsch-munich-putschhttps://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/joins.htmhttps://theconversation.com/understanding-how-hitler-became-german-helps-us-deal-with-modern-day-extremists-118516https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-annexes-austria Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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Hitler rose to power by bending the rules and exploiting loopholes in the fragmented political system of post-war Germany.

You know the story of what happened once he BECAME Chancellor, but how did this man get elected as Germany’s head of state… when he wasn’t even a German? After 623 years as a global player, the Ottoman Empire is wiped out for good. The Russian Empire’s 196-year stint crumbled, paving the way for the Soviets. As for the German Empire, it was cut short at just 47 years while the Austro-Hungarian Empire lasted only a bit longer at 51 years. Old Europe was dead. New Europe was getting started, made up of a patchwork of lone states or remaining empires divvying up the continent for themselves.

Everyone’s identity was in flux.

And with Germany’s humiliation and Austria’s imperial demotion, many Austrians felt disillusioned. Their sense of longing found kinship with their long-time German brothers, who too were looking for a sense of unity and strength. He knew these feelings were shared amongst his fellow Austrians, and felt by neighbouring Germans. He also knew these sentiments were kept at bay by despondency, pessimism, and harsh, economic living conditions. To anyone else, this was a sign they had lost but couldn’t accept it. But to Hitler this was the opposite. This was his first real step to bending the world to his will. In sales terms, he hadn’t just figured out what his customer wanted. He had figured out why they wanted it.

So long as he kept touching this pressure point, he’d always have supply chain to meet their demands, no matter what form their desires took.

It’s time to learn how history works as we study how Hitler ruled Germany, even though he wasn’t German.

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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler
https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/57jnvv.htm
https://www.boell.de/en/2014/07/08/impact-first-world-war-and-its-implications-europe-today
https://legacybox.com/blogs/analog/vhs-beat-betamax
https://mashable.com/feature/german-hyperinflation
https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/139/hitler-as-a-soldier-in-the-first-world-war/
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-weimar-republic
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/beer-hall-putsch-munich-putsch
https://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/joins.htm
https://theconversation.com/understanding-how-hitler-became-german-helps-us-deal-with-modern-day-extremists-118516
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-annexes-austria

]]> 1294 no The Most Profitable Industries of the Last 4,000 Years Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/It doesn’t matter whether your portfolio is filled with real estate, crypto, or Anime girl bathwater; sooner or later a new industry is going to become this century’s economic juggernaut.In the past, spice, cotton and oil were the big money makers – now it’s silicon, space and AI. So, what were the biggest industries of the past and what secrets do they hold about the future of finance?Surely something has been reliable trade since the dawn of the Stone Age!So it's time to learn How History Works!------#HowHistoryWorks #History #BusinessLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-economy-of-ancient-greece/https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/silk-roadhttps://mythicscribes.com/history/feudal-economics/https://www.historicalcookingclasses.com/spices-middle-ages/https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/society/structure/merchant_cult.phphttps://www.worldhistory.org/article/1795/life-on-a-colonial-sugar-plantation/https://www.britannica.com/topic/European-exploration/The-Age-of-Discoveryhttps://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolutionhttps://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/story/https://www.statista.com/topics/8096/post-wwii-economic-boom/#topicOverviewhttp://www.historyoffilm.net/movie-eras/history-of-hollywood/https://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/12/auto-industry.asphttps://yami2.com/en/doc/history-of-drug-trafficking/https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/04/12/ten-industries-with-potential-to-reach-trillion-dollar-valuations-in-the-next-10-years/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/It doesn’t matter whether your portfolio is filled with real estate, crypto, or Anime girl bathwater; sooner or later a new industry is going to become this century’s economic juggernaut.In the past, spice, cotton and oil were the big money makers – now it’s silicon, space and AI. So, what were the biggest industries of the past and what secrets do they hold about the future of finance?Surely something has been reliable trade since the dawn of the Stone Age!So it's time to learn How History Works!------#HowHistoryWorks #History #BusinessLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-economy-of-ancient-greece/https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/silk-roadhttps://mythicscribes.com/history/feudal-economics/https://www.historicalcookingclasses.com/spices-middle-ages/https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/society/structure/merchant_cult.phphttps://www.worldhistory.org/article/1795/life-on-a-colonial-sugar-plantation/https://www.britannica.com/topic/European-exploration/The-Age-of-Discoveryhttps://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolutionhttps://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/story/https://www.statista.com/topics/8096/post-wwii-economic-boom/#topicOverviewhttp://www.historyoffilm.net/movie-eras/history-of-hollywood/https://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/12/auto-industry.asphttps://yami2.com/en/doc/history-of-drug-trafficking/https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/04/12/ten-industries-with-potential-to-reach-trillion-dollar-valuations-in-the-next-10-years/ Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

It doesn’t matter whether your portfolio is filled with real estate, crypto, or Anime girl bathwater; sooner or later a new industry is going to become this century’s economic juggernaut.

In the past, spice, cotton and oil were the big money makers – now it’s silicon, space and AI. So, what were the biggest industries of the past and what secrets do they hold about the future of finance?

Surely something has been reliable trade since the dawn of the Stone Age!

So it's time to learn How History Works!
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https://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-economy-of-ancient-greece/
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/silk-road
https://mythicscribes.com/history/feudal-economics/
https://www.historicalcookingclasses.com/spices-middle-ages/
https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/society/structure/merchant_cult.php
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1795/life-on-a-colonial-sugar-plantation/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/European-exploration/The-Age-of-Discovery
https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolution
https://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/story/
https://www.statista.com/topics/8096/post-wwii-economic-boom/#topicOverview
http://www.historyoffilm.net/movie-eras/history-of-hollywood/
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/12/auto-industry.asp
https://yami2.com/en/doc/history-of-drug-trafficking/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/04/12/ten-industries-with-potential-to-reach-trillion-dollar-valuations-in-the-next-10-years/

]]> 1162 no How Al Capone's Business Model Kept Him Out Of Prison... Until It Didn't https://store.steampowered.com/app/2661890/Of_Murder_and_Moonshine/Set in prohibition-era New Orleans, Of Murder and Moonshine is a 2D, side-scrolling noir shooter filled with strategic assassinations, frantic getaways, and brutal combat.Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#crimestory #History #documentary Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----A complex web of cash transactions, layers of separation and cunning moves kept Al Capone out of handcuffs for most of his notoriety. But in the end, his paperless empire was exactly the paper-trail which led to his undoing. How? Because the US government couldn’t nail Capone on charges of bootlegging, extortion, or murder – so they nailed him for tax evasion.As Saul Goodman explains to Jesse Pinkman, paying taxes is the difference between a criminal and a convict.Heck, even the Joker knows to report his earnings.Capone learnt the ropes early on, which paid dividends when it was his time to shine. But it was his mixture of criminality and his law-abiding nature that gave him the perfect training groundCapone was born January 17th, 1899 to immigrant parents from Naples. Yet, he identified more as an American than as an Italian. Apparently, his patriotism was so strong that he never hesitated to correct people on his US citizenship.No doubt this sense of pride came from his parents: Gabriele, a barber, and Teresa, a seamstress. [1]Both worked tremendously hard to provide for their nine children. As any child of immigrant parents know, they don’t take any BS! This work ethic rubbed off on Capone so well that he was even living up to that standard when he was running with kids on the street, like the ‘Junior Forty Thieves’ and ‘Bowery Boys’. Whether it was vandalism or petty theft, Capone made sure to do wrong things the right way.It’s time to learn How History Works as we study ‘How Al Capone’s Business Structures Kept Him Out of Prison (For A While)Sources: 1. https://asliceofbrooklyn.com/al-capones-early-life-in-brooklyn/2. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-rise-of-al-capone-and-lucky-luciano-1048473. https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/02/11/when-al-capone-kept-the-books-mobster-tried-to-go-straight-in-highlandtown/4. https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition5. https://www.npr.org/2011/06/10/137077599/prohibition-speakeasies-loopholes-and-politics6. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/on-this-day-36-years-ago-al-capones-vault-is-blasted-open-nothing-of-interest-is-found/7. https://www.history.com/topics/crime/saint-valentines-day-massacre8. https://www.icfiles.net/cryptography/capone-encrypted-ledger/9. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/10/17/al-capone-convicted-on-this-day-in-1931-after-boasting-they-cant-collect-legal-taxes-from-illegal-money/10. https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/al-capone-gentleman-style/11. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/03/20/al-capones-battle-for-cicero-included-ballots-and-bullets/12. https://miami-history.com/al-capone-in-miami-part-2-of-4/13. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-manhattan-mercury-al-capone-charged/23228730/14. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eliot-Ness#ref15942815. https://www.followthemoneyproductions.com/michael-francis-malone-aka-116. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a32439185/al-capone-dementia-syphilis-treasure-true-story/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked https://store.steampowered.com/app/2661890/Of_Murder_and_Moonshine/Set in prohibition-era New Orleans, Of Murder and Moonshine is a 2D, side-scrolling noir shooter filled with strategic assassinations, frantic getaways, and brutal combat.Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#crimestory #History #documentary Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----A complex web of cash transactions, layers of separation and cunning moves kept Al Capone out of handcuffs for most of his notoriety. But in the end, his paperless empire was exactly the paper-trail which led to his undoing. How? Because the US government couldn’t nail Capone on charges of bootlegging, extortion, or murder – so they nailed him for tax evasion.As Saul Goodman explains to Jesse Pinkman, paying taxes is the difference between a criminal and a convict.Heck, even the Joker knows to report his earnings.Capone learnt the ropes early on, which paid dividends when it was his time to shine. But it was his mixture of criminality and his law-abiding nature that gave him the perfect training groundCapone was born January 17th, 1899 to immigrant parents from Naples. Yet, he identified more as an American than as an Italian. Apparently, his patriotism was so strong that he never hesitated to correct people on his US citizenship.No doubt this sense of pride came from his parents: Gabriele, a barber, and Teresa, a seamstress. [1]Both worked tremendously hard to provide for their nine children. As any child of immigrant parents know, they don’t take any BS! This work ethic rubbed off on Capone so well that he was even living up to that standard when he was running with kids on the street, like the ‘Junior Forty Thieves’ and ‘Bowery Boys’. Whether it was vandalism or petty theft, Capone made sure to do wrong things the right way.It’s time to learn How History Works as we study ‘How Al Capone’s Business Structures Kept Him Out of Prison (For A While)Sources: 1. https://asliceofbrooklyn.com/al-capones-early-life-in-brooklyn/2. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-rise-of-al-capone-and-lucky-luciano-1048473. https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/02/11/when-al-capone-kept-the-books-mobster-tried-to-go-straight-in-highlandtown/4. https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition5. https://www.npr.org/2011/06/10/137077599/prohibition-speakeasies-loopholes-and-politics6. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/on-this-day-36-years-ago-al-capones-vault-is-blasted-open-nothing-of-interest-is-found/7. https://www.history.com/topics/crime/saint-valentines-day-massacre8. https://www.icfiles.net/cryptography/capone-encrypted-ledger/9. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/10/17/al-capone-convicted-on-this-day-in-1931-after-boasting-they-cant-collect-legal-taxes-from-illegal-money/10. https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/al-capone-gentleman-style/11. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/03/20/al-capones-battle-for-cicero-included-ballots-and-bullets/12. https://miami-history.com/al-capone-in-miami-part-2-of-4/13. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-manhattan-mercury-al-capone-charged/23228730/14. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eliot-Ness#ref15942815. https://www.followthemoneyproductions.com/michael-francis-malone-aka-116. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a32439185/al-capone-dementia-syphilis-treasure-true-story/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2661890/Of_Murder_and_Moonshine/
Set in prohibition-era New Orleans, Of Murder and Moonshine is a 2D, side-scrolling noir shooter filled with strategic assassinations, frantic getaways, and brutal combat.

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A complex web of cash transactions, layers of separation and cunning moves kept Al Capone out of handcuffs for most of his notoriety.
But in the end, his paperless empire was exactly the paper-trail which led to his undoing. How? Because the US government couldn’t nail Capone on charges of bootlegging, extortion, or murder – so they nailed him for tax evasion.
As Saul Goodman explains to Jesse Pinkman, paying taxes is the difference between a criminal and a convict.
Heck, even the Joker knows to report his earnings.

Capone learnt the ropes early on, which paid dividends when it was his time to shine. But it was his mixture of criminality and his law-abiding nature that gave him the perfect training ground
Capone was born January 17th, 1899 to immigrant parents from Naples. Yet, he identified more as an American than as an Italian. Apparently, his patriotism was so strong that he never hesitated to correct people on his US citizenship.
No doubt this sense of pride came from his parents: Gabriele, a barber, and Teresa, a seamstress. [1]
Both worked tremendously hard to provide for their nine children. As any child of immigrant parents know, they don’t take any BS! This work ethic rubbed off on Capone so well that he was even living up to that standard when he was running with kids on the street, like the ‘Junior Forty Thieves’ and ‘Bowery Boys’. Whether it was vandalism or petty theft, Capone made sure to do wrong things the right way.

It’s time to learn How History Works as we study ‘How Al Capone’s Business Structures Kept Him Out of Prison (For A While)


Sources:

1. https://asliceofbrooklyn.com/al-capones-early-life-in-brooklyn/
2. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-rise-of-al-capone-and-lucky-luciano-104847
3. https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/02/11/when-al-capone-kept-the-books-mobster-
tried-to-go-straight-in-highlandtown/
4. https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition
5. https://www.npr.org/2011/06/10/137077599/prohibition-speakeasies-loopholes-and-
politics
6. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/on-this-day-36-years-ago-al-capones-vault-is-
blasted-open-nothing-of-interest-is-found/
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day-in-1931-after-boasting-they-cant-collect-legal-taxes-from-illegal-money/
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ballots-and-bullets/
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charged/23228730/
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16. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a32439185/al-capone-dementia-
syphilis-treasure-true-story/

]]> 1367 no The Long Dark History of Nestlé Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/If you think of the worst company misdeed and double it, you still won’t be close to the evilsof Nestle. The closest humanity has come to a rotten chocolatier is Willy Wonka, but his antics formistreating children pales in comparison to the tactics Nestle employs to maintain its status asa global giant! Beneath their sweet exterior lies is a center of exploitation, greed and malpractice. And that’sjust the beginning! Wait until you get to the end of the video.Yet, they are still standing. Is that because we see confectionary makers as eccentric artisansor are all corporations just great at sugar-coating their sins?Considering how the Nestle Corporation has navigated a century of scandals – the kind thatwould run a politician out of office - it seems that the Swiss are experts when it comes tochocolate, fortunes and corruption.Maybe we’re being overly critical. Surely these transgressions are not unique to theconfectionary giant and common throughout the entire industry?Guess again. Other mega-businesses have gone down for much less, which can only mean Nestle is as good at dodging consequences as Augustus Gloop is at dodging vegetables.Or perhaps all the bad press around the daddy of the Kit-Kat is just a case of haters gonna hate? Maybe we’re just shills for big chocolate? You’ll have to be the judge.------#business #History #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sources:1. https://www.houseofswitzerland.org/swissstories/history/henri-nestle-man-behind-global-enterprise2. https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Everything-Owned-by-Nestle3. https://sustainablelivingassociation.org/the-real-problems-behind-fair-trade/4. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/12/mars-nestle-and-hershey-to-face-landmark-child-slavery-lawsuit-in-us5. https://www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/human-rights/answers/nestle-child-labour-supply-chains6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAuA_slgM_w&ab_channel=TrashIslandTV7. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-01-20/environmentalists-fight-to-shut-down-bottled-water-operation8. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/plastic-bottles9. https://www.greenpeace.org/southeastasia/press/45221/activists-send-plastic-waste-back-to-nestle-call-out-company-for-greenwashing/10. https://talking-trash.com/globe/11. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/07/coca-cola-pepsi-and-nestle-named-top-plastic-polluters-for-third-year-in-a-row12. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/02/nestle-grace-mugabe-farm13. https://www.lphr.org/en/nestle-finanzierung-staatliches-fernsehen-belarus/14. https://www.npr.org/2022/03/23/1088204941/nestle-kitkat-nesquik-russia15. https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2002/12/20/Nestle-faces-storm-of-criticism-over-Ethiopian-claims16. https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/nestle-s-most-evil-business-practices-exposed17. https://news.sky.com/story/texas-man-who-licked-ice-cream-and-put-it-back-in-shop-freezer-jailed-11950679#:~:text=Anderson%20has%20been%20fined%20%241%2C000,going%20back%20to%20buy%20it.18. https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/05/health/michigan-food-contamination-poison/index.html19. https://www.foodonline.com/doc/class-i-recall-issued-for-haagen-dazs-ice-cream-000120. https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/54772-nestle-recalls-digiorno-pizzas-due-to-mislabeling21. https://www.dairyindustries.com/news/2397/nestle-taken-to-court-after-mislabellin/22. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nestle-misled-consumers-about-gmos-in-food-products-lawsuit-alleges/23. https Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/If you think of the worst company misdeed and double it, you still won’t be close to the evilsof Nestle. The closest humanity has come to a rotten chocolatier is Willy Wonka, but his antics formistreating children pales in comparison to the tactics Nestle employs to maintain its status asa global giant! Beneath their sweet exterior lies is a center of exploitation, greed and malpractice. And that’sjust the beginning! Wait until you get to the end of the video.Yet, they are still standing. Is that because we see confectionary makers as eccentric artisansor are all corporations just great at sugar-coating their sins?Considering how the Nestle Corporation has navigated a century of scandals – the kind thatwould run a politician out of office - it seems that the Swiss are experts when it comes tochocolate, fortunes and corruption.Maybe we’re being overly critical. Surely these transgressions are not unique to theconfectionary giant and common throughout the entire industry?Guess again. Other mega-businesses have gone down for much less, which can only mean Nestle is as good at dodging consequences as Augustus Gloop is at dodging vegetables.Or perhaps all the bad press around the daddy of the Kit-Kat is just a case of haters gonna hate? Maybe we’re just shills for big chocolate? You’ll have to be the judge.------#business #History #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sources:1. https://www.houseofswitzerland.org/swissstories/history/henri-nestle-man-behind-global-enterprise2. https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Everything-Owned-by-Nestle3. https://sustainablelivingassociation.org/the-real-problems-behind-fair-trade/4. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/12/mars-nestle-and-hershey-to-face-landmark-child-slavery-lawsuit-in-us5. https://www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/human-rights/answers/nestle-child-labour-supply-chains6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAuA_slgM_w&ab_channel=TrashIslandTV7. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-01-20/environmentalists-fight-to-shut-down-bottled-water-operation8. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/plastic-bottles9. https://www.greenpeace.org/southeastasia/press/45221/activists-send-plastic-waste-back-to-nestle-call-out-company-for-greenwashing/10. https://talking-trash.com/globe/11. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/07/coca-cola-pepsi-and-nestle-named-top-plastic-polluters-for-third-year-in-a-row12. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/02/nestle-grace-mugabe-farm13. https://www.lphr.org/en/nestle-finanzierung-staatliches-fernsehen-belarus/14. https://www.npr.org/2022/03/23/1088204941/nestle-kitkat-nesquik-russia15. https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2002/12/20/Nestle-faces-storm-of-criticism-over-Ethiopian-claims16. https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/nestle-s-most-evil-business-practices-exposed17. https://news.sky.com/story/texas-man-who-licked-ice-cream-and-put-it-back-in-shop-freezer-jailed-11950679#:~:text=Anderson%20has%20been%20fined%20%241%2C000,going%20back%20to%20buy%20it.18. https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/05/health/michigan-food-contamination-poison/index.html19. https://www.foodonline.com/doc/class-i-recall-issued-for-haagen-dazs-ice-cream-000120. https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/54772-nestle-recalls-digiorno-pizzas-due-to-mislabeling21. https://www.dairyindustries.com/news/2397/nestle-taken-to-court-after-mislabellin/22. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nestle-misled-consumers-about-gmos-in-food-products-lawsuit-alleges/23. https Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

If you think of the worst company misdeed and double it, you still won’t be close to the evils
of Nestle. The closest humanity has come to a rotten chocolatier is Willy Wonka, but his antics for
mistreating children pales in comparison to the tactics Nestle employs to maintain its status as
a global giant! Beneath their sweet exterior lies is a center of exploitation, greed and malpractice. And that’s

just the beginning! Wait until you get to the end of the video.
Yet, they are still standing. Is that because we see confectionary makers as eccentric artisans
or are all corporations just great at sugar-coating their sins?
Considering how the Nestle Corporation has navigated a century of scandals – the kind that
would run a politician out of office - it seems that the Swiss are experts when it comes to
chocolate, fortunes and corruption.

Maybe we’re being overly critical. Surely these transgressions are not unique to the
confectionary giant and common throughout the entire industry?
Guess again. Other mega-businesses have gone down for much less, which can only mean Nestle is as good at dodging consequences as Augustus Gloop is at dodging vegetables.

Or perhaps all the bad press around the daddy of the Kit-Kat is just a case of haters gonna hate? Maybe we’re just shills for big chocolate? You’ll have to be the judge.

------

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Sources:

1. https://www.houseofswitzerland.org/swissstories/history/henri-nestle-man-behind-
global-enterprise

2. https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Everything-Owned-by-Nestle

3. https://sustainablelivingassociation.org/the-real-problems-behind-fair-trade/

4. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/12/mars-nestle-and-
hershey-to-face-landmark-child-slavery-lawsuit-in-us

5. https://www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/human-rights/answers/nestle-child-labour-supply-
chains

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAuA_slgM_w&ab_channel=TrashIslandTV

7. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-01-20/environmentalists-fight-to-
shut-down-bottled-water-operation

8. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/plastic-bottles

9. https://www.greenpeace.org/southeastasia/press/45221/activists-send-plastic-waste-
back-to-nestle-call-out-company-for-greenwashing/

10. https://talking-trash.com/globe/

11. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/07/coca-cola-pepsi-and-nestle-
named-top-plastic-polluters-for-third-year-in-a-row

12. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/02/nestle-grace-mugabe-farm

13. https://www.lphr.org/en/nestle-finanzierung-staatliches-fernsehen-belarus/

14. https://www.npr.org/2022/03/23/1088204941/nestle-kitkat-nesquik-russia

15. https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2002/12/20/Nestle-faces-storm-of-criticism-
over-Ethiopian-claims

16. https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/nestle-s-most-evil-business-practices-exposed

17. https://news.sky.com/story/texas-man-who-licked-ice-cream-and-put-it-back-in-shop-
freezer-jailed-11950679#:~:text=Anderson%20has%20been%20fined%20%241%2C000,going%20back%20to%20buy%20it.

18. https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/05/health/michigan-food-contamination-
poison/index.html

19. https://www.foodonline.com/doc/class-i-recall-issued-for-haagen-dazs-ice-cream-
0001

20. https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/54772-nestle-recalls-digiorno-pizzas-due-to-
mislabeling

21. https://www.dairyindustries.com/news/2397/nestle-taken-to-court-after-mislabellin/

22. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nestle-misled-consumers-about-gmos-in-food-
products-lawsuit-alleges/

23. https

]]> 1314 no How A Homeless High Schooler Built America's Biggest Media Empire Visit http://drinktrade.com/howhistoryworks to sign-up and save $15 on select plans -- and get your first bag of coffee free.------#entrepreneur #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Even if you’ve never heard of John Kluge, you’re definitely living in the world he created.For a few years he was the wealthiest man in America – when he died his net worth was astaggering $6.5 billion. That’s enough to buy the New York Knicks and still have enoughpocket change for a private island!But the reason his legacy as a pioneering media mogul has flown under the radar for so longis because he hated the showboating that’s so common in modern billionaires.But Kluge knew education was going to be his key to success. He reasoned that he’d gottenthis far from what he could teach himself, then utilising a real education would take him togreat heights.So he persuaded his step-father to let him attend high school for a single year – seriouslyhow many kids beg their parents to let them go to school!Once that year was up, his step-dad forbade Kluge from attending school again so John didthe riskiest thing of his life: he ran away from home to make a name for himself.So how did he do it?It’s time to learn How History Works as we unearth the business wisdom of John Kluge: TheRichest Man That History Forgot.Sources:1. John Kluge, Jr., John Kluge Stories (New York: Columbia University Press, 2009)2. https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/2016/10/04/the-hidden-history-of-p-o-box-1142/3. https://web.archive.org/web/20151024085709/https://www.museum.tv/eotv/klugejohn.htm4. https://www.britannica.com/topic/DuMont-Television-Network5. https://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/john_kluge.html6. https://medium.com/everything-80s/why-laser-disc-was-way-ahead-of-its-time-a425e46c418c7. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/metromedia-company8. https://web.archive.org/web/20080209201258/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04-new/kluge.html9. https://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entries/john-werner-kluge/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Visit http://drinktrade.com/howhistoryworks to sign-up and save $15 on select plans -- and get your first bag of coffee free.------#entrepreneur #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Even if you’ve never heard of John Kluge, you’re definitely living in the world he created.For a few years he was the wealthiest man in America – when he died his net worth was astaggering $6.5 billion. That’s enough to buy the New York Knicks and still have enoughpocket change for a private island!But the reason his legacy as a pioneering media mogul has flown under the radar for so longis because he hated the showboating that’s so common in modern billionaires.But Kluge knew education was going to be his key to success. He reasoned that he’d gottenthis far from what he could teach himself, then utilising a real education would take him togreat heights.So he persuaded his step-father to let him attend high school for a single year – seriouslyhow many kids beg their parents to let them go to school!Once that year was up, his step-dad forbade Kluge from attending school again so John didthe riskiest thing of his life: he ran away from home to make a name for himself.So how did he do it?It’s time to learn How History Works as we unearth the business wisdom of John Kluge: TheRichest Man That History Forgot.Sources:1. John Kluge, Jr., John Kluge Stories (New York: Columbia University Press, 2009)2. https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/2016/10/04/the-hidden-history-of-p-o-box-1142/3. https://web.archive.org/web/20151024085709/https://www.museum.tv/eotv/klugejohn.htm4. https://www.britannica.com/topic/DuMont-Television-Network5. https://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/john_kluge.html6. https://medium.com/everything-80s/why-laser-disc-was-way-ahead-of-its-time-a425e46c418c7. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/metromedia-company8. https://web.archive.org/web/20080209201258/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04-new/kluge.html9. https://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entries/john-werner-kluge/ Visit http://drinktrade.com/howhistoryworks to sign-up and save $15 on select plans -- and get your first bag of coffee free.

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Even if you’ve never heard of John Kluge, you’re definitely living in the world he created.
For a few years he was the wealthiest man in America – when he died his net worth was a
staggering $6.5 billion. That’s enough to buy the New York Knicks and still have enough
pocket change for a private island!
But the reason his legacy as a pioneering media mogul has flown under the radar for so long
is because he hated the showboating that’s so common in modern billionaires.

But Kluge knew education was going to be his key to success. He reasoned that he’d gotten
this far from what he could teach himself, then utilising a real education would take him to
great heights.
So he persuaded his step-father to let him attend high school for a single year – seriously
how many kids beg their parents to let them go to school!
Once that year was up, his step-dad forbade Kluge from attending school again so John did
the riskiest thing of his life: he ran away from home to make a name for himself.
So how did he do it?
It’s time to learn How History Works as we unearth the business wisdom of John Kluge: The
Richest Man That History Forgot.

Sources:

1. John Kluge, Jr., John Kluge Stories (New York: Columbia University Press, 2009)
2. https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/2016/10/04/the-hidden-history-of-p-o-box-1142/
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20151024085709/https://www.museum.tv/eotv/klugejohn.htm
4. https://www.britannica.com/topic/DuMont-Television-Network
5. https://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/john_kluge.html
6. https://medium.com/everything-80s/why-laser-disc-was-way-ahead-of-its-time-a425e46c418c
7. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/metromedia-company
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20080209201258/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/04-new/kluge.html
9. https://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entries/john-werner-kluge/

]]> 1399 no How Hitler Avoided Assassination When Visiting Paris Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/----The age-old adage reminds us, “A good king should be able to meander amongsthis subjects unarmed and unguarded.” But let's be real: history is littered withtales of leaders who, shall we say, 'overestimated' their popularity with thepeople.Take JFK, for instance. He tragically discovered convertibles and public paradesdon't mix. Then there's the Vatican's approach where Popes are ferried aroundin bulletproof cases to prevent any ‘divine intervention’.A cartoon Pope in a bulletproof bubble, blissfully unaware of smallcharacters (resembling Tom and Jerry) unsuccessfully trying to break theRemember King Louis XVI of France? His grand carriage drawn by six horseswas enough for revolutionaries to sniff out his not-so-sneaky getaway. [1]And oh, the drama that unfolded when Archduke Franz Ferdinand missed histurning and tried to back down the road, only to discover his assassin chilling ata café nearby, munching on a sandwich, and loading a gun.Fast forward to our era of Instagram influencers and Twitterati, whererevealing a celeb's brunch spot can cause an uproar. Hollywood A-listers arepractically joined at the hip with their bodyguards. Even your average fooddelivery guy won’t hand over your lunchtime burrito until you reveal a secretcode.How on earth did Adolf Hitler waltz into France, claim it as his playground, andparade down the boulevards of Paris without so much as a scratch?The man had more assassination plots against him than series of Game ofThrones!It’s time to learn how history works as we run down the play-by-play of howHitler visited Paris without getting assassinated.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #worldwar3 Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sources:https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/louis-xvi-and-marie-antoinettes-attempts-to-escape/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitlerhttps://slate.com/human-interest/2013/05/the-hitler-mustache-was-it-ever-a-fashionable-style-of-facial-hair.htmlhttps://www.theholocaustexplained.org/the-nazi-rise-to-power/how-did-the-nazi-gain-power/night-of-long-knives/https://screenrant.com/valkyrie-movie-true-story-july-20-plot-explained/https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-the-ardennes-offensive-was-hitlers-lasthttps://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193083https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/june/de-gaulles-first-broadcast-to-france/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-takes-a-tour-of-parishttps://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/liberation-paris Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/----The age-old adage reminds us, “A good king should be able to meander amongsthis subjects unarmed and unguarded.” But let's be real: history is littered withtales of leaders who, shall we say, 'overestimated' their popularity with thepeople.Take JFK, for instance. He tragically discovered convertibles and public paradesdon't mix. Then there's the Vatican's approach where Popes are ferried aroundin bulletproof cases to prevent any ‘divine intervention’.A cartoon Pope in a bulletproof bubble, blissfully unaware of smallcharacters (resembling Tom and Jerry) unsuccessfully trying to break theRemember King Louis XVI of France? His grand carriage drawn by six horseswas enough for revolutionaries to sniff out his not-so-sneaky getaway. [1]And oh, the drama that unfolded when Archduke Franz Ferdinand missed histurning and tried to back down the road, only to discover his assassin chilling ata café nearby, munching on a sandwich, and loading a gun.Fast forward to our era of Instagram influencers and Twitterati, whererevealing a celeb's brunch spot can cause an uproar. Hollywood A-listers arepractically joined at the hip with their bodyguards. Even your average fooddelivery guy won’t hand over your lunchtime burrito until you reveal a secretcode.How on earth did Adolf Hitler waltz into France, claim it as his playground, andparade down the boulevards of Paris without so much as a scratch?The man had more assassination plots against him than series of Game ofThrones!It’s time to learn how history works as we run down the play-by-play of howHitler visited Paris without getting assassinated.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #worldwar3 Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sources:https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/louis-xvi-and-marie-antoinettes-attempts-to-escape/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitlerhttps://slate.com/human-interest/2013/05/the-hitler-mustache-was-it-ever-a-fashionable-style-of-facial-hair.htmlhttps://www.theholocaustexplained.org/the-nazi-rise-to-power/how-did-the-nazi-gain-power/night-of-long-knives/https://screenrant.com/valkyrie-movie-true-story-july-20-plot-explained/https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-the-ardennes-offensive-was-hitlers-lasthttps://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193083https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/june/de-gaulles-first-broadcast-to-france/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-takes-a-tour-of-parishttps://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/liberation-paris Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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The age-old adage reminds us, “A good king should be able to meander amongst
his subjects unarmed and unguarded.” But let's be real: history is littered with
tales of leaders who, shall we say, 'overestimated' their popularity with the
people.

Take JFK, for instance. He tragically discovered convertibles and public parades
don't mix. Then there's the Vatican's approach where Popes are ferried around
in bulletproof cases to prevent any ‘divine intervention’.
A cartoon Pope in a bulletproof bubble, blissfully unaware of small
characters (resembling Tom and Jerry) unsuccessfully trying to break the

Remember King Louis XVI of France? His grand carriage drawn by six horses
was enough for revolutionaries to sniff out his not-so-sneaky getaway. [1]
And oh, the drama that unfolded when Archduke Franz Ferdinand missed his
turning and tried to back down the road, only to discover his assassin chilling at
a café nearby, munching on a sandwich, and loading a gun.
Fast forward to our era of Instagram influencers and Twitterati, where
revealing a celeb's brunch spot can cause an uproar. Hollywood A-listers are
practically joined at the hip with their bodyguards. Even your average food
delivery guy won’t hand over your lunchtime burrito until you reveal a secret
code.

How on earth did Adolf Hitler waltz into France, claim it as his playground, and
parade down the boulevards of Paris without so much as a scratch?
The man had more assassination plots against him than series of Game of
Thrones!

It’s time to learn how history works as we run down the play-by-play of how
Hitler visited Paris without getting assassinated.

------

#HowHistoryWorks #History #worldwar3

Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorks

Written By: Sam

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]]> 1179 no The 150 Year Decline of The Movie Business Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/----Movies suck now. Anyone who disagrees is wrong.But the cinema being in the toilet is not because you’ve gotten older, or becauseyour tastes have changed. And it’s definitely not because you’re out of touch!It’s because the world’s greatest artform has been declining ever since Louis LePrince shot the first film over 150 years ago, way back in 1888.The only thing we need to ask now is whether the decline was steady sudden!Some say we haven’t even seen how bad things can get.Pandora may look great, but it doesn’t feel as alien – or real – as Luke Skywalkerstaring up at two suns setting over the dunes of Tatooine.And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.It’s time to Learn How History works as we solve how movies got to be so bad.------#History #movies #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group----SOURCES1. https://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/06/movies-suck-now-and-theyre-only-going-get-worse-301764.html2. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/655931/silent-film-special-effects3. https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/celebrating-ray-harryhausens-centenary-10-essential-films-from-stop-motion-genius4. https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/helms-deep-oral-history-lord-of-the-rings-two-towers#:~:text=An%20Oscar%2Dwinner%20for%20Best,version%20used%20for%20wider%20shot.5. https://ew.com/article/2015/12/14/defense-jar-jar-binks-star-wars/6. https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/20/how-the-mandalorian-and-ilm-invisibly-reinvented-film-and-tv-production/?guccounter=17. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/28/mumbling-actors-bad-speakers-or-lazy-listeners-why-everyone-is-watching-tv-with-subtitles-on#:~:text=The%20advent%20of%20portable%20mics,noticed%20more%20in%20younger%20performers.8. https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/deep-focus/birth-method-revolution-american-acting9. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/gal-gadot-s-imagine-instagram-video-was-peak-cringe-year-ncna126168510. https://graziamagazine.com/articles/sophie-turner-games-of-thrones-instagram-followers/11. https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/coyote-vs-acme-canceled12. https://www.ajc.com/life/why-dont-they-make-movies-like-they-used-to-matt-damon-has-answers/MJ4XJKFOEFGHTN2IV543G6SU7Y/13. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-do-we-eat-popcorn-at-the-movies-475063/14. https://www.history.com/news/the-lumiere-brothers-pioneers-of-cinema15. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/03/thomas-edison-the-unintentional-founder-of-hollywood/16. https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/feature-is-the-found-footage-genre-lost/17. https://nofilmschool.com/new-hollywood-film-movement18. https://collider.com/heavens-gate-history-explained-michael-cimino/19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TMqS4F7Zc420.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwuUrpzYTRs21. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/oscars-political-history-ukraine- Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/----Movies suck now. Anyone who disagrees is wrong.But the cinema being in the toilet is not because you’ve gotten older, or becauseyour tastes have changed. And it’s definitely not because you’re out of touch!It’s because the world’s greatest artform has been declining ever since Louis LePrince shot the first film over 150 years ago, way back in 1888.The only thing we need to ask now is whether the decline was steady sudden!Some say we haven’t even seen how bad things can get.Pandora may look great, but it doesn’t feel as alien – or real – as Luke Skywalkerstaring up at two suns setting over the dunes of Tatooine.And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.It’s time to Learn How History works as we solve how movies got to be so bad.------#History #movies #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group----SOURCES1. https://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/06/movies-suck-now-and-theyre-only-going-get-worse-301764.html2. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/655931/silent-film-special-effects3. https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/celebrating-ray-harryhausens-centenary-10-essential-films-from-stop-motion-genius4. https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/helms-deep-oral-history-lord-of-the-rings-two-towers#:~:text=An%20Oscar%2Dwinner%20for%20Best,version%20used%20for%20wider%20shot.5. https://ew.com/article/2015/12/14/defense-jar-jar-binks-star-wars/6. https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/20/how-the-mandalorian-and-ilm-invisibly-reinvented-film-and-tv-production/?guccounter=17. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/28/mumbling-actors-bad-speakers-or-lazy-listeners-why-everyone-is-watching-tv-with-subtitles-on#:~:text=The%20advent%20of%20portable%20mics,noticed%20more%20in%20younger%20performers.8. https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/deep-focus/birth-method-revolution-american-acting9. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/gal-gadot-s-imagine-instagram-video-was-peak-cringe-year-ncna126168510. https://graziamagazine.com/articles/sophie-turner-games-of-thrones-instagram-followers/11. https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/coyote-vs-acme-canceled12. https://www.ajc.com/life/why-dont-they-make-movies-like-they-used-to-matt-damon-has-answers/MJ4XJKFOEFGHTN2IV543G6SU7Y/13. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-do-we-eat-popcorn-at-the-movies-475063/14. https://www.history.com/news/the-lumiere-brothers-pioneers-of-cinema15. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/03/thomas-edison-the-unintentional-founder-of-hollywood/16. https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/feature-is-the-found-footage-genre-lost/17. https://nofilmschool.com/new-hollywood-film-movement18. https://collider.com/heavens-gate-history-explained-michael-cimino/19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TMqS4F7Zc420.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwuUrpzYTRs21. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/oscars-political-history-ukraine- Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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Movies suck now. Anyone who disagrees is wrong.
But the cinema being in the toilet is not because you’ve gotten older, or because
your tastes have changed. And it’s definitely not because you’re out of touch!
It’s because the world’s greatest artform has been declining ever since Louis Le
Prince shot the first film over 150 years ago, way back in 1888.
The only thing we need to ask now is whether the decline was steady sudden!
Some say we haven’t even seen how bad things can get.

Pandora may look great, but it doesn’t feel as alien – or real – as Luke Skywalker
staring up at two suns setting over the dunes of Tatooine.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
It’s time to Learn How History works as we solve how movies got to be so bad.

------

#History #movies #business

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Svibe Multimedia Studio
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SOURCES

1. https://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/06/movies-suck-now-and-theyre-
only-going-get-worse-301764.html
2. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/655931/silent-film-special-effects
3. https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/celebrating-ray-harryhausens-centenary-10-essential-films-from-stop-motion-genius
4. https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/helms-deep-oral-history-lord-of-the-rings-two-
towers#:~:text=An%20Oscar%2Dwinner%20for%20Best,version%20used%20for%20wider%20shot.
5. https://ew.com/article/2015/12/14/defense-jar-jar-binks-star-wars/
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8. https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/deep-focus/birth-method-revolution-american-acting
9. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/gal-gadot-s-imagine-instagram-video-was-peak-cringe-year-ncna1261685
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20.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwuUrpzYTRs
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ukraine-

]]> 1404 no The 8,000 Year History Of Scams If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan and Morgan. You can submit a claim in 8 clicks or less without having to leave your couch. To start your claim, visit → https://www.forthepeople.com/howhistoryworks------#documentary #History #ScamLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------"It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money". Well, that's what the seasoned con artist wouldsay.This cheeky motto might seem like a tongue-in-cheek justification for their crafty heists. Butlet's face it, sometimes it's hard to muster sympathy for their victims, especially when youhear about the outlandish scams they've fallen for.We've all heard about how some poor soul was taken for a ride by an outlandish con andthought "how could anyone ever fall for that?!"From the silver-tongued religious cult leaders who can convince their followers to part withfortunes, to the ambitious street urchins executing a flawless Three-Card Monte, the art of thescam is as diverse as it is cunning. And then there are those budding con artists, forever onthe lookout for an unsuspecting investor to swindle with their too-good-to-be-true get-rich-quick-schemes.But hold on, aren't we smarter these days? In our era of information overload, shouldn't it beharder to pull the wool over our eyes? Unfortunately, not. If anything, it makes it easier!We're just as vulnerable to scams today as our ancestors were centuries ago. The allure of aquick win or a life-changing opportunity blinds even the savviest among us. [1]But don't lose hope. There's good news! The psychology behind these scams is timeless. Thecharismatic grifter, the vulnerable mark, and the promise of turning dreams into reality –these elements remain unchanged. What evolves are the disguises these tricks wear to stayone step ahead. So, they might have a facelift, but inside these cons are literally the oldesttrick in the book!In fact, some scams are so brilliantly simple, they've barely changed at all. Why fix what ain'tbroken, right?SOURCES1. https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/business-law/cracking-code-why-people-fall-scams#:~:text=When%20faced%20with%20financial%20difficulties,to%20susceptibility%20to%20fraudulent%20schemes.2. https://slate.com/culture/2011/02/the-lost-art-of-pickpocketing-why-has-the-crime-become-so-rare-in-the-united-states.html3. https://www.conman.com.au/post/how-to-play-three-card-monte4. https://www.casino.org/blog/three-card-monte-trick/5. https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question590.html6. https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/sep/a-brief-history-of-currency-counterfeiting.html#:~:text=Around%20400%20BC%20for%20instance,metal%20to%20form%20a%20counterfeit.7. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/10/27/dutch-master8. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-sold-eiffel-tower-twice-180958370/9. https://www.history.com/news/the-con-man-who-invented-his-own-country10. https://abcnews.go.com/US/scandals-brought-bakkers-uss-famous-televangelists/story?id=6038934211. https://time.com/4606775/5-myths-rasputin/12. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-ponzi-we-trust-64016168/13. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bernard-madoff.asp14. https://www.britannica.com/event/Enron-scandal15. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jayadkisson/2022/07/31/crypto-turns-out-to-be-nothing-but-a-massive-pump-and-dump-scheme-fueled-by-widespread-manipulation/16. https://nordvpn.com/blog/nigerian-prince-scam/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan and Morgan. You can submit a claim in 8 clicks or less without having to leave your couch. To start your claim, visit → https://www.forthepeople.com/howhistoryworks------#documentary #History #ScamLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------"It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money". Well, that's what the seasoned con artist wouldsay.This cheeky motto might seem like a tongue-in-cheek justification for their crafty heists. Butlet's face it, sometimes it's hard to muster sympathy for their victims, especially when youhear about the outlandish scams they've fallen for.We've all heard about how some poor soul was taken for a ride by an outlandish con andthought "how could anyone ever fall for that?!"From the silver-tongued religious cult leaders who can convince their followers to part withfortunes, to the ambitious street urchins executing a flawless Three-Card Monte, the art of thescam is as diverse as it is cunning. And then there are those budding con artists, forever onthe lookout for an unsuspecting investor to swindle with their too-good-to-be-true get-rich-quick-schemes.But hold on, aren't we smarter these days? In our era of information overload, shouldn't it beharder to pull the wool over our eyes? Unfortunately, not. If anything, it makes it easier!We're just as vulnerable to scams today as our ancestors were centuries ago. The allure of aquick win or a life-changing opportunity blinds even the savviest among us. [1]But don't lose hope. There's good news! The psychology behind these scams is timeless. Thecharismatic grifter, the vulnerable mark, and the promise of turning dreams into reality –these elements remain unchanged. What evolves are the disguises these tricks wear to stayone step ahead. So, they might have a facelift, but inside these cons are literally the oldesttrick in the book!In fact, some scams are so brilliantly simple, they've barely changed at all. Why fix what ain'tbroken, right?SOURCES1. https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/business-law/cracking-code-why-people-fall-scams#:~:text=When%20faced%20with%20financial%20difficulties,to%20susceptibility%20to%20fraudulent%20schemes.2. https://slate.com/culture/2011/02/the-lost-art-of-pickpocketing-why-has-the-crime-become-so-rare-in-the-united-states.html3. https://www.conman.com.au/post/how-to-play-three-card-monte4. https://www.casino.org/blog/three-card-monte-trick/5. https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question590.html6. https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/sep/a-brief-history-of-currency-counterfeiting.html#:~:text=Around%20400%20BC%20for%20instance,metal%20to%20form%20a%20counterfeit.7. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/10/27/dutch-master8. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-sold-eiffel-tower-twice-180958370/9. https://www.history.com/news/the-con-man-who-invented-his-own-country10. https://abcnews.go.com/US/scandals-brought-bakkers-uss-famous-televangelists/story?id=6038934211. https://time.com/4606775/5-myths-rasputin/12. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-ponzi-we-trust-64016168/13. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bernard-madoff.asp14. https://www.britannica.com/event/Enron-scandal15. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jayadkisson/2022/07/31/crypto-turns-out-to-be-nothing-but-a-massive-pump-and-dump-scheme-fueled-by-widespread-manipulation/16. https://nordvpn.com/blog/nigerian-prince-scam/ If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan and Morgan. 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------

"It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money". Well, that's what the seasoned con artist would
say.
This cheeky motto might seem like a tongue-in-cheek justification for their crafty heists. But
let's face it, sometimes it's hard to muster sympathy for their victims, especially when you
hear about the outlandish scams they've fallen for.
We've all heard about how some poor soul was taken for a ride by an outlandish con and
thought "how could anyone ever fall for that?!"
From the silver-tongued religious cult leaders who can convince their followers to part with
fortunes, to the ambitious street urchins executing a flawless Three-Card Monte, the art of the
scam is as diverse as it is cunning. And then there are those budding con artists, forever on

the lookout for an unsuspecting investor to swindle with their too-good-to-be-true get-rich-
quick-schemes.

But hold on, aren't we smarter these days? In our era of information overload, shouldn't it be
harder to pull the wool over our eyes? Unfortunately, not. If anything, it makes it easier!
We're just as vulnerable to scams today as our ancestors were centuries ago. The allure of a
quick win or a life-changing opportunity blinds even the savviest among us. [1]
But don't lose hope. There's good news! The psychology behind these scams is timeless. The
charismatic grifter, the vulnerable mark, and the promise of turning dreams into reality –
these elements remain unchanged. What evolves are the disguises these tricks wear to stay
one step ahead. So, they might have a facelift, but inside these cons are literally the oldest
trick in the book!
In fact, some scams are so brilliantly simple, they've barely changed at all. Why fix what ain't
broken, right?

SOURCES

1. https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/business-law/cracking-code-why-people-fall-
scams#:~:text=When%20faced%20with%20financial%20difficulties,to%20susceptibility%20to%20fraudulent%20schemes.
2. https://slate.com/culture/2011/02/the-lost-art-of-pickpocketing-why-has-the-crime-
become-so-rare-in-the-united-states.html
3. https://www.conman.com.au/post/how-to-play-three-card-monte
4. https://www.casino.org/blog/three-card-monte-trick/
5. https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question590.html
6. https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/sep/a-brief-history-of-currency-
counterfeiting.html#:~:text=Around%20400%20BC%20for%20instance,metal%20to%20form%20a%20counterfeit.
7. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/10/27/dutch-master
8. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-sold-eiffel-tower-twice-
180958370/
9. https://www.history.com/news/the-con-man-who-invented-his-own-country
10. https://abcnews.go.com/US/scandals-brought-bakkers-uss-famous-
televangelists/story?id=60389342
11. https://time.com/4606775/5-myths-rasputin/
12. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-ponzi-we-trust-64016168/
13. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bernard-madoff.asp
14. https://www.britannica.com/event/Enron-scandal
15. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jayadkisson/2022/07/31/crypto-turns-out-to-be-nothing-
but-a-massive-pump-and-dump-scheme-fueled-by-widespread-manipulation/
16. https://nordvpn.com/blog/nigerian-prince-scam/

]]> 1360 no Those 10 Years When Japanese Billionaires Ruled The World Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/-----Japanese billionaires used to call the shots.They were leaders in innovation, whose products attracted a dedicated base of internationalcustomers.But that was then. This is now.They’ve been eclipsed by American tech giants building their own rocket ships and Chinese tycoonsdominating our lives with super-apps.But considering how long Japan isolated itself from the global market, it’s still impressive how theyemerged from business obscurity at all.It’s even more impressive when you realise they’d already done it before.There’s every reason to think Japanese billionaires will reclaim the world stage in the future. Thenagain, Japan could ruin itself by repeating its same mistakes.So how did Japan go from hermit kingdom to trading giant? What caused the rise and fall of theirfinancial elites? And did Japanese billionaires change the world more than they get credit for?It’s time to Learn How History works as we audit “How Japan Went From Poor to Rich to Poor ToRich”.------#japan #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----1. htps://www.britannica.com/biography/Mathew-C-Perry2. htps://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/treaty-of-kanagawa3. htp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1750_meiji.htm4. htps://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/zaibatsu.htm5. htps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-occupa�on-japan-and-constitution/6. htps://www.jstor.org/stable/26429407. htps://hbr.org/1998/01/reinterpreting-the-japanese-economic-miracle8. htps://www.britannica.com/topic/Sony9. htps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/walkman-invention-40-years-ago-launched-cultural-revolution-180972552/10. htps://www.imf.org/external/pubs/nft/2003/japan/index.htm11. htps://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/wework-scandal-scammer-timeline-wecrashed-apple-tv-jared-leto-anne-hathaway12. htps://theconversation.com/china-why-the-countrys-economy-has-hit-a-wall-and-what-it-plans-to-do-about-it-225623 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/-----Japanese billionaires used to call the shots.They were leaders in innovation, whose products attracted a dedicated base of internationalcustomers.But that was then. This is now.They’ve been eclipsed by American tech giants building their own rocket ships and Chinese tycoonsdominating our lives with super-apps.But considering how long Japan isolated itself from the global market, it’s still impressive how theyemerged from business obscurity at all.It’s even more impressive when you realise they’d already done it before.There’s every reason to think Japanese billionaires will reclaim the world stage in the future. Thenagain, Japan could ruin itself by repeating its same mistakes.So how did Japan go from hermit kingdom to trading giant? What caused the rise and fall of theirfinancial elites? And did Japanese billionaires change the world more than they get credit for?It’s time to Learn How History works as we audit “How Japan Went From Poor to Rich to Poor ToRich”.------#japan #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----1. htps://www.britannica.com/biography/Mathew-C-Perry2. htps://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/treaty-of-kanagawa3. htp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1750_meiji.htm4. htps://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/zaibatsu.htm5. htps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-occupa�on-japan-and-constitution/6. htps://www.jstor.org/stable/26429407. htps://hbr.org/1998/01/reinterpreting-the-japanese-economic-miracle8. htps://www.britannica.com/topic/Sony9. htps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/walkman-invention-40-years-ago-launched-cultural-revolution-180972552/10. htps://www.imf.org/external/pubs/nft/2003/japan/index.htm11. htps://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/wework-scandal-scammer-timeline-wecrashed-apple-tv-jared-leto-anne-hathaway12. htps://theconversation.com/china-why-the-countrys-economy-has-hit-a-wall-and-what-it-plans-to-do-about-it-225623 Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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Japanese billionaires used to call the shots.
They were leaders in innovation, whose products attracted a dedicated base of international
customers.
But that was then. This is now.
They’ve been eclipsed by American tech giants building their own rocket ships and Chinese tycoons
dominating our lives with super-apps.
But considering how long Japan isolated itself from the global market, it’s still impressive how they
emerged from business obscurity at all.
It’s even more impressive when you realise they’d already done it before.
There’s every reason to think Japanese billionaires will reclaim the world stage in the future. Then
again, Japan could ruin itself by repeating its same mistakes.
So how did Japan go from hermit kingdom to trading giant? What caused the rise and fall of their
financial elites? And did Japanese billionaires change the world more than they get credit for?

It’s time to Learn How History works as we audit “How Japan Went From Poor to Rich to Poor To
Rich”.

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1. htps://www.britannica.com/biography/Mathew-C-Perry
2. htps://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/treaty-of-kanagawa
3. htp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1750_meiji.htm
4. htps://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/zaibatsu.htm
5. htps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-occupa�on-japan-and-
constitution/
6. htps://www.jstor.org/stable/2642940
7. htps://hbr.org/1998/01/reinterpreting-the-japanese-economic-miracle
8. htps://www.britannica.com/topic/Sony
9. htps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/walkman-invention-40-years-ago-launched-
cultural-revolution-180972552/
10. htps://www.imf.org/external/pubs/nft/2003/japan/index.htm
11. htps://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/wework-scandal-scammer-timeline-wecrashed-apple-tv-jared-leto-anne-hathaway
12. htps://theconversation.com/china-why-the-countrys-economy-has-hit-a-wall-and-what-it-
plans-to-do-about-it-225623

]]> 1196 no The Historic Power of Jesters If your job sucks, just remember that the stakes are low.Chances are messing up at work means working through lunch or being tepidly grilled in an HR meeting by a snidey stickler. It won’t mean being dragged to a dank dungeon, tortured and – if you’re lucky – publicly executed.But for court jesters, bombing on stage was only the start of their troubles.On the plus side, the benefits were out of this world. We’re talking wealth, comfort and respect. Plus, a snazzy outfit!Afterall, how many jobs allow you to insult your country’s ruler directly to their face?All you had to do is make sure each joke lands. But if you’ve ever been dragged to watch your brother-in-law’s 5-minute open mic set, then you know that comedy is a lot harder than it look.Now ‘jester’ is no longer a viable job description. Yet the skillset and role has manifested into other areas and functions of society. As have the consequences.They say dissecting a joke is like dissecting a frog: you might learn something, but the frog dies. With that in mind, it’s time to learn how history works as he examine the evolution of jesters: the worst best job in history.The ancient Mesopotamian’s had the word “aluzinnu” which historians believe is the closet thing to the contemporary concept of ‘jester’ or ‘comedian’, but they also had the word ‘musihhu’ meaning ‘clown’ or ‘he who brings to laugh’. Similarly, China’s King Zhuang of Chu had his own proto-jester. During his reign between 613-591 BC, a ‘you’ was someone who used humour to mock and joke. It was understood that no offence be taken so long as their earnest criticism be funny.Likewise, Greece looked for someone to illuminate unspeakable truths with comedy, but often actors from comedies were thrown into the spotlight. And the thing about actors is they can act, but they can’t write!As for Ancient Rome, some wealthy households had their own fool. But this wasn’t a guy who sat in your corner telling knock-knock jokes. This would be a guy who was, shall we say, not right in the head.Nowadays, your rich neighbours will brag about getting the latest Tesla or a fridge that connects to wi-fi. Back then, yuppies bragged about the drooling buffoon they picked up at the boutique next to the slave auction.------SOURCES1. https://www.jesterplanet.com/jester/history/2. https://www.jimmycarr.com/product/the-naked-jape/3. https://www.samwoolfe.com/2022/12/ancient-origins-jester.html4. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roland-the-farter-professional-flatulence5. https://historycooperative.org/journal/fools-are-everywhere-the-court-jester-around-the-world/6. https://allthatsinteresting.com/triboulet7. https://www.escj.org/article/%E2%80%9Cuncouth-language-princes-ears%E2%80%9D-archibald-armstrong-court-jester-and-early-stuart-politics8. https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/640914.html9. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2011/06/whats-so-funny-about-the-nazis-rudolph-herzog10. https://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Tickle-History-Communism-Communist/dp/029785354611. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEjX3TDkYwY12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQrOBoeV6p413. https://zeeshanaleem.substack.com/p/trump-as-jester-and-king------#HowHistoryWorks #History #jesters Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked If your job sucks, just remember that the stakes are low.Chances are messing up at work means working through lunch or being tepidly grilled in an HR meeting by a snidey stickler. It won’t mean being dragged to a dank dungeon, tortured and – if you’re lucky – publicly executed.But for court jesters, bombing on stage was only the start of their troubles.On the plus side, the benefits were out of this world. We’re talking wealth, comfort and respect. Plus, a snazzy outfit!Afterall, how many jobs allow you to insult your country’s ruler directly to their face?All you had to do is make sure each joke lands. But if you’ve ever been dragged to watch your brother-in-law’s 5-minute open mic set, then you know that comedy is a lot harder than it look.Now ‘jester’ is no longer a viable job description. Yet the skillset and role has manifested into other areas and functions of society. As have the consequences.They say dissecting a joke is like dissecting a frog: you might learn something, but the frog dies. With that in mind, it’s time to learn how history works as he examine the evolution of jesters: the worst best job in history.The ancient Mesopotamian’s had the word “aluzinnu” which historians believe is the closet thing to the contemporary concept of ‘jester’ or ‘comedian’, but they also had the word ‘musihhu’ meaning ‘clown’ or ‘he who brings to laugh’. Similarly, China’s King Zhuang of Chu had his own proto-jester. During his reign between 613-591 BC, a ‘you’ was someone who used humour to mock and joke. It was understood that no offence be taken so long as their earnest criticism be funny.Likewise, Greece looked for someone to illuminate unspeakable truths with comedy, but often actors from comedies were thrown into the spotlight. And the thing about actors is they can act, but they can’t write!As for Ancient Rome, some wealthy households had their own fool. But this wasn’t a guy who sat in your corner telling knock-knock jokes. This would be a guy who was, shall we say, not right in the head.Nowadays, your rich neighbours will brag about getting the latest Tesla or a fridge that connects to wi-fi. Back then, yuppies bragged about the drooling buffoon they picked up at the boutique next to the slave auction.------SOURCES1. https://www.jesterplanet.com/jester/history/2. https://www.jimmycarr.com/product/the-naked-jape/3. https://www.samwoolfe.com/2022/12/ancient-origins-jester.html4. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roland-the-farter-professional-flatulence5. https://historycooperative.org/journal/fools-are-everywhere-the-court-jester-around-the-world/6. https://allthatsinteresting.com/triboulet7. https://www.escj.org/article/%E2%80%9Cuncouth-language-princes-ears%E2%80%9D-archibald-armstrong-court-jester-and-early-stuart-politics8. https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/640914.html9. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2011/06/whats-so-funny-about-the-nazis-rudolph-herzog10. https://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Tickle-History-Communism-Communist/dp/029785354611. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEjX3TDkYwY12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQrOBoeV6p413. https://zeeshanaleem.substack.com/p/trump-as-jester-and-king------#HowHistoryWorks #History #jesters Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group If your job sucks, just remember that the stakes are low.
Chances are messing up at work means working through lunch or being tepidly grilled in an HR meeting by a snidey stickler. It won’t mean being dragged to a dank dungeon, tortured and – if you’re lucky – publicly executed.

But for court jesters, bombing on stage was only the start of their troubles.
On the plus side, the benefits were out of this world. We’re talking wealth, comfort and respect. Plus, a snazzy outfit!

Afterall, how many jobs allow you to insult your country’s ruler directly to their face?
All you had to do is make sure each joke lands. But if you’ve ever been dragged to watch your brother-in-law’s 5-minute open mic set, then you know that comedy is a lot harder than it look.
Now ‘jester’ is no longer a viable job description. Yet the skillset and role has manifested into other areas and functions of society. As have the consequences.

They say dissecting a joke is like dissecting a frog: you might learn something, but the frog dies. With that in mind, it’s time to learn how history works as he examine the evolution of jesters: the worst best job in history.

The ancient Mesopotamian’s had the word “aluzinnu” which historians believe is the closet thing to the contemporary concept of ‘jester’ or ‘comedian’, but they also had the word ‘musihhu’ meaning ‘clown’ or ‘he who brings to laugh’.

Similarly, China’s King Zhuang of Chu had his own proto-jester. During his reign between 613-591 BC, a ‘you’ was someone who used humour to mock and joke. It was understood that no offence be taken so long as their earnest criticism be funny.

Likewise, Greece looked for someone to illuminate unspeakable truths with comedy, but often actors from comedies were thrown into the spotlight. And the thing about actors is they can act, but they can’t write!

As for Ancient Rome, some wealthy households had their own fool. But this wasn’t a guy who sat in your corner telling knock-knock jokes. This would be a guy who was, shall we say, not right in the head.

Nowadays, your rich neighbours will brag about getting the latest Tesla or a fridge that connects to wi-fi. Back then, yuppies bragged about the drooling buffoon they picked up at the boutique next to the slave auction.

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SOURCES
1. https://www.jesterplanet.com/jester/history/
2. https://www.jimmycarr.com/product/the-naked-jape/
3. https://www.samwoolfe.com/2022/12/ancient-origins-jester.html
4. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roland-the-farter-professional-flatulence
5. https://historycooperative.org/journal/fools-are-everywhere-the-court-jester-around-the-world/
6. https://allthatsinteresting.com/triboulet
7. https://www.escj.org/article/%E2%80%9Cuncouth-language-princes-ears%E2%80%9D-archibald-armstrong-court-jester-and-early-stuart-politics
8. https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/640914.html
9. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2011/06/whats-so-funny-about-the-nazis-rudolph-herzog
10. https://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Tickle-History-Communism-Communist/dp/0297853546
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEjX3TDkYwY
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQrOBoeV6p4
13. https://zeeshanaleem.substack.com/p/trump-as-jester-and-king

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]]> 1064 no The Depressing History of Retirement Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer https://bit.ly/HowHistoryWorks------#retirement #History #career Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------Retirement will retire before you do. At least, according to some doomsday economists. They say impending recessions, a drop in birth rates, and the younger generation’s insistence on never having kids means the West is set to have an aging population that will make Japan’s situation look Neverland. But with its dependency on a stable economy, you can see why some fear we’ll be working until the day the Grim Reaper hands us a pink slip. Just look at what happened in France when the government delayed the retirement age by just a few years: Civil unrest, riots, and a whole bunch of angry French people. No one wants to see that! Working life during the ancient civilizations was so different because the conditions were so different. A life expectancy of 30-some years meant your short-lived career was likely a) very short-lived b) in back-breaking labour. And that goes double for the slaves!Your day finished when your boss said it was finished, and the crack of the whip did more to motivate you than office posters of cats hanging from trees. On the flip side, anyone who lived long enough to get wrinkles was respected by society despite not being physically able to contribute to it. Their wisdom and experience were seen as divine. So when you were in the labour market you were treated like garbage, but as soon as you survived it, you had street cred. Yet, your retirement relied on your own savings and family support. Without that, each day relied on the kindness of strangers.From that point on the groundwork was set for a new way of thinking about work. But it took a lot of time and radical thinking to get where we are now. It’s time to learn How History Works as we figure out ‘When Was Retirement invented (and When Will it Die?’)----SOURCEShttps://fortune.com/2023/01/25/us-population-growth-immigration-millennials-gen-z-deficit-births-marriage/https://apnews.com/article/france-protests-retirement-age-macron-strikes-1abb098b104f2b7094e51e650218771dhttp://workethic.coe.uga.edu/hatcp.htmlhttps://www.ft.com/content/51c06df6-bb80-4a1d-bc61-614903ee44f6https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.htmlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mona/hd_mona.htmhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Industrial-Revolutionhttps://www.history.com/topics/european-history/otto-von-bismarckhttps://www.britannica.com/money/socialismhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/45307677https://www.britannica.com/story/causes-of-the-great-depressionhttps://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/franklin-delano-roosevelt-and-the-new-deal/https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/social-security-acthttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3132163https://politicalscience.yale.edu/people/jacob-hacker Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer https://bit.ly/HowHistoryWorks------#retirement #History #career Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------Retirement will retire before you do. At least, according to some doomsday economists. They say impending recessions, a drop in birth rates, and the younger generation’s insistence on never having kids means the West is set to have an aging population that will make Japan’s situation look Neverland. But with its dependency on a stable economy, you can see why some fear we’ll be working until the day the Grim Reaper hands us a pink slip. Just look at what happened in France when the government delayed the retirement age by just a few years: Civil unrest, riots, and a whole bunch of angry French people. No one wants to see that! Working life during the ancient civilizations was so different because the conditions were so different. A life expectancy of 30-some years meant your short-lived career was likely a) very short-lived b) in back-breaking labour. And that goes double for the slaves!Your day finished when your boss said it was finished, and the crack of the whip did more to motivate you than office posters of cats hanging from trees. On the flip side, anyone who lived long enough to get wrinkles was respected by society despite not being physically able to contribute to it. Their wisdom and experience were seen as divine. So when you were in the labour market you were treated like garbage, but as soon as you survived it, you had street cred. Yet, your retirement relied on your own savings and family support. Without that, each day relied on the kindness of strangers.From that point on the groundwork was set for a new way of thinking about work. But it took a lot of time and radical thinking to get where we are now. It’s time to learn How History Works as we figure out ‘When Was Retirement invented (and When Will it Die?’)----SOURCEShttps://fortune.com/2023/01/25/us-population-growth-immigration-millennials-gen-z-deficit-births-marriage/https://apnews.com/article/france-protests-retirement-age-macron-strikes-1abb098b104f2b7094e51e650218771dhttp://workethic.coe.uga.edu/hatcp.htmlhttps://www.ft.com/content/51c06df6-bb80-4a1d-bc61-614903ee44f6https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.htmlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mona/hd_mona.htmhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Industrial-Revolutionhttps://www.history.com/topics/european-history/otto-von-bismarckhttps://www.britannica.com/money/socialismhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/45307677https://www.britannica.com/story/causes-of-the-great-depressionhttps://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/franklin-delano-roosevelt-and-the-new-deal/https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/social-security-acthttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3132163https://politicalscience.yale.edu/people/jacob-hacker Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer https://bit.ly/HowHistoryWorks

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Retirement will retire before you do.

At least, according to some doomsday economists. They say impending recessions, a drop in birth rates, and the younger generation’s insistence on never having kids means the West is set to have an aging population that will make Japan’s situation look Neverland.

But with its dependency on a stable economy, you can see why some fear we’ll be working until the day the Grim Reaper hands us a pink slip. Just look at what happened in France when the government delayed the retirement age by just a few years: Civil unrest, riots, and a whole bunch of angry French people. No one wants to see that! Working life during the ancient civilizations was so different because the conditions were so different. A life expectancy of 30-some years meant your short-lived career was likely a) very short-lived b) in back-breaking labour. And that goes double for the slaves!

Your day finished when your boss said it was finished, and the crack of the whip did more to motivate you than office posters of cats hanging from trees. On the flip side, anyone who lived long enough to get wrinkles was respected by society despite not being physically able to contribute to it.

Their wisdom and experience were seen as divine. So when you were in the labour market you were treated like garbage, but as soon as you survived it, you had street cred. Yet, your retirement relied on your own savings and family support. Without that, each day relied on the kindness of strangers.

From that point on the groundwork was set for a new way of thinking about work. But it took a lot of time and radical thinking to get where we are now. It’s time to learn How History Works as we figure out ‘When Was Retirement invented (and When Will it Die?’)

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SOURCES
https://fortune.com/2023/01/25/us-population-growth-immigration-millennials-gen-z-deficit-births-marriage/
https://apnews.com/article/france-protests-retirement-age-macron-strikes-1abb098b104f2b7094e51e650218771d
http://workethic.coe.uga.edu/hatcp.html
https://www.ft.com/content/51c06df6-bb80-4a1d-bc61-614903ee44f6
https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.html
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mona/hd_mona.htm
https://www.britannica.com/event/Industrial-Revolution
https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/otto-von-bismarck
https://www.britannica.com/money/socialism
https://www.jstor.org/stable/45307677
https://www.britannica.com/story/causes-of-the-great-depression
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/franklin-delano-roosevelt-and-the-new-deal/
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/social-security-act
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3132163
https://politicalscience.yale.edu/people/jacob-hacker

]]> 1182 no The 2000 Year Decline Of Journalism Go to https://sponsr.is/cs_howhistoryworks and use code HOWHISTORYWORKS to save 25% off today. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video.------#journalism #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----We couldn’t agree on whether it was black and blue or white and gold! People were at eachother’s throat all because of differences between eyes or device screens. It’s no wonderjournalism has polarized us: we were already polarized!Of course, it didn’t start out like this. Right? Surely there was a time from the good ole dayswhere newspapers told the truth, journalists couldn’t be bought out and consumers werenever stuck in echo chambers.You probably already know what your position on this question is. Even comedian Bill Burrlaments a time when you didn’t know how your local weatherman voted. Then again, NoamChomsky believes it’s always been the case that media outlets have had a secret agenda.Although, he did doubt initials claims of the Cambodian genocide, which turned out to betrue. Maybe he knows as little as a stand-up comic?Is there a grain of truth in journalism today or is objectivity like finding a needle in a haystack? Is it true that there’s no such thing as bad news and is the future of journalism one oftribalism? The good news is you can relax. It doesn’t matter whether you wear a tin foil hat – or arethinking of wearing one!So it's time to learn How History Works because today, we’re going to fact-check the fact-checkers.SOURCES:1. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-dress-became-an-illusion-unlike-any-other/2. https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-writings/acta-diurna-telegraph-ancient-rome-bringing-you-all-latest-gladiator-0217703. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Gutenberg4. https://www.thoughtco.com/penny-press-definition-17732935. https://www.history.com/news/spanish-american-war-yellow-journalism-hearst-pulitzer6. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/fatty-arbuckle-and-the-birth-of-the-celebrity-scandal7. https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/adolph-ochs-the-unsung-entrepreneur-who-transformed-journalism/8. https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/walter-cronkite9. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/kennedy-nixon-debates10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/30/lessons-yk-years-later/11. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/business/media/bdg-gawker-shuttering.html Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Go to https://sponsr.is/cs_howhistoryworks and use code HOWHISTORYWORKS to save 25% off today. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video.------#journalism #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----We couldn’t agree on whether it was black and blue or white and gold! People were at eachother’s throat all because of differences between eyes or device screens. It’s no wonderjournalism has polarized us: we were already polarized!Of course, it didn’t start out like this. Right? Surely there was a time from the good ole dayswhere newspapers told the truth, journalists couldn’t be bought out and consumers werenever stuck in echo chambers.You probably already know what your position on this question is. Even comedian Bill Burrlaments a time when you didn’t know how your local weatherman voted. Then again, NoamChomsky believes it’s always been the case that media outlets have had a secret agenda.Although, he did doubt initials claims of the Cambodian genocide, which turned out to betrue. Maybe he knows as little as a stand-up comic?Is there a grain of truth in journalism today or is objectivity like finding a needle in a haystack? Is it true that there’s no such thing as bad news and is the future of journalism one oftribalism? The good news is you can relax. It doesn’t matter whether you wear a tin foil hat – or arethinking of wearing one!So it's time to learn How History Works because today, we’re going to fact-check the fact-checkers.SOURCES:1. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-dress-became-an-illusion-unlike-any-other/2. https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-writings/acta-diurna-telegraph-ancient-rome-bringing-you-all-latest-gladiator-0217703. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Gutenberg4. https://www.thoughtco.com/penny-press-definition-17732935. https://www.history.com/news/spanish-american-war-yellow-journalism-hearst-pulitzer6. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/fatty-arbuckle-and-the-birth-of-the-celebrity-scandal7. https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/adolph-ochs-the-unsung-entrepreneur-who-transformed-journalism/8. https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/walter-cronkite9. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/kennedy-nixon-debates10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/30/lessons-yk-years-later/11. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/business/media/bdg-gawker-shuttering.html Go to https://sponsr.is/cs_howhistoryworks and use code HOWHISTORYWORKS to save 25% off today. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video.

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-----

We couldn’t agree on whether it was black and blue or white and gold! People were at each
other’s throat all because of differences between eyes or device screens. It’s no wonder
journalism has polarized us: we were already polarized!

Of course, it didn’t start out like this. Right? Surely there was a time from the good ole days
where newspapers told the truth, journalists couldn’t be bought out and consumers were
never stuck in echo chambers.

You probably already know what your position on this question is. Even comedian Bill Burr
laments a time when you didn’t know how your local weatherman voted. Then again, Noam
Chomsky believes it’s always been the case that media outlets have had a secret agenda.
Although, he did doubt initials claims of the Cambodian genocide, which turned out to be
true. Maybe he knows as little as a stand-up comic?

Is there a grain of truth in journalism today or is objectivity like finding a needle in a hay
stack? Is it true that there’s no such thing as bad news and is the future of journalism one of
tribalism? The good news is you can relax. It doesn’t matter whether you wear a tin foil hat – or are
thinking of wearing one!

So it's time to learn How History Works because today, we’re going to fact-check the fact-checkers.

SOURCES:

1. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-dress-became-an-illusion-unlike-
any-other/
2. https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-writings/acta-diurna-telegraph-
ancient-rome-bringing-you-all-latest-gladiator-021770
3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Gutenberg
4. https://www.thoughtco.com/penny-press-definition-1773293
5. https://www.history.com/news/spanish-american-war-yellow-journalism-hearst-
pulitzer
6. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/fatty-arbuckle-and-the-birth-of-
the-celebrity-scandal
7. https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/adolph-ochs-the-unsung-entrepreneur-who-
transformed-journalism/
8. https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/walter-cronkite
9. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/kennedy-nixon-debates
10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/30/lessons-yk-years-later/
11. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/business/media/bdg-gawker-shuttering.html

]]> 1337 no The Man Who Pushed Corporate America Back 30 Years - A Life Story Get 4 months extra on a 2 year plan at https://nordvpn.com/howhistoryworks. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring.Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #History #career Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----There’s no middle ground with this CEO.His legacy ranges from the genius who streamlined corporations through revolutionary management techniques, to the fat cat who destroyed the American business landscape by making life worse for employees. [2]Then there are those who say he ran a bona fide cult so steeped in capitalistic fever that even Ayn Rand would have cringed.He retired with a $417 million severance package - the biggest ever at that point in time. That’s enough to raise the eyebrows of even his most dedicated disciples.Yet, he always saw himself as fighting for the little guy. He championed the efficient infrastructure of small business over the sluggish mechanisms of big bureaucracy. Yet he never shied away from defending lucrative bonuses for CEOs such as himself. Not even when firing scores of blue-collar factory workers! His paradoxes all stem from his expertise as a chemical engineer.A deep understanding of synthesising opposing elements, creating catalysts, and measuring explosive outcomes explains how his methods for success have split people down the middle.ou could say his business approach was capitalism’s free radical – reactive, energetic, but short-lived.Or was it?Am I just playing devil’s advocate, or should we give the devil his due? Were his techniques always destined for downfall or have other companies improved his formula? And did General Electric collapse because of him or in spite of him? It’s time to learn How History Works as we distil the corporate history of Jack Welch.-----SOURCES1. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/07/was-jack-welch-the-greatest-ceo-of-his-day-or-the-worst2. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1101505691/short-term-profits-and-long-term-consequences-did-jack-welch-break-capitalism3. https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/biography/S-Z/Welch-Jack-1935.html4. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/j/jack-welch.asp5. https://www.aluro.com/blog/noryl-a-solid-competitor-for-polyamide-abs-and-pvc6. https://www.aluro.com/blog/noryl-a-solid-competitor-for-polyamide-abs-and-pvc7. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/how-millennials-forced-ge-to-scrap-performance-reviews/432585/8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM0AU-vPNeQ9. https://factorialhr.com/blog/stack-ranking/10. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/business/jack-welch-ge-ceo-behavior.html11. https://www.epa.gov/hudsonriverpcbs/hudson-river-cleanup12. https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/27/business/ge-agrees-to-pay-16.1-million-fine-for-pentagon-fraud.html13. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-reach-169-million-settlement14. https://www.investopedia.com/insights/rise-and-fall-ge/15. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jack-the-lad-pays-180m-to-keep-his-divorce-and-a-whole-heap-of-dirty-linen-out-of-court-94957.html Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Get 4 months extra on a 2 year plan at https://nordvpn.com/howhistoryworks. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring.Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #History #career Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----There’s no middle ground with this CEO.His legacy ranges from the genius who streamlined corporations through revolutionary management techniques, to the fat cat who destroyed the American business landscape by making life worse for employees. [2]Then there are those who say he ran a bona fide cult so steeped in capitalistic fever that even Ayn Rand would have cringed.He retired with a $417 million severance package - the biggest ever at that point in time. That’s enough to raise the eyebrows of even his most dedicated disciples.Yet, he always saw himself as fighting for the little guy. He championed the efficient infrastructure of small business over the sluggish mechanisms of big bureaucracy. Yet he never shied away from defending lucrative bonuses for CEOs such as himself. Not even when firing scores of blue-collar factory workers! His paradoxes all stem from his expertise as a chemical engineer.A deep understanding of synthesising opposing elements, creating catalysts, and measuring explosive outcomes explains how his methods for success have split people down the middle.ou could say his business approach was capitalism’s free radical – reactive, energetic, but short-lived.Or was it?Am I just playing devil’s advocate, or should we give the devil his due? Were his techniques always destined for downfall or have other companies improved his formula? And did General Electric collapse because of him or in spite of him? It’s time to learn How History Works as we distil the corporate history of Jack Welch.-----SOURCES1. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/07/was-jack-welch-the-greatest-ceo-of-his-day-or-the-worst2. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1101505691/short-term-profits-and-long-term-consequences-did-jack-welch-break-capitalism3. https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/biography/S-Z/Welch-Jack-1935.html4. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/j/jack-welch.asp5. https://www.aluro.com/blog/noryl-a-solid-competitor-for-polyamide-abs-and-pvc6. https://www.aluro.com/blog/noryl-a-solid-competitor-for-polyamide-abs-and-pvc7. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/how-millennials-forced-ge-to-scrap-performance-reviews/432585/8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM0AU-vPNeQ9. https://factorialhr.com/blog/stack-ranking/10. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/business/jack-welch-ge-ceo-behavior.html11. https://www.epa.gov/hudsonriverpcbs/hudson-river-cleanup12. https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/27/business/ge-agrees-to-pay-16.1-million-fine-for-pentagon-fraud.html13. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-reach-169-million-settlement14. https://www.investopedia.com/insights/rise-and-fall-ge/15. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jack-the-lad-pays-180m-to-keep-his-divorce-and-a-whole-heap-of-dirty-linen-out-of-court-94957.html Get 4 months extra on a 2 year plan at https://nordvpn.com/howhistoryworks. 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Svibe Multimedia Studio
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There’s no middle ground with this CEO.

His legacy ranges from the genius who streamlined corporations through revolutionary management techniques, to the fat cat who destroyed the American business landscape by making life worse for employees. [2]

Then there are those who say he ran a bona fide cult so steeped in capitalistic fever that even Ayn Rand would have cringed.

He retired with a $417 million severance package - the biggest ever at that point in time. That’s enough to raise the eyebrows of even his most dedicated disciples.

Yet, he always saw himself as fighting for the little guy.

He championed the efficient infrastructure of small business over the sluggish mechanisms of big bureaucracy. Yet he never shied away from defending lucrative bonuses for CEOs such as himself.

Not even when firing scores of blue-collar factory workers!

His paradoxes all stem from his expertise as a chemical engineer.

A deep understanding of synthesising opposing elements, creating catalysts, and measuring explosive outcomes explains how his methods for success have split people down the middle.

ou could say his business approach was capitalism’s free radical – reactive, energetic, but short-lived.

Or was it?

Am I just playing devil’s advocate, or should we give the devil his due?

Were his techniques always destined for downfall or have other companies improved his formula?

And did General Electric collapse because of him or in spite of him?

It’s time to learn How History Works as we distil the corporate history of Jack Welch.

-----

SOURCES
1. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/07/was-jack-welch-the-greatest-ceo-of-his-day-or-the-worst
2. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1101505691/short-term-profits-and-long-term-consequences-did-jack-welch-break-capitalism
3. https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/biography/S-Z/Welch-Jack-1935.html
4. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/j/jack-welch.asp
5. https://www.aluro.com/blog/noryl-a-solid-competitor-for-polyamide-abs-and-pvc
6. https://www.aluro.com/blog/noryl-a-solid-competitor-for-polyamide-abs-and-pvc
7. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/how-millennials-forced-ge-to-scrap-performance-reviews/432585/
8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM0AU-vPNeQ
9. https://factorialhr.com/blog/stack-ranking/
10. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/business/jack-welch-ge-ceo-behavior.html
11. https://www.epa.gov/hudsonriverpcbs/hudson-river-cleanup
12. https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/27/business/ge-agrees-to-pay-16.1-million-fine-for-pentagon-fraud.html
13. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-reach-169-million-settlement
14. https://www.investopedia.com/insights/rise-and-fall-ge/
15. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jack-the-lad-pays-180m-to-keep-his-divorce-and-a-whole-heap-of-dirty-linen-out-of-court-94957.html

]]> 1399 no The Dark History of Craigslist - How One Website Shaped The Internet The first 100 people to use code HowHistoryWorks with the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: http://incogni.com/howhistoryworks------#history #craigslist #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----History is filled with pioneers: Christopher Columbus. Neil Armstrong. The first person to milk a cow. But being an innovator means taking risks and discovering the rules. It means being a guinea pig in your own experiment. And that’s no different when the land you’ve discovered is the internet.Nowadays, dating apps like Tinder and Hinge make it even easier to connect with people online whereas Reddit and Discord are perfect for building a community of your own. And what about social media platforms? They are the best way to meet old friends and lose new ones.Yet, none of this would have happened had it not been for a certain site that laid the groundwork for internet subcultures: Craigslist. [1]The online classified ads board was set up all the way back in 1995, the same year as Toy Story, the world’s first computer animated movie. To us, that’s only 30 years ago (at the time of writing at least), but in technological terms that’s ancient history. Heck, in internet times it’s practically primordial! Craigslist’s the online equivalent of a fish growing legs!It was a time when the Internet was installed from a CD that you got in the mail. And showing off a three-and-a-half-inch floppy was a genuine tech flex!However, this online message board's influence extends far beyond creating the framework for today's apps; it serves as a quintessential example of online human behaviour. That includes the good, the bad and the ugly.It’s time to learn how history works as we chronicle the rise of ‘Craigslist’ – the grandfather of message boards.SOURCEShttps://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/808965078/at-25-years-understanding-the-longevity-of-craigslisthttps://www.internethalloffame.org/official-biography-craig-newmark/https://www.zippia.com/craigslist-careers-699904/history/https://medium.com/@fairobagoes/history-of-craigslist-88bac8ddfb7dhttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-takes-action-against-amazon-enrolling-consumers-amazon-prime-without-consent-sabotaging-theirhttps://smallbusiness.chron.com/city-traffic-craigslist-64632.htmlhttps://www.sfgate.com/business/article/craigslist-headquarters-moving-to-downtown-s-f-3247970.phphttps://www.businessinsider.com/the-craigslist-scandals-babies-for-sale-prostitution-murder-and-more-2010-4https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/craigslist-exit-from-sex-trafficking-suit-goes-to-appeals-courthttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/06/padmapper-and-3taps-settle-suit-craigslist-over-use-real-estate-factshttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/29/dumb-phones-are-on-the-rise-in-the-us-as-gen-z-limits-screen-time.html Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked The first 100 people to use code HowHistoryWorks with the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: http://incogni.com/howhistoryworks------#history #craigslist #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----History is filled with pioneers: Christopher Columbus. Neil Armstrong. The first person to milk a cow. But being an innovator means taking risks and discovering the rules. It means being a guinea pig in your own experiment. And that’s no different when the land you’ve discovered is the internet.Nowadays, dating apps like Tinder and Hinge make it even easier to connect with people online whereas Reddit and Discord are perfect for building a community of your own. And what about social media platforms? They are the best way to meet old friends and lose new ones.Yet, none of this would have happened had it not been for a certain site that laid the groundwork for internet subcultures: Craigslist. [1]The online classified ads board was set up all the way back in 1995, the same year as Toy Story, the world’s first computer animated movie. To us, that’s only 30 years ago (at the time of writing at least), but in technological terms that’s ancient history. Heck, in internet times it’s practically primordial! Craigslist’s the online equivalent of a fish growing legs!It was a time when the Internet was installed from a CD that you got in the mail. And showing off a three-and-a-half-inch floppy was a genuine tech flex!However, this online message board's influence extends far beyond creating the framework for today's apps; it serves as a quintessential example of online human behaviour. That includes the good, the bad and the ugly.It’s time to learn how history works as we chronicle the rise of ‘Craigslist’ – the grandfather of message boards.SOURCEShttps://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/808965078/at-25-years-understanding-the-longevity-of-craigslisthttps://www.internethalloffame.org/official-biography-craig-newmark/https://www.zippia.com/craigslist-careers-699904/history/https://medium.com/@fairobagoes/history-of-craigslist-88bac8ddfb7dhttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-takes-action-against-amazon-enrolling-consumers-amazon-prime-without-consent-sabotaging-theirhttps://smallbusiness.chron.com/city-traffic-craigslist-64632.htmlhttps://www.sfgate.com/business/article/craigslist-headquarters-moving-to-downtown-s-f-3247970.phphttps://www.businessinsider.com/the-craigslist-scandals-babies-for-sale-prostitution-murder-and-more-2010-4https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/craigslist-exit-from-sex-trafficking-suit-goes-to-appeals-courthttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/06/padmapper-and-3taps-settle-suit-craigslist-over-use-real-estate-factshttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/29/dumb-phones-are-on-the-rise-in-the-us-as-gen-z-limits-screen-time.html The first 100 people to use code HowHistoryWorks with the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: http://incogni.com/howhistoryworks

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Written By: Sam Ely

Video Created By: Gabriela Gutierrez

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Music Provided By: Epidemic Sound

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History is filled with pioneers: Christopher Columbus. Neil Armstrong. The first person to milk a cow. But being an innovator means taking risks and discovering the rules. It means being a guinea pig in your own experiment. And that’s no different when the land you’ve discovered is the internet.

Nowadays, dating apps like Tinder and Hinge make it even easier to connect with people online whereas Reddit and Discord are perfect for building a community of your own. And what about social media platforms? They are the best way to meet old friends and lose new ones.

Yet, none of this would have happened had it not been for a certain site that laid the groundwork for internet subcultures: Craigslist. [1]

The online classified ads board was set up all the way back in 1995, the same year as Toy Story, the world’s first computer animated movie. To us, that’s only 30 years ago (at the time of writing at least), but in technological terms that’s ancient history. Heck, in internet times it’s practically primordial! Craigslist’s the online equivalent of a fish growing legs!

It was a time when the Internet was installed from a CD that you got in the mail. And showing off a three-and-a-half-inch floppy was a genuine tech flex!

However, this online message board's influence extends far beyond creating the framework for today's apps; it serves as a quintessential example of online human behaviour. That includes the good, the bad and the ugly.

It’s time to learn how history works as we chronicle the rise of ‘Craigslist’ – the grandfather of message boards.

SOURCES
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/808965078/at-25-years-understanding-the-longevity-of-craigslist
https://www.internethalloffame.org/official-biography-craig-newmark/
https://www.zippia.com/craigslist-careers-699904/history/
https://medium.com/@fairobagoes/history-of-craigslist-88bac8ddfb7d
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-takes-action-against-amazon-enrolling-consumers-amazon-prime-without-consent-sabotaging-their
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/city-traffic-craigslist-64632.html
https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/craigslist-headquarters-moving-to-downtown-s-f-3247970.php
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-craigslist-scandals-babies-for-sale-prostitution-murder-and-more-2010-4
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/craigslist-exit-from-sex-trafficking-suit-goes-to-appeals-court
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/06/padmapper-and-3taps-settle-suit-craigslist-over-use-real-estate-facts
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/29/dumb-phones-are-on-the-rise-in-the-us-as-gen-z-limits-screen-time.html

]]> 1349 no How a Pig Farmer Became The World's Richest Man... (For a Few Days) Get a 7-day free trial and 70% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking https://bit.ly/HowHistoryWorksMay24 or by scanning the QR code.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #History #entrepreneur Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Masayoshi Son is the billionaire CEO of ‘SoftBank’, a technology investment firm with such a… unique… way of operating that it has reshaped business, not only in Japan but across the world.Its portfolio includes over 80 companies, including the likes of Uber, NVIDIA and Boston Dynamics. [2]Anytime ‘SoftBank’ appears on a start-ups board of investors, you know it’s going to be big one day, whether it really deserves it or not…Today Masayoshi Son is unfortunately best known for the humiliating downfall of ‘WeWork’. Something that his critics say is proof that Masayoshi Son’s talent for spotting innovation is obsolete.But the man behind one of the most influential investment funds in the world, worked his way up from the most humble of origins. His family was dirt poor in a county that didn’t even recognize him as a citizen until he was a massively successful businessman. You don’t go from a pig farmer living on the fringes of the law, to one of the world’s most influential billionaires without at least a few tricks that are worth learning something from. He once raised $45B worth of investment in a single meeting. But is that skill so impressive when you blow it on risky investments like pizza-making robots and experimental kindergartens?Masayoshi was only 16, yet was captivated by the wisdom inside. He was desperate to meet the genius author so he did everything he could to meet him. [6]He must have called the guy’s assistants a hundred times. All he got was a firm no and a lengthy telephone bill.So he changed plan.The young buck flew into Tokyo to prove that he was serious about meeting him.Finally, he got 15 whole minutes with the busy businessman, which ended up being one of the most defining moments in Masayoshi Son’s entire career.He asked the McDonald’s master what business a young man like him should get into.The answer? Don’t look to the past. Look to future industries. Look for the place where there is growth.Go into computer technology.So he did. It’s time to learn how history works as we track the rise and falls of ‘the life story of Masayoshi Son’.- Sources - 1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/masayoshi-son/2. https://visionfund.com/portfolio3. https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/zainichi-the-korean-diaspora-in-japan/4. https://www.britannica.com/money/Son-Masayoshi5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa2_VBu0d7k6. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/how-a-16-year-old-masayoshi-son-scored-a-meeting-with-a-famous-executive8. https://studyinternational.com/news/masayoshi-son-uc-berkeley/9. https://group.softbank/en/philosophy/history10. https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml11. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dotcom-bubble.asp12. https://www.businessinsider.com/softbank-masayoshi-son-jack-ma-bet-ai-2024-213. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/17/softbanks-100-billion-vision-fund-reshapes-world-of-venture-capital.html14. https://www.indiatimes.com/worth/investment/how-masayoshi-son-raised-forty-five-billion-dollar-in-forty-five-minutes-560554.html15. https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/zume-shuts-down-its-robot-powered-pizza-business16. https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/6/20951946/softbank-masayoshi-son-admits-wework-was-bad-judgement-q2-201 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Get a 7-day free trial and 70% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking https://bit.ly/HowHistoryWorksMay24 or by scanning the QR code.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #History #entrepreneur Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Masayoshi Son is the billionaire CEO of ‘SoftBank’, a technology investment firm with such a… unique… way of operating that it has reshaped business, not only in Japan but across the world.Its portfolio includes over 80 companies, including the likes of Uber, NVIDIA and Boston Dynamics. [2]Anytime ‘SoftBank’ appears on a start-ups board of investors, you know it’s going to be big one day, whether it really deserves it or not…Today Masayoshi Son is unfortunately best known for the humiliating downfall of ‘WeWork’. Something that his critics say is proof that Masayoshi Son’s talent for spotting innovation is obsolete.But the man behind one of the most influential investment funds in the world, worked his way up from the most humble of origins. His family was dirt poor in a county that didn’t even recognize him as a citizen until he was a massively successful businessman. You don’t go from a pig farmer living on the fringes of the law, to one of the world’s most influential billionaires without at least a few tricks that are worth learning something from. He once raised $45B worth of investment in a single meeting. But is that skill so impressive when you blow it on risky investments like pizza-making robots and experimental kindergartens?Masayoshi was only 16, yet was captivated by the wisdom inside. He was desperate to meet the genius author so he did everything he could to meet him. [6]He must have called the guy’s assistants a hundred times. All he got was a firm no and a lengthy telephone bill.So he changed plan.The young buck flew into Tokyo to prove that he was serious about meeting him.Finally, he got 15 whole minutes with the busy businessman, which ended up being one of the most defining moments in Masayoshi Son’s entire career.He asked the McDonald’s master what business a young man like him should get into.The answer? Don’t look to the past. Look to future industries. Look for the place where there is growth.Go into computer technology.So he did. It’s time to learn how history works as we track the rise and falls of ‘the life story of Masayoshi Son’.- Sources - 1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/masayoshi-son/2. https://visionfund.com/portfolio3. https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/zainichi-the-korean-diaspora-in-japan/4. https://www.britannica.com/money/Son-Masayoshi5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa2_VBu0d7k6. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/how-a-16-year-old-masayoshi-son-scored-a-meeting-with-a-famous-executive8. https://studyinternational.com/news/masayoshi-son-uc-berkeley/9. https://group.softbank/en/philosophy/history10. https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml11. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dotcom-bubble.asp12. https://www.businessinsider.com/softbank-masayoshi-son-jack-ma-bet-ai-2024-213. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/17/softbanks-100-billion-vision-fund-reshapes-world-of-venture-capital.html14. https://www.indiatimes.com/worth/investment/how-masayoshi-son-raised-forty-five-billion-dollar-in-forty-five-minutes-560554.html15. https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/zume-shuts-down-its-robot-powered-pizza-business16. https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/6/20951946/softbank-masayoshi-son-admits-wework-was-bad-judgement-q2-201 Get a 7-day free trial and 70% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking https://bit.ly/HowHistoryWorksMay24 or by scanning the QR code.

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Masayoshi Son is the billionaire CEO of ‘SoftBank’, a technology investment firm with such a… unique… way of operating that it has reshaped business, not only in Japan but across the world.

Its portfolio includes over 80 companies, including the likes of Uber, NVIDIA and Boston Dynamics. [2]

Anytime ‘SoftBank’ appears on a start-ups board of investors, you know it’s going to be big one day, whether it really deserves it or not…

Today Masayoshi Son is unfortunately best known for the humiliating downfall of ‘WeWork’. Something that his critics say is proof that Masayoshi Son’s talent for spotting innovation is obsolete.

But the man behind one of the most influential investment funds in the world, worked his way up from the most humble of origins.

His family was dirt poor in a county that didn’t even recognize him as a citizen until he was a massively successful businessman.

You don’t go from a pig farmer living on the fringes of the law, to one of the world’s most influential billionaires without at least a few tricks that are worth learning something from.

He once raised $45B worth of investment in a single meeting. But is that skill so impressive when you blow it on risky investments like pizza-making robots and experimental kindergartens?

Masayoshi was only 16, yet was captivated by the wisdom inside. He was desperate to meet the genius author so he did everything he could to meet him. [6]

He must have called the guy’s assistants a hundred times. All he got was a firm no and a lengthy telephone bill.

So he changed plan.

The young buck flew into Tokyo to prove that he was serious about meeting him.

Finally, he got 15 whole minutes with the busy businessman, which ended up being one of the most defining moments in Masayoshi Son’s entire career.

He asked the McDonald’s master what business a young man like him should get into.

The answer? Don’t look to the past. Look to future industries. Look for the place where there is growth.

Go into computer technology.

So he did. It’s time to learn how history works as we track the rise and falls of ‘the life story of Masayoshi Son’.

- Sources -

1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/masayoshi-son/
2. https://visionfund.com/portfolio
3. https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/zainichi-the-korean-diaspora-in-japan/
4. https://www.britannica.com/money/Son-Masayoshi
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa2_VBu0d7k
6. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/how-a-16-year-old-masayoshi-son-scored-a-meeting-with-a-famous-executive
8. https://studyinternational.com/news/masayoshi-son-uc-berkeley/
9. https://group.softbank/en/philosophy/history
10. https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml
11. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dotcom-bubble.asp
12. https://www.businessinsider.com/softbank-masayoshi-son-jack-ma-bet-ai-2024-2
13. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/17/softbanks-100-billion-vision-fund-reshapes-world-of-venture-capital.html
14. https://www.indiatimes.com/worth/investment/how-masayoshi-son-raised-forty-five-billion-dollar-in-forty-five-minutes-560554.html
15. https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/zume-shuts-down-its-robot-powered-pizza-business
16. https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/6/20951946/softbank-masayoshi-son-admits-wework-was-bad-judgement-q2-201

]]> 1432 no How One Man Made Billions By Rebranding "Information" Go to https://ground.news/howhistory to stay fully informed. Subscribe through my link this month for 40% off unlimited access.------#History #media Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Media moguls don’t tend to be as well known as A-List celebrities and world leaders, butthen again Rupert Murdoch isn’t your average billionaire news broadcasting tycoon.They call him the modern day ‘Citizen Kane’ because his rise from small time localnewspaper to multinational conglomerate CEO has all the twists and turns of a classic rags-to-riches story. kind of! Even his private life feels like an episode of ‘Succession’, what with sibling rivalries, high profile divorces and the occasional television appearances.But Rupert Murdoch is a whole different beast to Orson Welles’s character in the classicHollywood tale of the newspaper industry.Murdoch's influence on the size, shape and nature of media is as widespread as it isdevastating. Some good. Some bad. Some ugly.Given that the Australian born media maverick is close to a century old, it seems fair to saythat his time at the top is coming to an end. But will his influence survive the rise of socialmedia and alternative journalism, or is his legacy as dead as legacy media?It’s time to learn how history works as we examine the life of Rupert Murdoch.Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIwUlY44CMhttps://www.oldest.org/technology/advertisements/https://www.petepolgar.com/blog/ancient-egypt-the-origins-of-advertising/https://surnames.behindthename.com/https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Town-Crier/https://bettermarketing.pub/the-contrepreneur-formula-what-it-is-and-why-it-works-so-well-24d6939abb75https://www.bmediagroup.com/news/history-of-billboard-advertising/https://clearcode.cc/blog/history-advertising-agency/https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-mediahttps://www.britannica.com/art/soap-operahttps://www.lcca.org.uk/blog/education/history-of-branding/https://www.simplypsychology.org/little-albert.htmlhttps://www.apetogentleman.com/behind-the-hype-why-is-everyone-so-crazy-about-supreme/https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/getting-started-on-twitter-guide-for-brands.html Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Go to https://ground.news/howhistory to stay fully informed. Subscribe through my link this month for 40% off unlimited access.------#History #media Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Media moguls don’t tend to be as well known as A-List celebrities and world leaders, butthen again Rupert Murdoch isn’t your average billionaire news broadcasting tycoon.They call him the modern day ‘Citizen Kane’ because his rise from small time localnewspaper to multinational conglomerate CEO has all the twists and turns of a classic rags-to-riches story. kind of! Even his private life feels like an episode of ‘Succession’, what with sibling rivalries, high profile divorces and the occasional television appearances.But Rupert Murdoch is a whole different beast to Orson Welles’s character in the classicHollywood tale of the newspaper industry.Murdoch's influence on the size, shape and nature of media is as widespread as it isdevastating. Some good. Some bad. Some ugly.Given that the Australian born media maverick is close to a century old, it seems fair to saythat his time at the top is coming to an end. But will his influence survive the rise of socialmedia and alternative journalism, or is his legacy as dead as legacy media?It’s time to learn how history works as we examine the life of Rupert Murdoch.Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIwUlY44CMhttps://www.oldest.org/technology/advertisements/https://www.petepolgar.com/blog/ancient-egypt-the-origins-of-advertising/https://surnames.behindthename.com/https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Town-Crier/https://bettermarketing.pub/the-contrepreneur-formula-what-it-is-and-why-it-works-so-well-24d6939abb75https://www.bmediagroup.com/news/history-of-billboard-advertising/https://clearcode.cc/blog/history-advertising-agency/https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-mediahttps://www.britannica.com/art/soap-operahttps://www.lcca.org.uk/blog/education/history-of-branding/https://www.simplypsychology.org/little-albert.htmlhttps://www.apetogentleman.com/behind-the-hype-why-is-everyone-so-crazy-about-supreme/https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/getting-started-on-twitter-guide-for-brands.html Go to https://ground.news/howhistory to stay fully informed. 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Media moguls don’t tend to be as well known as A-List celebrities and world leaders, but
then again Rupert Murdoch isn’t your average billionaire news broadcasting tycoon.
They call him the modern day ‘Citizen Kane’ because his rise from small time local

newspaper to multinational conglomerate CEO has all the twists and turns of a classic rags-
to-riches story. kind of! Even his private life feels like an episode of ‘Succession’, what with sibling rivalries, high profile divorces and the occasional television appearances.

But Rupert Murdoch is a whole different beast to Orson Welles’s character in the classic
Hollywood tale of the newspaper industry.
Murdoch's influence on the size, shape and nature of media is as widespread as it is
devastating. Some good. Some bad. Some ugly.
Given that the Australian born media maverick is close to a century old, it seems fair to say
that his time at the top is coming to an end. But will his influence survive the rise of social
media and alternative journalism, or is his legacy as dead as legacy media?
It’s time to learn how history works as we examine the life of Rupert Murdoch.

Sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIwUlY44CM
https://www.oldest.org/technology/advertisements/
https://www.petepolgar.com/blog/ancient-egypt-the-origins-of-advertising/
https://surnames.behindthename.com/
https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Town-Crier/
https://bettermarketing.pub/the-contrepreneur-formula-what-it-is-and-why-it-works-so-well-24d6939abb75
https://www.bmediagroup.com/news/history-of-billboard-advertising/
https://clearcode.cc/blog/history-advertising-agency/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-media
https://www.britannica.com/art/soap-opera
https://www.lcca.org.uk/blog/education/history-of-branding/
https://www.simplypsychology.org/little-albert.html
https://www.apetogentleman.com/behind-the-hype-why-is-everyone-so-crazy-about-supreme/
https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/getting-started-on-twitter-guide-for-brands.html

]]> 1148 no How a Communist Built The World's First Hedge Fund Start your journey to a new career with TripleTen: https://get.tripleten.com/HowHistoryWorksUse my code HISTORY - 30% offSign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #history #finance Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Alfred Winslow Jones created the world’s first hedge fund and changed the financial landscape forever. [1]Yet, he didn’t start out as an investment banker. In fact, he started out as a Marxist!His studies in sociology and career in journalism helped him figure out a neat trick for finessing the market.At the time, his novel idea flew under the radar. But nowadays the hedge fund industry has between two and five trillion dollars in assets. [2]That’s why some people curse Jones’s invention.They say his idea only helps the elites while working folk pay the price for market crashes. They say lack of regulation means hedge funds are shady, and helped cause the global financial crisis.However, finance fans will protect Alfred Winslow Jones with an ironclad defence: hate the game, not the player.Alfred had unknowingly strengthened the muscles he’d need to lift up the world’s financial system.But none of it would have happened without a chance encounter.It’s time to understand how history works as we explain “the story of the first hedge fund”.- Sources - https://www.preqin.com/academy/lesson-3-hedge-funds/history-of-the-hedge-fund-industryhttps://www.evidenceinvestor.com/the-growth-of-hedge-funds-is-the-greatest-financial-anomaly/#:~:text=25%20years%20ago%20the%20hedge,grown%20to%20about%20%245.0%20trillion.https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/15968https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Money_Than_Godhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Spanish-Civil-Warhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070524204909/http://www3.uakron.edu/uapress/jones.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/post-world-war-ii-boom-economyhttps://www.aei.org/research-products/report/prudence/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hedgefund.asp#:~:text=A%20hedge%20fund%20is%20a,earn%20above%2Daverage%20investment%20returns.https://tradingroomshq.medium.com/alfred-winslow-jones-the-father-of-the-hedge-fund-industry-698d069c0d53https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/1970-stagflation.asphttps://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1990/09/Art1full.pdfhttps://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/how-to-invest-in-hedge-funds/https://www.forbes.com/profile/julian-robertson-jr/?sh=1ebdb9d8441ehttps://thoughteconomics.com/do-hedge-funds-work/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Peace-Corpshttps://nymag.com/news/features/2007/hedgefunds/30345/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Start your journey to a new career with TripleTen: https://get.tripleten.com/HowHistoryWorksUse my code HISTORY - 30% offSign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #history #finance Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Alfred Winslow Jones created the world’s first hedge fund and changed the financial landscape forever. [1]Yet, he didn’t start out as an investment banker. In fact, he started out as a Marxist!His studies in sociology and career in journalism helped him figure out a neat trick for finessing the market.At the time, his novel idea flew under the radar. But nowadays the hedge fund industry has between two and five trillion dollars in assets. [2]That’s why some people curse Jones’s invention.They say his idea only helps the elites while working folk pay the price for market crashes. They say lack of regulation means hedge funds are shady, and helped cause the global financial crisis.However, finance fans will protect Alfred Winslow Jones with an ironclad defence: hate the game, not the player.Alfred had unknowingly strengthened the muscles he’d need to lift up the world’s financial system.But none of it would have happened without a chance encounter.It’s time to understand how history works as we explain “the story of the first hedge fund”.- Sources - https://www.preqin.com/academy/lesson-3-hedge-funds/history-of-the-hedge-fund-industryhttps://www.evidenceinvestor.com/the-growth-of-hedge-funds-is-the-greatest-financial-anomaly/#:~:text=25%20years%20ago%20the%20hedge,grown%20to%20about%20%245.0%20trillion.https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/15968https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Money_Than_Godhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Spanish-Civil-Warhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070524204909/http://www3.uakron.edu/uapress/jones.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/post-world-war-ii-boom-economyhttps://www.aei.org/research-products/report/prudence/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hedgefund.asp#:~:text=A%20hedge%20fund%20is%20a,earn%20above%2Daverage%20investment%20returns.https://tradingroomshq.medium.com/alfred-winslow-jones-the-father-of-the-hedge-fund-industry-698d069c0d53https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/1970-stagflation.asphttps://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1990/09/Art1full.pdfhttps://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/how-to-invest-in-hedge-funds/https://www.forbes.com/profile/julian-robertson-jr/?sh=1ebdb9d8441ehttps://thoughteconomics.com/do-hedge-funds-work/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Peace-Corpshttps://nymag.com/news/features/2007/hedgefunds/30345/ Start your journey to a new career with TripleTen: https://get.tripleten.com/HowHistoryWorks
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Alfred Winslow Jones created the world’s first hedge fund and changed the financial landscape forever. [1]

Yet, he didn’t start out as an investment banker. In fact, he started out as a Marxist!

His studies in sociology and career in journalism helped him figure out a neat trick for finessing the market.

At the time, his novel idea flew under the radar.

But nowadays the hedge fund industry has between two and five trillion dollars in assets. [2]

That’s why some people curse Jones’s invention.

They say his idea only helps the elites while working folk pay the price for market crashes. They say lack of regulation means hedge funds are shady, and helped cause the global financial crisis.

However, finance fans will protect Alfred Winslow Jones with an ironclad defence: hate the game, not the player.

Alfred had unknowingly strengthened the muscles he’d need to lift up the world’s financial system.

But none of it would have happened without a chance encounter.

It’s time to understand how history works as we explain “the story of the first hedge fund”.


- Sources -

https://www.preqin.com/academy/lesson-3-hedge-funds/history-of-the-hedge-fund-industry
https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/the-growth-of-hedge-funds-is-the-greatest-financial-anomaly/#:~:text=25%20years%20ago%20the%20hedge,grown%20to%20about%20%245.0%20trillion.
https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/15968
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Money_Than_God
https://www.britannica.com/event/Spanish-Civil-War
https://web.archive.org/web/20070524204909/http://www3.uakron.edu/uapress/jones.html
https://www.history.com/news/post-world-war-ii-boom-economy
https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/prudence/
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hedgefund.asp#:~:text=A%20hedge%20fund%20is%20a,earn%20above%2Daverage%20investment%20returns.
https://tradingroomshq.medium.com/alfred-winslow-jones-the-father-of-the-hedge-fund-industry-698d069c0d53
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/1970-stagflation.asp
https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1990/09/Art1full.pdf
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/how-to-invest-in-hedge-funds/
https://www.forbes.com/profile/julian-robertson-jr/?sh=1ebdb9d8441e
https://thoughteconomics.com/do-hedge-funds-work/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Peace-Corps
https://nymag.com/news/features/2007/hedgefunds/30345/

]]> 1214 no Do You Work Harder Than A Medieval Peasant? We’ve all seen the memes. Tapestries with text proclaiming how great medieval workers had it compared to us lowly modern folk. Claims of vacation day abundance and shorter working days get traction precisely because they sound too good to be true.Well, are they too good to be true?Can it really be the case that serfs toiling in muddy fields during a time of the plague were living large compared to office workers stuck in traffic. They say we spent 54 hours a year in traffic but surely that’s more if you live in Los Angeles?Medieval European society was radically different to our modern age after all, so it makes sense that their attitudes to work and industry would be alien to us. Then again, they weren’t as knowledgeable as us, nor had the higher standard of living we enjoy daily. Things like electricity, medicine, internet and of course all you can eat buffets! So, is the grass always greener on the other side or are 22nd century employees stuck inPlato’s cave? We’re going to settle the case once and for all.It’s time to learn how history works as we investigate “who had it better? Medieval peasants or us?”------#jobs #History #career Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIwUlY44CMhttps://www.oldest.org/technology/advertisements/https://www.petepolgar.com/blog/ancient-egypt-the-origins-of-advertising/https://surnames.behindthename.com/https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Town-Crier/https://bettermarketing.pub/the-contrepreneur-formula-what-it-is-and-why-it-works-so-well-24d6939abb75https://www.bmediagroup.com/news/history-of-billboard-advertising/https://clearcode.cc/blog/history-advertising-agency/https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-mediahttps://www.britannica.com/art/soap-operahttps://www.lcca.org.uk/blog/education/history-of-branding/https://www.simplypsychology.org/little-albert.htmlhttps://www.apetogentleman.com/behind-the-hype-why-is-everyone-so-crazy-about-supreme/https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/getting-started-on-twitter-guide-for-brands.html Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked We’ve all seen the memes. Tapestries with text proclaiming how great medieval workers had it compared to us lowly modern folk. Claims of vacation day abundance and shorter working days get traction precisely because they sound too good to be true.Well, are they too good to be true?Can it really be the case that serfs toiling in muddy fields during a time of the plague were living large compared to office workers stuck in traffic. They say we spent 54 hours a year in traffic but surely that’s more if you live in Los Angeles?Medieval European society was radically different to our modern age after all, so it makes sense that their attitudes to work and industry would be alien to us. Then again, they weren’t as knowledgeable as us, nor had the higher standard of living we enjoy daily. Things like electricity, medicine, internet and of course all you can eat buffets! So, is the grass always greener on the other side or are 22nd century employees stuck inPlato’s cave? We’re going to settle the case once and for all.It’s time to learn how history works as we investigate “who had it better? Medieval peasants or us?”------#jobs #History #career Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIwUlY44CMhttps://www.oldest.org/technology/advertisements/https://www.petepolgar.com/blog/ancient-egypt-the-origins-of-advertising/https://surnames.behindthename.com/https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Town-Crier/https://bettermarketing.pub/the-contrepreneur-formula-what-it-is-and-why-it-works-so-well-24d6939abb75https://www.bmediagroup.com/news/history-of-billboard-advertising/https://clearcode.cc/blog/history-advertising-agency/https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-mediahttps://www.britannica.com/art/soap-operahttps://www.lcca.org.uk/blog/education/history-of-branding/https://www.simplypsychology.org/little-albert.htmlhttps://www.apetogentleman.com/behind-the-hype-why-is-everyone-so-crazy-about-supreme/https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/getting-started-on-twitter-guide-for-brands.html We’ve all seen the memes. Tapestries with text proclaiming how great medieval workers had it compared to us lowly modern folk. Claims of vacation day abundance and shorter working days get traction precisely because they sound too good to be true.

Well, are they too good to be true?
Can it really be the case that serfs toiling in muddy fields during a time of the plague were living large compared to office workers stuck in traffic. They say we spent 54 hours a year in traffic but surely that’s more if you live in Los Angeles?

Medieval European society was radically different to our modern age after all, so it makes sense that their attitudes to work and industry would be alien to us. Then again, they weren’t as knowledgeable as us, nor had the higher standard of living we enjoy daily. Things like electricity, medicine, internet and of course all you can eat buffets! So, is the grass always greener on the other side or are 22nd century employees stuck in
Plato’s cave? We’re going to settle the case once and for all.

It’s time to learn how history works as we investigate “who had it better? Medieval peasants or us?”

------

#jobs #History #career

Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorks

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SOURCES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIwUlY44CM
https://www.oldest.org/technology/advertisements/
https://www.petepolgar.com/blog/ancient-egypt-the-origins-of-advertising/
https://surnames.behindthename.com/
https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Town-Crier/
https://bettermarketing.pub/the-contrepreneur-formula-what-it-is-and-why-it-works-so-well-24d6939abb75
https://www.bmediagroup.com/news/history-of-billboard-advertising/
https://clearcode.cc/blog/history-advertising-agency/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-media
https://www.britannica.com/art/soap-opera
https://www.lcca.org.uk/blog/education/history-of-branding/
https://www.simplypsychology.org/little-albert.html
https://www.apetogentleman.com/behind-the-hype-why-is-everyone-so-crazy-about-supreme/
https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/getting-started-on-twitter-guide-for-brands.html

]]> 1090 no How an Orphan Became Italy's Richest Man To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.-------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #History #entrepreneur Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Leonardo Del Vecchio turned eyewear from archaic medical devices into a must-have fashion accessory.By the time he died at 87 years old, he’d created an entire monopoly through hisparent company, Luxottica, and had accumulated a net worth of $21.9B. [1]And it all started with a tiny workshop in a quiet Italian town.He owned companies like Ray-Bans, licensing deals with Gucci, and healthinsurance infrastructure like EyeMed. [2]However, some say his market share is an optical illusion.Only 10% of global sales are from Luxottica. Apparently, his crossover with luxurybrands is what makes us think he was a bigger player than he actually was.Then again, critics point to the mountain of evidence which suggests his verticallyintegrated conglomerate controlled the market on so many levels that they couldget away with jacking up the prices.Not only was he the guy that made sunglasses cool, he was also the guy that madesunglasses expensive.Leonardo may have had skills to get hired, but he didn’t have their respect to getnoticed.But he didn’t care so long as he got his pay check.300 Lira wasn’t enough to strike it out on his own, it was barely enough to get by,but by squirrelling it away he’d save enough to study engraving at the BreraAcademy of Art.By the time he graduated with that diploma he was out of institutions and on hisown.Thankfully he had everything he needed to stake his fortune: passion, skills, andhardship.All he needed now was a way to focus these onto a singular vision. So he set out tothe North of Italy to find it.It’s time to learn how history works as we look into the life story of Leonard DelVecchio.SOURCES1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/leonardo-del-vecchio/?sh=38b0c225673d2. https://www.cascade.app/studies/luxottica-strategy-study3. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituaries/article/2022/07/01/leonardo-del-vecchio-italian-billionaire-and-founder-of-luxottica-dies-at-87_5988644_15.html4. https://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/MilanMartinitt/5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yZtI_tV2zI6. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/10/the-invisible-power-of-big-glasses-eyewear-industry-essilor-luxottica7. https://www.essilorluxottica.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/15-year-licensing-renewal-armani/8. https://www.essilorluxottica.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/15-year-licensing-renewal-armani/9. https://money.cnn.com/2001/02/22/deals/sunglasshut/10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00wQYmvfhn411. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/world/europe/leonardo-del-vecchio-dead.html Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.-------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #History #entrepreneur Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Leonardo Del Vecchio turned eyewear from archaic medical devices into a must-have fashion accessory.By the time he died at 87 years old, he’d created an entire monopoly through hisparent company, Luxottica, and had accumulated a net worth of $21.9B. [1]And it all started with a tiny workshop in a quiet Italian town.He owned companies like Ray-Bans, licensing deals with Gucci, and healthinsurance infrastructure like EyeMed. [2]However, some say his market share is an optical illusion.Only 10% of global sales are from Luxottica. Apparently, his crossover with luxurybrands is what makes us think he was a bigger player than he actually was.Then again, critics point to the mountain of evidence which suggests his verticallyintegrated conglomerate controlled the market on so many levels that they couldget away with jacking up the prices.Not only was he the guy that made sunglasses cool, he was also the guy that madesunglasses expensive.Leonardo may have had skills to get hired, but he didn’t have their respect to getnoticed.But he didn’t care so long as he got his pay check.300 Lira wasn’t enough to strike it out on his own, it was barely enough to get by,but by squirrelling it away he’d save enough to study engraving at the BreraAcademy of Art.By the time he graduated with that diploma he was out of institutions and on hisown.Thankfully he had everything he needed to stake his fortune: passion, skills, andhardship.All he needed now was a way to focus these onto a singular vision. So he set out tothe North of Italy to find it.It’s time to learn how history works as we look into the life story of Leonard DelVecchio.SOURCES1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/leonardo-del-vecchio/?sh=38b0c225673d2. https://www.cascade.app/studies/luxottica-strategy-study3. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituaries/article/2022/07/01/leonardo-del-vecchio-italian-billionaire-and-founder-of-luxottica-dies-at-87_5988644_15.html4. https://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/MilanMartinitt/5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yZtI_tV2zI6. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/10/the-invisible-power-of-big-glasses-eyewear-industry-essilor-luxottica7. https://www.essilorluxottica.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/15-year-licensing-renewal-armani/8. https://www.essilorluxottica.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/15-year-licensing-renewal-armani/9. https://money.cnn.com/2001/02/22/deals/sunglasshut/10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00wQYmvfhn411. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/world/europe/leonardo-del-vecchio-dead.html To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. 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Leonardo Del Vecchio turned eyewear from archaic medical devices into a must-
have fashion accessory.

By the time he died at 87 years old, he’d created an entire monopoly through his
parent company, Luxottica, and had accumulated a net worth of $21.9B. [1]
And it all started with a tiny workshop in a quiet Italian town.
He owned companies like Ray-Bans, licensing deals with Gucci, and health
insurance infrastructure like EyeMed. [2]
However, some say his market share is an optical illusion.
Only 10% of global sales are from Luxottica. Apparently, his crossover with luxury
brands is what makes us think he was a bigger player than he actually was.
Then again, critics point to the mountain of evidence which suggests his vertically
integrated conglomerate controlled the market on so many levels that they could
get away with jacking up the prices.
Not only was he the guy that made sunglasses cool, he was also the guy that made
sunglasses expensive.
Leonardo may have had skills to get hired, but he didn’t have their respect to get
noticed.
But he didn’t care so long as he got his pay check.
300 Lira wasn’t enough to strike it out on his own, it was barely enough to get by,
but by squirrelling it away he’d save enough to study engraving at the Brera
Academy of Art.
By the time he graduated with that diploma he was out of institutions and on his
own.
Thankfully he had everything he needed to stake his fortune: passion, skills, and
hardship.
All he needed now was a way to focus these onto a singular vision. So he set out to
the North of Italy to find it.
It’s time to learn how history works as we look into the life story of Leonard Del
Vecchio.

SOURCES
1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/leonardo-del-vecchio/?sh=38b0c225673d
2. https://www.cascade.app/studies/luxottica-strategy-study
3. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituaries/article/2022/07/01/leonardo-del-
vecchio-italian-billionaire-and-founder-of-luxottica-dies-at-
87_5988644_15.html
4. https://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/MilanMartinitt/
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yZtI_tV2zI
6. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/10/the-invisible-power-of-
big-glasses-eyewear-industry-essilor-luxottica
7. https://www.essilorluxottica.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/15-year-
licensing-renewal-armani/
8. https://www.essilorluxottica.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/15-year-
licensing-renewal-armani/
9. https://money.cnn.com/2001/02/22/deals/sunglasshut/
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00wQYmvfhn4
11. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/world/europe/leonardo-del-vecchio-
dead.html

]]> 1319 no How Advertising Infected... Everything The first 500 people to use my link can get a one month free trial to Skillshare! https://skl.sh/howhistoryworks11231-----The most common historical fallacy is assuming the past was like the society we have now, but with inferior technology and lower living standards. I’m calling it the ‘Flintstone Fallacy’ because it’d be like imagining if the Stone Age had traffic wardens patrolling the parking lots filled with wheels and wooden clubs.It can hard to understand that for most of human history, civilisations survived without what we have today, like a police force, showbusiness and even advertising.Noam Chomsky talks about how the baseball games he attended as a youth in 30s and 40s America were barren of any sponsored publicity. Compare that to any major sporting event now, and you can’t help but notice advertising taking up every inch of every sports shirt, stadium banner and Jumbotron.Unless, you don’t notice advertising is so commonplace now that maybe you no longer see it. You might even think it’s not having an effect on you…So how did we get here? How did advertising start? How has it shaped society? And how many adverts will appear during this video?It’s time to learn How History Works as we explore "How Advertising Infected Everything".------#advertising #history #marketing Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------SOURCEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIwUlY44CMhttps://www.oldest.org/technology/advertisements/https://www.petepolgar.com/blog/ancient-egypt-the-origins-of-advertising/https://surnames.behindthename.com/https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Town-Crier/https://bettermarketing.pub/the-contrepreneur-formula-what-it-is-and-why-it-works-so-well-24d6939abb75https://www.bmediagroup.com/news/history-of-billboard-advertising/https://clearcode.cc/blog/history-advertising-agency/https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-mediahttps://www.britannica.com/art/soap-operahttps://www.lcca.org.uk/blog/education/history-of-branding/https://www.simplypsychology.org/little-albert.htmlhttps://www.apetogentleman.com/behind-the-hype-why-is-everyone-so-crazy-about-supreme/https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/getting-started-on-twitter-guide-for-brands.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked The first 500 people to use my link can get a one month free trial to Skillshare! https://skl.sh/howhistoryworks11231-----The most common historical fallacy is assuming the past was like the society we have now, but with inferior technology and lower living standards. I’m calling it the ‘Flintstone Fallacy’ because it’d be like imagining if the Stone Age had traffic wardens patrolling the parking lots filled with wheels and wooden clubs.It can hard to understand that for most of human history, civilisations survived without what we have today, like a police force, showbusiness and even advertising.Noam Chomsky talks about how the baseball games he attended as a youth in 30s and 40s America were barren of any sponsored publicity. Compare that to any major sporting event now, and you can’t help but notice advertising taking up every inch of every sports shirt, stadium banner and Jumbotron.Unless, you don’t notice advertising is so commonplace now that maybe you no longer see it. You might even think it’s not having an effect on you…So how did we get here? How did advertising start? How has it shaped society? And how many adverts will appear during this video?It’s time to learn How History Works as we explore "How Advertising Infected Everything".------#advertising #history #marketing Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------SOURCEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIwUlY44CMhttps://www.oldest.org/technology/advertisements/https://www.petepolgar.com/blog/ancient-egypt-the-origins-of-advertising/https://surnames.behindthename.com/https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Town-Crier/https://bettermarketing.pub/the-contrepreneur-formula-what-it-is-and-why-it-works-so-well-24d6939abb75https://www.bmediagroup.com/news/history-of-billboard-advertising/https://clearcode.cc/blog/history-advertising-agency/https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-mediahttps://www.britannica.com/art/soap-operahttps://www.lcca.org.uk/blog/education/history-of-branding/https://www.simplypsychology.org/little-albert.htmlhttps://www.apetogentleman.com/behind-the-hype-why-is-everyone-so-crazy-about-supreme/https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/getting-started-on-twitter-guide-for-brands.html The first 500 people to use my link can get a one month free trial to Skillshare! https://skl.sh/howhistoryworks11231

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The most common historical fallacy is assuming the past was like the society we have now, but with inferior technology and lower living standards. I’m calling it the ‘Flintstone Fallacy’ because it’d be like imagining if the Stone Age had traffic wardens patrolling the parking lots filled with wheels and wooden clubs.

It can hard to understand that for most of human history, civilisations survived without what we have today, like a police force, showbusiness and even advertising.

Noam Chomsky talks about how the baseball games he attended as a youth in 30s and 40s America were barren of any sponsored publicity. Compare that to any major sporting event now, and you can’t help but notice advertising taking up every inch of every sports shirt, stadium banner and Jumbotron.
Unless, you don’t notice advertising is so commonplace now that maybe you no longer see it. You might even think it’s not having an effect on you…
So how did we get here? How did advertising start? How has it shaped society? And how many adverts will appear during this video?

It’s time to learn How History Works as we explore "How Advertising Infected Everything".

------

#advertising #history #marketing

Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorks

Written By: Sam Ely

Video Created By: Gabriela Gutierrez

Footage Courtesy of: Getty Images

Music Provided By: Epidemic Sound

For sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group

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SOURCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIwUlY44CM
https://www.oldest.org/technology/advertisements/
https://www.petepolgar.com/blog/ancient-egypt-the-origins-of-advertising/
https://surnames.behindthename.com/
https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Town-Crier/
https://bettermarketing.pub/the-contrepreneur-formula-what-it-is-and-why-it-works-so-well-24d6939abb75
https://www.bmediagroup.com/news/history-of-billboard-advertising/
https://clearcode.cc/blog/history-advertising-agency/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-media
https://www.britannica.com/art/soap-opera
https://www.lcca.org.uk/blog/education/history-of-branding/
https://www.simplypsychology.org/little-albert.html
https://www.apetogentleman.com/behind-the-hype-why-is-everyone-so-crazy-about-supreme/
https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/getting-started-on-twitter-guide-for-brands.html

]]> 1293 no How Samsung Went From Selling Dried Fish... To Selling Everything Thank you to Trade for sponsoring. Visit http://drinktrade.com/howhistoryworks to subscribe and enjoy 30% off your first order!-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #samsung Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Samsung is the largest company in South Korea, making up more than twenty percent of the major economy’s total GDP. [1]It pulled this off by making…everything!We’re talking smartphones and washing machines to military equipment and the world’s largest ships.The company employs so many people, and is responsible for so much of South Korea’s way of life, that some consider the secretive family at the top to be like a reincarnated royal dynasty.Apparently, getting arrested isn’t scandalous enough to ruin their image!What’s even more shocking than sheer breadth and power of this formidable conglomerate is its humble beginnings.Less than 70 years ago, Samsung was a tiny family-run fish trader. Now, it’s bigger than most countries.Samsung’s founder was Lee Byung-chul. He was born on 12th February 1920 to a wealthy land-owning family but the silver spoon in his mouth wasn’t going to make life any easier for him. [2]Korea was on the verge of seismic change. Instability was about to rock its foundations. Lee’s family’s status among the ruling class was about to become a target on his back.That’s because just a few months after his birth, Japan officially annexed Korea as part of its colonialist agenda.But by 1938, he’d put that talent for adaptability into action when he dropped out of college and moved to a neighbouring province.Here he set up his own company called, well, you know the name. You’re watching this video aren’t you?‘Samsung’ roughly translates to “three stars”. Each star represents the tenets of the company: ‘greatness’, ‘prosperity’, and ‘longevity’.At the time you could fault him for being arrogant. I mean, ‘greatness’ is a good aspiration for any local grocery trader. But are ‘dried fish’ really ‘prosperous?’Well, Lee was doing something right.He had 40 employees under his belt, all working together to deal in noodles and locally-grown groceries.Initial customers were based in Korea, but soon he was exporting to China.By the time the 35-year Japanese rule of Korea ended in 1945, there were new business opportunities to be found. [6]While Japan was being rebuilt with the help of Allied Forces, Korea had its own identity crisis.In just a few years Lee would be able to redefine the identity and nature of his own company.In 1947, the ‘Samsung’ company was doing so well that Lee could uproot his HQ to Seoul where all the big fish were. As in, other companies. Not fish for selling.In less than a decade, he was living up to the first two stars of his company’s name: greatness and prosperity.But the third star of longevity would require a new way of thinking.It’s time to learn How History Works as we dissect ‘How Samsung Went From Selling Fish to Controlling a Country’.- Sources - SOURCEShttps://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20180905001400320https://medium.com/@imabd489/from-a-small-trading-company-to-a-tech-giant-the-inspiring-story-of-samsungs-founder-904126263c4ehttps://www.britannica.com/topic/yangbanhttps://www.history.com/topics/asian-history/korean-warhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/4/newsid_2494000/2494837.stmhttps://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/japan-reconstructionhttps://www.unc.mil/History/1951-1953-Armistice-Negotiations/https://www.kdevelopedia.org/Development-Overview/all/may-16 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Thank you to Trade for sponsoring. Visit http://drinktrade.com/howhistoryworks to subscribe and enjoy 30% off your first order!-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #samsung Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Samsung is the largest company in South Korea, making up more than twenty percent of the major economy’s total GDP. [1]It pulled this off by making…everything!We’re talking smartphones and washing machines to military equipment and the world’s largest ships.The company employs so many people, and is responsible for so much of South Korea’s way of life, that some consider the secretive family at the top to be like a reincarnated royal dynasty.Apparently, getting arrested isn’t scandalous enough to ruin their image!What’s even more shocking than sheer breadth and power of this formidable conglomerate is its humble beginnings.Less than 70 years ago, Samsung was a tiny family-run fish trader. Now, it’s bigger than most countries.Samsung’s founder was Lee Byung-chul. He was born on 12th February 1920 to a wealthy land-owning family but the silver spoon in his mouth wasn’t going to make life any easier for him. [2]Korea was on the verge of seismic change. Instability was about to rock its foundations. Lee’s family’s status among the ruling class was about to become a target on his back.That’s because just a few months after his birth, Japan officially annexed Korea as part of its colonialist agenda.But by 1938, he’d put that talent for adaptability into action when he dropped out of college and moved to a neighbouring province.Here he set up his own company called, well, you know the name. You’re watching this video aren’t you?‘Samsung’ roughly translates to “three stars”. Each star represents the tenets of the company: ‘greatness’, ‘prosperity’, and ‘longevity’.At the time you could fault him for being arrogant. I mean, ‘greatness’ is a good aspiration for any local grocery trader. But are ‘dried fish’ really ‘prosperous?’Well, Lee was doing something right.He had 40 employees under his belt, all working together to deal in noodles and locally-grown groceries.Initial customers were based in Korea, but soon he was exporting to China.By the time the 35-year Japanese rule of Korea ended in 1945, there were new business opportunities to be found. [6]While Japan was being rebuilt with the help of Allied Forces, Korea had its own identity crisis.In just a few years Lee would be able to redefine the identity and nature of his own company.In 1947, the ‘Samsung’ company was doing so well that Lee could uproot his HQ to Seoul where all the big fish were. As in, other companies. Not fish for selling.In less than a decade, he was living up to the first two stars of his company’s name: greatness and prosperity.But the third star of longevity would require a new way of thinking.It’s time to learn How History Works as we dissect ‘How Samsung Went From Selling Fish to Controlling a Country’.- Sources - SOURCEShttps://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20180905001400320https://medium.com/@imabd489/from-a-small-trading-company-to-a-tech-giant-the-inspiring-story-of-samsungs-founder-904126263c4ehttps://www.britannica.com/topic/yangbanhttps://www.history.com/topics/asian-history/korean-warhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/4/newsid_2494000/2494837.stmhttps://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/japan-reconstructionhttps://www.unc.mil/History/1951-1953-Armistice-Negotiations/https://www.kdevelopedia.org/Development-Overview/all/may-16 Thank you to Trade for sponsoring. 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Samsung is the largest company in South Korea, making up more than twenty percent of the major economy’s total GDP. [1]

It pulled this off by making…everything!

We’re talking smartphones and washing machines to military equipment and the world’s largest ships.

The company employs so many people, and is responsible for so much of South Korea’s way of life, that some consider the secretive family at the top to be like a reincarnated royal dynasty.

Apparently, getting arrested isn’t scandalous enough to ruin their image!

What’s even more shocking than sheer breadth and power of this formidable conglomerate is its humble beginnings.

Less than 70 years ago, Samsung was a tiny family-run fish trader. Now, it’s bigger than most countries.

Samsung’s founder was Lee Byung-chul.

He was born on 12th February 1920 to a wealthy land-owning family but the silver spoon in his mouth wasn’t going to make life any easier for him. [2]

Korea was on the verge of seismic change. Instability was about to rock its foundations. Lee’s family’s status among the ruling class was about to become a target on his back.

That’s because just a few months after his birth, Japan officially annexed Korea as part of its colonialist agenda.

But by 1938, he’d put that talent for adaptability into action when he dropped out of college and moved to a neighbouring province.

Here he set up his own company called, well, you know the name. You’re watching this video aren’t you?

‘Samsung’ roughly translates to “three stars”. Each star represents the tenets of the company: ‘greatness’, ‘prosperity’, and ‘longevity’.

At the time you could fault him for being arrogant. I mean, ‘greatness’ is a good aspiration for any local grocery trader. But are ‘dried fish’ really ‘prosperous?’

Well, Lee was doing something right.

He had 40 employees under his belt, all working together to deal in noodles and locally-grown groceries.

Initial customers were based in Korea, but soon he was exporting to China.

By the time the 35-year Japanese rule of Korea ended in 1945, there were new business opportunities to be found. [6]

While Japan was being rebuilt with the help of Allied Forces, Korea had its own identity crisis.

In just a few years Lee would be able to redefine the identity and nature of his own company.

In 1947, the ‘Samsung’ company was doing so well that Lee could uproot his HQ to Seoul where all the big fish were. As in, other companies. Not fish for selling.

In less than a decade, he was living up to the first two stars of his company’s name: greatness and prosperity.

But the third star of longevity would require a new way of thinking.

It’s time to learn How History Works as we dissect ‘How Samsung Went From Selling Fish to Controlling a Country’.


- Sources -

SOURCES
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20180905001400320
https://medium.com/@imabd489/from-a-small-trading-company-to-a-tech-giant-the-inspiring-story-of-samsungs-founder-904126263c4e
https://www.britannica.com/topic/yangban
https://www.history.com/topics/asian-history/korean-war
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/4/newsid_2494000/2494837.stm
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/japan-reconstruction
https://www.unc.mil/History/1951-1953-Armistice-Negotiations/
https://www.kdevelopedia.org/Development-Overview/all/may-16

]]> 1422 no The 4,000 Year History of Workers Unions Subscribe to my email newsletter Compounded Daily at https://compoundeddaily.com------Labour unions are the hot topic of today, from Hollywood actors andscreenwriters all the way to McDonalds fry cooks and Amazon warehouseworkersThere’s a chance that your place of work has a union of its own. Or unions!Maybe you’ve been in the situation where you didn’t know which workerscollective to join. Or maybe you’re an employer who has had to negotiate with striking employees time and time again. They arebasically all the same except they have different coloured hats.From the outside, the difference from one union to another can seem trite or non-existent. Like Monty Python’s ‘People’s Front of Judea’ versus the ‘Judean People’s Front’.But you only need to speak to a union leader to learn that their groupbargaining is better than the other guy’s group bargaining!If you’re feeling confused, relax. That’s normal!But maybe you’ve never encountered a union. Maybe your boss - or yourboss’s boss - wants nothing to do with them. Maybe you’ve wondered whyunions and companies are at each other’s throats all the time.Are unions really the enemy of business or is the rivalry between them a spintactic from fat cats? Are they a thing of a past or is their history just gettingstarted? And why can’t you wear white after Labour Day?Whatever your first-hand experience, unions aren’t going away any time soon so today we’re going to pick apart the picketers’ legacy to understand where they came from and where they’re going.It’s time to learn how history works as we explore “The History of Unions”.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #UnionLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sources1. https://mymodernmet.com/ancient-egyptians-attendance-record/2.https://www.thesquaremagazine.com/mag/article/202102freemasonry-and-egyptomania/3. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/history-of-work-organization-648000/The-craft-guilds4. https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolution#labor-movement5. https://www.historycrunch.com/labor-movement-in-the-industrial-revolution.html#/6. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/16/the-peterloo-massacre-what-was-it-and-what-did-it-mean7. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/haymarket-riot8. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-654497779. https://time.com/5658699/white-after-labor-day/10. https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest-hour-141/red-herrings-famous-quotes-churchill-never-said/11. https://richardlangworth.com/worst-form-of-government12. https://theblackwellfirm.com/the-relationship-between-labor-unions-and-the-mob/13. https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ocgs/infiltrated-labor-unions14. https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/2006/03/something-for-nothing-unions/15. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/49/enacted16. https://www.history.com/news/margaret-thatcher-miners-strike-iron-lady17. https://www.history.com/news/who-were-the-luddites18. https://www.britannica.com/event/Banana-Massacre Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Subscribe to my email newsletter Compounded Daily at https://compoundeddaily.com------Labour unions are the hot topic of today, from Hollywood actors andscreenwriters all the way to McDonalds fry cooks and Amazon warehouseworkersThere’s a chance that your place of work has a union of its own. Or unions!Maybe you’ve been in the situation where you didn’t know which workerscollective to join. Or maybe you’re an employer who has had to negotiate with striking employees time and time again. They arebasically all the same except they have different coloured hats.From the outside, the difference from one union to another can seem trite or non-existent. Like Monty Python’s ‘People’s Front of Judea’ versus the ‘Judean People’s Front’.But you only need to speak to a union leader to learn that their groupbargaining is better than the other guy’s group bargaining!If you’re feeling confused, relax. That’s normal!But maybe you’ve never encountered a union. Maybe your boss - or yourboss’s boss - wants nothing to do with them. Maybe you’ve wondered whyunions and companies are at each other’s throats all the time.Are unions really the enemy of business or is the rivalry between them a spintactic from fat cats? Are they a thing of a past or is their history just gettingstarted? And why can’t you wear white after Labour Day?Whatever your first-hand experience, unions aren’t going away any time soon so today we’re going to pick apart the picketers’ legacy to understand where they came from and where they’re going.It’s time to learn how history works as we explore “The History of Unions”.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #UnionLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sources1. https://mymodernmet.com/ancient-egyptians-attendance-record/2.https://www.thesquaremagazine.com/mag/article/202102freemasonry-and-egyptomania/3. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/history-of-work-organization-648000/The-craft-guilds4. https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolution#labor-movement5. https://www.historycrunch.com/labor-movement-in-the-industrial-revolution.html#/6. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/16/the-peterloo-massacre-what-was-it-and-what-did-it-mean7. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/haymarket-riot8. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-654497779. https://time.com/5658699/white-after-labor-day/10. https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest-hour-141/red-herrings-famous-quotes-churchill-never-said/11. https://richardlangworth.com/worst-form-of-government12. https://theblackwellfirm.com/the-relationship-between-labor-unions-and-the-mob/13. https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ocgs/infiltrated-labor-unions14. https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/2006/03/something-for-nothing-unions/15. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/49/enacted16. https://www.history.com/news/margaret-thatcher-miners-strike-iron-lady17. https://www.history.com/news/who-were-the-luddites18. https://www.britannica.com/event/Banana-Massacre Subscribe to my email newsletter Compounded Daily at https://compoundeddaily.com

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Labour unions are the hot topic of today, from Hollywood actors and
screenwriters all the way to McDonalds fry cooks and Amazon warehouse
workers

There’s a chance that your place of work has a union of its own. Or unions!
Maybe you’ve been in the situation where you didn’t know which workers
collective to join. Or maybe you’re an employer who has had to negotiate with striking employees time and time again. They are
basically all the same except they have different coloured hats.
From the outside, the difference from one union to another can seem trite or non-existent. Like Monty Python’s ‘People’s Front of Judea’ versus the ‘Judean People’s Front’.

But you only need to speak to a union leader to learn that their group
bargaining is better than the other guy’s group bargaining!
If you’re feeling confused, relax. That’s normal!
But maybe you’ve never encountered a union. Maybe your boss - or your
boss’s boss - wants nothing to do with them. Maybe you’ve wondered why
unions and companies are at each other’s throats all the time.
Are unions really the enemy of business or is the rivalry between them a spin

tactic from fat cats? Are they a thing of a past or is their history just getting

started? And why can’t you wear white after Labour Day?

Whatever your first-hand experience, unions aren’t going away any time soon so today we’re going to pick apart the picketers’ legacy to understand where they came from and where they’re going.

It’s time to learn how history works as we explore “The History of Unions”.
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Sources
1. https://mymodernmet.com/ancient-egyptians-attendance-record/
2.https://www.thesquaremagazine.com/mag/article/202102freemasonry-and-
egyptomania/
3. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/history-of-work-organization-648000/The-
craft-guilds
4. https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolution#labor-
movement
5. https://www.historycrunch.com/labor-movement-in-the-industrial-revolution.html#/
6. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/16/the-peterloo-massacre-what-was-
it-and-what-did-it-mean
7. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/haymarket-riot
8. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65449777
9. https://time.com/5658699/white-after-labor-day/
10. https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest-hour-141/red-herrings-
famous-quotes-churchill-never-said/
11. https://richardlangworth.com/worst-form-of-government
12. https://theblackwellfirm.com/the-relationship-between-labor-unions-and-the-mob/
13. https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ocgs/infiltrated-labor-unions
14. https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/2006/03/something-for-nothing-unions/
15. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/49/enacted
16. https://www.history.com/news/margaret-thatcher-miners-strike-iron-lady
17. https://www.history.com/news/who-were-the-luddites
18. https://www.britannica.com/event/Banana-Massacre

]]> 1143 no A Short Depressing History of Taxes Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#tax #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----The U.S. tax code is 4 million words long. Shakespeare’s entire canon is just 900,000.Thankfully most Americans use the ‘1040’ form, which is one of the simplest tax forms, at just 200 pages long!Taxes are so confusing that when ‘Money Magazine’ asked 50 tax professionals to completing the same tax return for the same single family, they came up with 50 different answers! [1]Seriously, is there anything worse than taxes? Well, yes. More taxes!Maybe we could be like ye olde English folk who were taxed on windows, or like the Russians who were taxed on beards. Maybe we could be like the Ancient Egyptians and get paid in beer – and taxed in beer! [2]It depends on where you stand.Are you convinced taxes are theft on successful people? You’d argue burdensome and convoluted tax laws fund wars and line the pockets of corrupt politicians.But maybe you’re a realist because countries can’t be funded on bake sales. How else will we fund train lines, paved roads, and hospitals?Normalizing taxation also normalised tax rebates. That’s good news for a slave owner, but still bad news for a slave…Conducting censuses was tricky business though.To ease the pain, taxes were based on entire communities rather than on individual homes. Provincial governments and local magistrates oversaw taxation, but the physical collection was auctioned off.The Publicani were tax farmers, who would outbid each other for the pleasure of being the most hated person on the planet: the taxman.If their bid won, then they paid the state the advance of the collection. These were effectively loans where Rome was expected to pay back any interest to the Publicani.Tax collectors got to keep the interest plus anything in excess of their bid. However, they had to do the hard work of converting everything into coinage, and be prepared to make a loss if they weren’t able to recoup their bid. [6]To lower that risk, some Roman tax collectors colluded with local politicians to buy up large quantities of grain at low rates, which they’d hold in reserve until they could mark up the value during a food shortage.But give it a few hundred years and citizens would push back against the tax man, which is why the policies for paying your dues got a whole lot stranger.It’s time to count the ways tax has changed the world to understand why “The History of Tax is Weird”.- Sources -1. https://www.shoeboxed.com/blog/10-fun-facts-about-taxes/ 2.https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-beer-ruled-the-ancient-world 3.chromeextension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.iaao.org/uploads/a_brief_hisory_of_property_tax.pdf4. https://kpbl.pl/en/the-history-oftaxation/#:~:text=Ancient%20Egypt%3A%20In%20ancient%20Egypt,constructio n%20of%20pyramids%20and%20temples.5. https://www.archaeology.org/issues/422-2105/features/9594-egypt-taxsystem6. https://www.unrv.com/economy/roman-taxes.php7. https://www.medievalists.net/2023/08/medieval-taxes/8. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/1066-and-the-normanconquest/9. https://www.britannica.com/topic/tallage10. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/historymagazine/article/origins-of-england-folk-lore-robin-hood11. https://oll.libertyfund.org/quotes/under-magna-carta-the-king-cannotimpose-taxes-without-the-approval-of-the-common-counsel-of-thekingdom-121512. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/90190413. https://www.history.org.uk/secondary/resource/2466/the-great-revolt-o Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#tax #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----The U.S. tax code is 4 million words long. Shakespeare’s entire canon is just 900,000.Thankfully most Americans use the ‘1040’ form, which is one of the simplest tax forms, at just 200 pages long!Taxes are so confusing that when ‘Money Magazine’ asked 50 tax professionals to completing the same tax return for the same single family, they came up with 50 different answers! [1]Seriously, is there anything worse than taxes? Well, yes. More taxes!Maybe we could be like ye olde English folk who were taxed on windows, or like the Russians who were taxed on beards. Maybe we could be like the Ancient Egyptians and get paid in beer – and taxed in beer! [2]It depends on where you stand.Are you convinced taxes are theft on successful people? You’d argue burdensome and convoluted tax laws fund wars and line the pockets of corrupt politicians.But maybe you’re a realist because countries can’t be funded on bake sales. How else will we fund train lines, paved roads, and hospitals?Normalizing taxation also normalised tax rebates. That’s good news for a slave owner, but still bad news for a slave…Conducting censuses was tricky business though.To ease the pain, taxes were based on entire communities rather than on individual homes. Provincial governments and local magistrates oversaw taxation, but the physical collection was auctioned off.The Publicani were tax farmers, who would outbid each other for the pleasure of being the most hated person on the planet: the taxman.If their bid won, then they paid the state the advance of the collection. These were effectively loans where Rome was expected to pay back any interest to the Publicani.Tax collectors got to keep the interest plus anything in excess of their bid. However, they had to do the hard work of converting everything into coinage, and be prepared to make a loss if they weren’t able to recoup their bid. [6]To lower that risk, some Roman tax collectors colluded with local politicians to buy up large quantities of grain at low rates, which they’d hold in reserve until they could mark up the value during a food shortage.But give it a few hundred years and citizens would push back against the tax man, which is why the policies for paying your dues got a whole lot stranger.It’s time to count the ways tax has changed the world to understand why “The History of Tax is Weird”.- Sources -1. https://www.shoeboxed.com/blog/10-fun-facts-about-taxes/ 2.https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-beer-ruled-the-ancient-world 3.chromeextension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.iaao.org/uploads/a_brief_hisory_of_property_tax.pdf4. https://kpbl.pl/en/the-history-oftaxation/#:~:text=Ancient%20Egypt%3A%20In%20ancient%20Egypt,constructio n%20of%20pyramids%20and%20temples.5. https://www.archaeology.org/issues/422-2105/features/9594-egypt-taxsystem6. https://www.unrv.com/economy/roman-taxes.php7. https://www.medievalists.net/2023/08/medieval-taxes/8. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/1066-and-the-normanconquest/9. https://www.britannica.com/topic/tallage10. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/historymagazine/article/origins-of-england-folk-lore-robin-hood11. https://oll.libertyfund.org/quotes/under-magna-carta-the-king-cannotimpose-taxes-without-the-approval-of-the-common-counsel-of-thekingdom-121512. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/90190413. https://www.history.org.uk/secondary/resource/2466/the-great-revolt-o Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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The U.S. tax code is 4 million words long. Shakespeare’s entire canon is just 900,000.

Thankfully most Americans use the ‘1040’ form, which is one of the simplest tax forms, at just 200 pages long!

Taxes are so confusing that when ‘Money Magazine’ asked 50 tax professionals to completing the same tax return for the same single family, they came up with 50 different answers! [1]

Seriously, is there anything worse than taxes?

Well, yes. More taxes!

Maybe we could be like ye olde English folk who were taxed on windows, or like the Russians who were taxed on beards. Maybe we could be like the Ancient Egyptians and get paid in beer – and taxed in beer! [2]

It depends on where you stand.

Are you convinced taxes are theft on successful people? You’d argue burdensome and convoluted tax laws fund wars and line the pockets of corrupt politicians.

But maybe you’re a realist because countries can’t be funded on bake sales. How else will we fund train lines, paved roads, and hospitals?

Normalizing taxation also normalised tax rebates. That’s good news for a slave owner, but still bad news for a slave…

Conducting censuses was tricky business though.

To ease the pain, taxes were based on entire communities rather than on individual homes. Provincial governments and local magistrates oversaw taxation, but the physical collection was auctioned off.

The Publicani were tax farmers, who would outbid each other for the pleasure of being the most hated person on the planet: the taxman.

If their bid won, then they paid the state the advance of the collection. These were effectively loans where Rome was expected to pay back any interest to the Publicani.

Tax collectors got to keep the interest plus anything in excess of their bid. However, they had to do the hard work of converting everything into coinage, and be prepared to make a loss if they weren’t able to recoup their bid. [6]

To lower that risk, some Roman tax collectors colluded with local politicians to buy up large quantities of grain at low rates, which they’d hold in reserve until they could mark up the value during a food shortage.

But give it a few hundred years and citizens would push back against the tax man, which is why the policies for paying your dues got a whole lot stranger.

It’s time to count the ways tax has changed the world to understand why “The History of Tax is Weird”.

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]]> 1418 no The Corporate History Of Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs is what you think of when you hear the words ‘banking’, ‘Wall Street’ and ‘market crash’. The investment banking group is over one hundred and fifty years old but has kept its name since setting up way back in 1869. It’s a money-making machine that has invested in the likes of Spotify and Dropbox and was even the lead booker of Twitter. It’s even committed almost 2 billion to philanthropic initiatives. But the name ‘Goldman Sachs’ is also synonymous with corruption, market manipulation, offshore tax havens and insider trading, to name but a few of his controversies.Yet for all of these good deeds and sins, the giant of commerce wasn’t started by a hedge fund manager or stockbroker, but a humble immigrant with a knack for business and a hunger for the American dream. So how did a German immigrant build what would become an international powerhouse of finance? How unethical is the company? Will it be around forever or will it finally get its comeuppance?It’s time to learn How History Works as we unravel the history of Goldman-Sachs.------#goldmansachs #History #banking Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------SOURCEShttps://moneycheck.com/goldman-sachs-history/https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/possibilities/spotify/https://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entries/marcus-goldman/https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/history/a-brief-history-of-gs.pdfhttps://www.businessinsider.com/rise-and-fall-of-sears-bankruptcy-store-closings?op=1&r=US&IR=T#three-years-after-sears-held-its-ipo-becoming-the-first-major-us-retailer-to-do-so-clothing-mogul-julius-rosenwald-took-over-as-president-4https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/history/moments/1917-henry-goldman-leaves.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-gold-standard-contribute-to-the-great-depressionhttps://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/history/moments/1928-Goldman-Sachs-Trading-Corporation.htmlhttps://www.investors.com/news/management/leaders-and-success/sidney-weinberg-networked-his-way-to-the-top-of-wall-street/https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-fordhttps://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-fordhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldman-sachs-ceo-timeline-factbox-idUSKBN1K71EWhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/day-market-history-penn-central-180215022.html?guccounter=1https://meaww.com/empires-of-new-york-how-rudy-giuliani-took-down-illegal-insider-trading-on-wall-street-in-1980-s-cnbchttps://www.britannica.com/money/topic/financial-crisis-of-2007-2008https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45515092https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24561376.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53529075 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Goldman Sachs is what you think of when you hear the words ‘banking’, ‘Wall Street’ and ‘market crash’. The investment banking group is over one hundred and fifty years old but has kept its name since setting up way back in 1869. It’s a money-making machine that has invested in the likes of Spotify and Dropbox and was even the lead booker of Twitter. It’s even committed almost 2 billion to philanthropic initiatives. But the name ‘Goldman Sachs’ is also synonymous with corruption, market manipulation, offshore tax havens and insider trading, to name but a few of his controversies.Yet for all of these good deeds and sins, the giant of commerce wasn’t started by a hedge fund manager or stockbroker, but a humble immigrant with a knack for business and a hunger for the American dream. So how did a German immigrant build what would become an international powerhouse of finance? How unethical is the company? Will it be around forever or will it finally get its comeuppance?It’s time to learn How History Works as we unravel the history of Goldman-Sachs.------#goldmansachs #History #banking Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------SOURCEShttps://moneycheck.com/goldman-sachs-history/https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/possibilities/spotify/https://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entries/marcus-goldman/https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/history/a-brief-history-of-gs.pdfhttps://www.businessinsider.com/rise-and-fall-of-sears-bankruptcy-store-closings?op=1&r=US&IR=T#three-years-after-sears-held-its-ipo-becoming-the-first-major-us-retailer-to-do-so-clothing-mogul-julius-rosenwald-took-over-as-president-4https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/history/moments/1917-henry-goldman-leaves.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-gold-standard-contribute-to-the-great-depressionhttps://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/history/moments/1928-Goldman-Sachs-Trading-Corporation.htmlhttps://www.investors.com/news/management/leaders-and-success/sidney-weinberg-networked-his-way-to-the-top-of-wall-street/https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-fordhttps://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-fordhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldman-sachs-ceo-timeline-factbox-idUSKBN1K71EWhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/day-market-history-penn-central-180215022.html?guccounter=1https://meaww.com/empires-of-new-york-how-rudy-giuliani-took-down-illegal-insider-trading-on-wall-street-in-1980-s-cnbchttps://www.britannica.com/money/topic/financial-crisis-of-2007-2008https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45515092https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24561376.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53529075 Goldman Sachs is what you think of when you hear the words ‘banking’, ‘Wall Street’ and ‘market crash’. The investment banking group is over one hundred and fifty years old but has kept its name since setting up way back in 1869. It’s a money-making machine that has invested in the likes of Spotify and Dropbox and was even the lead booker of Twitter.

It’s even committed almost 2 billion to philanthropic initiatives. But the name ‘Goldman Sachs’ is also synonymous with corruption, market manipulation, offshore tax havens and insider trading, to name but a few of his controversies.

Yet for all of these good deeds and sins, the giant of commerce wasn’t started by a hedge fund manager or stockbroker, but a humble immigrant with a knack for business and a hunger for the American dream. So how did a German immigrant build what would become an international powerhouse of finance? How unethical is the company? Will it be around forever or will it finally get its comeuppance?

It’s time to learn How History Works as we unravel the history of Goldman-Sachs.

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]]> 1229 no The History of China's First Billionaires Get a 7-day free trial and 40% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking https://bit.ly/HowHistoryWorksMay24 or by scanning the QR code.-------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#china #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----In 1981 this was China, a country struggling to feed its people after decades of attempted and failed economic experiments… Today as of 2024 China is home to more billionaires than any other country on the planet… at least according to some sources.Others still put America ahead but that’s mostly down to the fact that Chinese billionaires don’t only want to keep a low profile… they NEED to keep a low profile.Just a few short decades ago the country was rounding up the bourgeois, and other “class traitors” and some habits die hard.If the proliferation of billionaires in a “supposedly” communist country wasn’t already strange enough, the SPEED by which these men and women have skyrocketed from extreme poverty to the upper echelons of global wealth doesn’t really make sense… until you hear their stories. Do you want to see the largest collection of billionaires in a single photo ever? Here it is… the 19th people's party congress held in 2017, where approximately 2,280 delegates sat down to set party policy for the next 5 years. Approximately 100 of them were billionaires… With so many billionaires so close to the government it raises the question…Did these people create the Chinese Economic Miracle, or were they just the ones that could seize their own means of production at the right time? - Sources -https://www.statista.com/statistics/299513/billionaires-top-countries/https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/china-gdp/ https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/us-gdp/http://2.https//www.politico.eu/article/chinas-promise-a-free-market-for-unfree-people/https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/26/1958-mao-zedong-ordered-sparrows-killed-ate-much-grain-caused-one-worst-environmental-disasters-history/https://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/great-chinese-famine/https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CHN/china/gdp-gross-domestic-producthttps://ycharts.com/indicators/japan_gdp_usdhttps://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/deng-xiaoping/1987/133.htmhttps://theconversation.com/to-get-rich-is-glorious-how-deng-xiaoping-set-china-on-a-path-to-rule-the-world-156836https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings/deng-xiaoping-let-some-people-get-rich-firsthttps://www.biography.com/political-figures/deng-xiaopinghttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/zhuo-lin-wife-of-china-s-late-paramount-leader-deng-xiaoping-1769226.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-49806247https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-09/12/content_18588027.htmhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/11/chin-n29.html https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/28/obituaries/rong-yiren-a-chinese-billionaire-dies-at-89.htmlhttps://fortune.com/2013/05/23/whats-driving-one-of-chinas-richest-men/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/official-chinas-wanda-acquires-legendary-854827/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/29/world/asia/wang-jianlin-abillionaire-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-power-in-china.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-58579833https://www.forbes.com/profile/wang-jianlin/https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-wang-jianlin-once-chinas-richest-man-lost-dollar40-billionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/business/dalian-wanda-group-china-debt.htmlhttp://web.archive.org/web/20170724114244/https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Chen_Dongshenghttps://www.forbes.c Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Get a 7-day free trial and 40% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking https://bit.ly/HowHistoryWorksMay24 or by scanning the QR code.-------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#china #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----In 1981 this was China, a country struggling to feed its people after decades of attempted and failed economic experiments… Today as of 2024 China is home to more billionaires than any other country on the planet… at least according to some sources.Others still put America ahead but that’s mostly down to the fact that Chinese billionaires don’t only want to keep a low profile… they NEED to keep a low profile.Just a few short decades ago the country was rounding up the bourgeois, and other “class traitors” and some habits die hard.If the proliferation of billionaires in a “supposedly” communist country wasn’t already strange enough, the SPEED by which these men and women have skyrocketed from extreme poverty to the upper echelons of global wealth doesn’t really make sense… until you hear their stories. Do you want to see the largest collection of billionaires in a single photo ever? Here it is… the 19th people's party congress held in 2017, where approximately 2,280 delegates sat down to set party policy for the next 5 years. Approximately 100 of them were billionaires… With so many billionaires so close to the government it raises the question…Did these people create the Chinese Economic Miracle, or were they just the ones that could seize their own means of production at the right time? - Sources -https://www.statista.com/statistics/299513/billionaires-top-countries/https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/china-gdp/ https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/us-gdp/http://2.https//www.politico.eu/article/chinas-promise-a-free-market-for-unfree-people/https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/26/1958-mao-zedong-ordered-sparrows-killed-ate-much-grain-caused-one-worst-environmental-disasters-history/https://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/great-chinese-famine/https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CHN/china/gdp-gross-domestic-producthttps://ycharts.com/indicators/japan_gdp_usdhttps://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/deng-xiaoping/1987/133.htmhttps://theconversation.com/to-get-rich-is-glorious-how-deng-xiaoping-set-china-on-a-path-to-rule-the-world-156836https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings/deng-xiaoping-let-some-people-get-rich-firsthttps://www.biography.com/political-figures/deng-xiaopinghttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/zhuo-lin-wife-of-china-s-late-paramount-leader-deng-xiaoping-1769226.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-49806247https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-09/12/content_18588027.htmhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/11/chin-n29.html https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/28/obituaries/rong-yiren-a-chinese-billionaire-dies-at-89.htmlhttps://fortune.com/2013/05/23/whats-driving-one-of-chinas-richest-men/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/official-chinas-wanda-acquires-legendary-854827/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/29/world/asia/wang-jianlin-abillionaire-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-power-in-china.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-58579833https://www.forbes.com/profile/wang-jianlin/https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-wang-jianlin-once-chinas-richest-man-lost-dollar40-billionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/business/dalian-wanda-group-china-debt.htmlhttp://web.archive.org/web/20170724114244/https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Chen_Dongshenghttps://www.forbes.c Get a 7-day free trial and 40% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking https://bit.ly/HowHistoryWorksMay24 or by scanning the QR code.

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In 1981 this was China, a country struggling to feed its people after decades of attempted and failed economic experiments…


Today as of 2024 China is home to more billionaires than any other country on the planet… at least according to some sources.


Others still put America ahead but that’s mostly down to the fact that Chinese billionaires don’t only want to keep a low profile… they NEED to keep a low profile.


Just a few short decades ago the country was rounding up the bourgeois, and other “class traitors” and some habits die hard.


If the proliferation of billionaires in a “supposedly” communist country wasn’t already strange enough, the SPEED by which these men and women have skyrocketed from extreme poverty to the upper echelons of global wealth doesn’t really make sense… until you hear their stories.


Do you want to see the largest collection of billionaires in a single photo ever? Here it is… the 19th people's party congress held in 2017, where approximately 2,280 delegates sat down to set party policy for the next 5 years.


Approximately 100 of them were billionaires… With so many billionaires so close to the government it raises the question…


Did these people create the Chinese Economic Miracle, or were they just the ones that could seize their own means of production at the right time?

- Sources -

https://www.statista.com/statistics/299513/billionaires-top-countries/
https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/china-gdp/
https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/us-gdp/
http://2.https//www.politico.eu/article/chinas-promise-a-free-market-for-unfree-people/
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/26/1958-mao-zedong-ordered-sparrows-killed-ate-much-grain-caused-one-worst-environmental-disasters-history/
https://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/great-chinese-famine/
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CHN/china/gdp-gross-domestic-product
https://ycharts.com/indicators/japan_gdp_usd
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/deng-xiaoping/1987/133.htm
https://theconversation.com/to-get-rich-is-glorious-how-deng-xiaoping-set-china-on-a-path-to-rule-the-world-156836
https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings/deng-xiaoping-let-some-people-get-rich-first
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49806247
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/official-chinas-wanda-acquires-legendary-854827/
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/29/world/asia/wang-jianlin-abillionaire-at-the-intersection-of-business-and-power-in-china.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58579833
https://www.forbes.com/profile/wang-jianlin/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-wang-jianlin-once-chinas-richest-man-lost-dollar40-billion
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http://web.archive.org/web/20170724114244/https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Chen_Dongsheng
https://www.forbes.c

]]> 1531 no How A Family Of Watchmakers Became America's Oldest Billionaires Can you have royalty without a monarchy?Some say that the lack of a King or Queen in the United States of America proves that the land of the free is free of a ruling class.But judging from how the public rolls out the red carpet for certain family dynasties, it seems humans have a natural urge to worship elites. Some family trees reach this status through political empire, fortune, celebrity, or the arts.For the DuPont family, their rise to the top was through a vast business enterprise that influenced politics but started with a humble French watchmaker way back in the 1700s. Now they are one of America’s preeminent industrialists and have been one of the nation’s richest families since the mid-19th century. They’ve also been dogged with controversy which is how you’ve heard of them even if you didn’t think you’d heard of them.So how did one of America’s most elite families get its start overseas? And how influential are they? And is their political legacy one of respect or meddling? It’s time to learn How History Works as we explore ‘How A Watchmaker Started One Of the Oldest Fortune In The World’.------#History #business #dupont Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sourceshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/du-Pont-familyhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/economics-biographies/pierre-samuel-du-pont-de-nemourshttps://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/louisiana-lewis-clark/the-louisiana-purchase/https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2021/07/du-pont/https://www.hagley.org/about-ushttps://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/samuel-francis-du-ponthttps://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8073370&page=1https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2019-05-02/ty-article/.premium/researcher-dupont-helped-nazi-germany-out-of-ideology/0000017f-f4c5-d044-adff-f7fd87d30000https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/manhattan-project-spotlight-ei-du-pont-de-nemours-company/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Can you have royalty without a monarchy?Some say that the lack of a King or Queen in the United States of America proves that the land of the free is free of a ruling class.But judging from how the public rolls out the red carpet for certain family dynasties, it seems humans have a natural urge to worship elites. Some family trees reach this status through political empire, fortune, celebrity, or the arts.For the DuPont family, their rise to the top was through a vast business enterprise that influenced politics but started with a humble French watchmaker way back in the 1700s. Now they are one of America’s preeminent industrialists and have been one of the nation’s richest families since the mid-19th century. They’ve also been dogged with controversy which is how you’ve heard of them even if you didn’t think you’d heard of them.So how did one of America’s most elite families get its start overseas? And how influential are they? And is their political legacy one of respect or meddling? It’s time to learn How History Works as we explore ‘How A Watchmaker Started One Of the Oldest Fortune In The World’.------#History #business #dupont Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sourceshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/du-Pont-familyhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/economics-biographies/pierre-samuel-du-pont-de-nemourshttps://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/louisiana-lewis-clark/the-louisiana-purchase/https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2021/07/du-pont/https://www.hagley.org/about-ushttps://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/samuel-francis-du-ponthttps://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8073370&page=1https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2019-05-02/ty-article/.premium/researcher-dupont-helped-nazi-germany-out-of-ideology/0000017f-f4c5-d044-adff-f7fd87d30000https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/manhattan-project-spotlight-ei-du-pont-de-nemours-company/ Can you have royalty without a monarchy?

Some say that the lack of a King or Queen in the United States of America proves that the land of the free is free of a ruling class.

But judging from how the public rolls out the red carpet for certain family dynasties, it seems humans have a natural urge to worship elites. Some family trees reach this status through political empire, fortune, celebrity, or the arts.

For the DuPont family, their rise to the top was through a vast business enterprise that influenced politics but started with a humble French watchmaker way back in the 1700s. Now they are one of America’s preeminent industrialists and have been one of the nation’s richest families since the mid-19th century. They’ve also been dogged with controversy which is how you’ve heard of them even if you didn’t think you’d heard of them.

So how did one of America’s most elite families get its start overseas? And how influential are they? And is their political legacy one of respect or meddling? It’s time to learn How History Works as we explore ‘How A Watchmaker Started One Of the Oldest Fortune In The World’.

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https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/economics-biographies/pierre-samuel-du-pont-de-nemours
https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/louisiana-lewis-clark/the-louisiana-purchase/
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2021/07/du-pont/
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https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/samuel-francis-du-pont
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8073370&page=1
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2019-05-02/ty-article/.premium/researcher-dupont-helped-nazi-germany-out-of-ideology/0000017f-f4c5-d044-adff-f7fd87d30000
https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/manhattan-project-spotlight-ei-du-pont-de-nemours-company/

]]> 858 no The Rise And Fall of the Dutch East India Company To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #voc #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----7.9 trillion dollars. That was the historically adjusted market capitalization of the Dutch East India Trading Company. It was a for profit company larger and more powerful than most of history's greatest empires. [1]If it was around today the world’s first multinational corporation would be worth more than Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and still have more than enough money left over to purchase McDonald’s, Walmart and Samsung.Most companies are lucky to last ten years. [2] But The Dutch East India trading company lasted over 200 years, from 1602 until 1799, with an impact that still continues today thanks to its radical business innovations…and *ahem* ‘questionable behaviour’.But its biggest contribution to the world – besides all the killing and invading and enslaving – are shareholders.Besides pioneering corporate governance, the creation of shareholders paved the way for modern business to become more accessible to the average person.This helped popularize employee welfare like health care and pensions, and introduced insurance bonds and joint-stock ownership.So, who were the people that owned the most valuable company of all time? How did the concept of a corporation even start? And how did the board of investors influence the direction of world history?- Sources - https://dutchreview.com/culture/history/how-rich-was-the-dutch-east-india-company/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-16611040https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dutch-East-India-Companyhttps://www.thoughtco.com/age-of-exploration-1435006https://www.worldhistory.org/Dutch_East_India_Company/https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/first-company-issue-stock-dutch-east-india.asphttps://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-maire/chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.sfu.ca/~poitras/ch2_lemaire.pdfhttps://www.worldsfirststockexchange.com/2020/11/27/going-short-in-1608/https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/heeren-xviihttps://historyguild.org/the-impacts-of-corporate-globalization-how-the-dutch-east-india-company-changed-the-world/https://archive.is/SCf9hhttps://dokumen.pub/the-worlds-first-stock-exchange-9780231537322.htmlhttps://www.businesscompendium.co.uk/post/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-dutch-east-india-companyhttps://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/stock-exchange-history.asphttps://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/dirk-hartog/voc-united-dutch-east-india-company Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #voc #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----7.9 trillion dollars. That was the historically adjusted market capitalization of the Dutch East India Trading Company. It was a for profit company larger and more powerful than most of history's greatest empires. [1]If it was around today the world’s first multinational corporation would be worth more than Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and still have more than enough money left over to purchase McDonald’s, Walmart and Samsung.Most companies are lucky to last ten years. [2] But The Dutch East India trading company lasted over 200 years, from 1602 until 1799, with an impact that still continues today thanks to its radical business innovations…and *ahem* ‘questionable behaviour’.But its biggest contribution to the world – besides all the killing and invading and enslaving – are shareholders.Besides pioneering corporate governance, the creation of shareholders paved the way for modern business to become more accessible to the average person.This helped popularize employee welfare like health care and pensions, and introduced insurance bonds and joint-stock ownership.So, who were the people that owned the most valuable company of all time? How did the concept of a corporation even start? And how did the board of investors influence the direction of world history?- Sources - https://dutchreview.com/culture/history/how-rich-was-the-dutch-east-india-company/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-16611040https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dutch-East-India-Companyhttps://www.thoughtco.com/age-of-exploration-1435006https://www.worldhistory.org/Dutch_East_India_Company/https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/first-company-issue-stock-dutch-east-india.asphttps://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-maire/chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.sfu.ca/~poitras/ch2_lemaire.pdfhttps://www.worldsfirststockexchange.com/2020/11/27/going-short-in-1608/https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/heeren-xviihttps://historyguild.org/the-impacts-of-corporate-globalization-how-the-dutch-east-india-company-changed-the-world/https://archive.is/SCf9hhttps://dokumen.pub/the-worlds-first-stock-exchange-9780231537322.htmlhttps://www.businesscompendium.co.uk/post/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-dutch-east-india-companyhttps://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/stock-exchange-history.asphttps://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/dirk-hartog/voc-united-dutch-east-india-company To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. 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7.9 trillion dollars. That was the historically adjusted market capitalization of the Dutch East India Trading Company. It was a for profit company larger and more powerful than most of history's greatest empires. [1]

If it was around today the world’s first multinational corporation would be worth more than Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and still have more than enough money left over to purchase McDonald’s, Walmart and Samsung.

Most companies are lucky to last ten years. [2]


But The Dutch East India trading company lasted over 200 years, from 1602 until 1799, with an impact that still continues today thanks to its radical business innovations…and *ahem* ‘questionable behaviour’.

But its biggest contribution to the world – besides all the killing and invading and enslaving – are shareholders.

Besides pioneering corporate governance, the creation of shareholders paved the way for modern business to become more accessible to the average person.

This helped popularize employee welfare like health care and pensions, and introduced insurance bonds and joint-stock ownership.

So, who were the people that owned the most valuable company of all time? How did the concept of a corporation even start? And how did the board of investors influence the direction of world history?

- Sources -

https://dutchreview.com/culture/history/how-rich-was-the-dutch-east-india-company/
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-16611040
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dutch-East-India-Company
https://www.thoughtco.com/age-of-exploration-1435006
https://www.worldhistory.org/Dutch_East_India_Company/
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/first-company-issue-stock-dutch-east-india.asp
https://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-maire/
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https://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/stock-exchange-history.asp
https://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/dirk-hartog/voc-united-dutch-east-india-company

]]> 1380 no Does Inequality Only Ever Get Worse? To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant.-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #inequality #wealth Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group--- Sources ---https://www.jstor.org/stable/40310720https://ia800507.us.archive.org/4/items/scheidel-friesen-2009-roman-economy/Scheidel-Friesen_2009_Roman_Economy.pdfhttps://www.academia.edu/5527979/Energy_Consumption_in_the_Roman_Worldhttps://www.epi.org/blog/wage-inequality-fell-in-2023-amid-a-strong-labor-market-bucking-long-term-trends-but-top-1-wages-have-skyrocketed-182-since-1979-while-bottom-90-wages-have-seen-just-44-growth/https://companiesmarketcap.com/usa/largest-companies-in-the-usa-by-market-cap/https://www.cfainstitute.org/insights/articles/third-generation-wealth-curse-advisor-solutionshttps://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/ninetyestate.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.guardianjet.com/jet-aircraft-online-tools/aircraft-brochure.cfm?m=Gulfstream-G650-29&utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/just-8-men-own-same-wealth-half-worldhttps://ourworldindata.org/grapher/energy-use-per-person-vs-gdp-per-capitahttps://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-private-jet-flights-2024-donald-trump-2024-12https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-average-gdp-per-capita-over-the-long-run Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant.-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #inequality #wealth Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group--- Sources ---https://www.jstor.org/stable/40310720https://ia800507.us.archive.org/4/items/scheidel-friesen-2009-roman-economy/Scheidel-Friesen_2009_Roman_Economy.pdfhttps://www.academia.edu/5527979/Energy_Consumption_in_the_Roman_Worldhttps://www.epi.org/blog/wage-inequality-fell-in-2023-amid-a-strong-labor-market-bucking-long-term-trends-but-top-1-wages-have-skyrocketed-182-since-1979-while-bottom-90-wages-have-seen-just-44-growth/https://companiesmarketcap.com/usa/largest-companies-in-the-usa-by-market-cap/https://www.cfainstitute.org/insights/articles/third-generation-wealth-curse-advisor-solutionshttps://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/ninetyestate.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.guardianjet.com/jet-aircraft-online-tools/aircraft-brochure.cfm?m=Gulfstream-G650-29&utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/just-8-men-own-same-wealth-half-worldhttps://ourworldindata.org/grapher/energy-use-per-person-vs-gdp-per-capitahttps://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-private-jet-flights-2024-donald-trump-2024-12https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-average-gdp-per-capita-over-the-long-run To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant.

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]]> 2313 no How America's Most Valuable Company Faded Into Irrelevance Thank you to Trade for sponsoring. Visit http://drinktrade.com/howhistoryworks to enjoy a free bag of coffee when you subscribe. You'll get 3 bags of coffee for the price of 2, or a savings of more than 30%!Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#HowHistoryWorks #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----US Steel was America’s first billion-dollar company in 1901. [1] With inflation, its formation was worth $51.4 billion! [2] That made it larger than the national debt and three times larger than the federal budget! But 100 years later, it’s not even on the Fortune 500 list. In fact, US Steel may not be American for much longer!If Nippon Steel gets its way, the symbol of American engineering will become Japanese for just $14 billion. That’s a yard sale discount for a world leading steel producer who erected the San Francisco Bay Bridge, part of NASA’s Kennedy Space Station, and even the home of the United Nations in New York. At one point it cornered 67% of the booming steel business. But flash forward to now and domestic consumption has been reduced to 8%. So how did the biggest player in America’s industrial revolution fall from grace?Were they outpaced by new competitors? Were they outdated by tech? Or did the guys at the top simply fall asleep at the wheel? It starts at the dawn of the 20th century. It had become clear that the industrial revolution had a lot more gas left in the tank.So J.P. Morgan and Charles Schwab decided to take advantage of this opportunity by teaming up. [4]But U.S. Steel’s climb to the top wasn’t going to be easy. In fact, trouble started right away…It’s time to learn How History Works as we take apart “The 100 Year Decline of America’s Most Important Company”.-----SOURCEShttps://web.archive.org/web/20181012210047/http://old.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20010225ussteel2.asphttps://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032315/what-are-most-famous-monopolies.asphttps://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/download/171/152/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/18/business/gallery/us-steel-history/index.html#:~:text=US%20Steel%20was%20created%20in,its%20rival%20Federal%20Steel%20company.https://www.entrepreneur.com/money-finance/how-andrew-carnegie-went-from-120-a-week-to-309-billion/317827https://www.carnegie.org/interactives/foundersstory/#!/https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1901?amount=480000000#:~:text=%24480%2C000%2C000%20in%201901%20is%20equivalent,cumulative%20price%20increase%20of%203%2C594.93%25.https://www.americanheritage.com/deal-centuryhttps://www.statista.com/statistics/225388/us-market-share-of-the-coca-cola-company-since-2004/https://www.britannica.com/money/Bethlehem-Steel-Corporationhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodore-Roosevelt/The-Square-Dealhttps://www.steelonthenet.com/kb/history-us-steel.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/money/United-States-Steel-Corporationhttps://www.construction-physics.com/p/no-inventions-no-innovations-a-historyhttps://www.nationalmaterial.com/brief-history-american-steel-industry/https://www.britannica.com/technology/basic-oxygen-furnacehttp://www.sfu.ca/~kawasaki/Elbaum.pdfhttps://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/18/business/us-steel-history-before-nippon-deal/index.htmlhttps://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/bethlehem-steel-industrial-gianthttps://www.nipponsteel.com/en/news/20240315_100.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Thank you to Trade for sponsoring. Visit http://drinktrade.com/howhistoryworks to enjoy a free bag of coffee when you subscribe. You'll get 3 bags of coffee for the price of 2, or a savings of more than 30%!Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#HowHistoryWorks #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----US Steel was America’s first billion-dollar company in 1901. [1] With inflation, its formation was worth $51.4 billion! [2] That made it larger than the national debt and three times larger than the federal budget! But 100 years later, it’s not even on the Fortune 500 list. In fact, US Steel may not be American for much longer!If Nippon Steel gets its way, the symbol of American engineering will become Japanese for just $14 billion. That’s a yard sale discount for a world leading steel producer who erected the San Francisco Bay Bridge, part of NASA’s Kennedy Space Station, and even the home of the United Nations in New York. At one point it cornered 67% of the booming steel business. But flash forward to now and domestic consumption has been reduced to 8%. So how did the biggest player in America’s industrial revolution fall from grace?Were they outpaced by new competitors? Were they outdated by tech? Or did the guys at the top simply fall asleep at the wheel? It starts at the dawn of the 20th century. It had become clear that the industrial revolution had a lot more gas left in the tank.So J.P. Morgan and Charles Schwab decided to take advantage of this opportunity by teaming up. [4]But U.S. Steel’s climb to the top wasn’t going to be easy. In fact, trouble started right away…It’s time to learn How History Works as we take apart “The 100 Year Decline of America’s Most Important Company”.-----SOURCEShttps://web.archive.org/web/20181012210047/http://old.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20010225ussteel2.asphttps://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032315/what-are-most-famous-monopolies.asphttps://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/download/171/152/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/18/business/gallery/us-steel-history/index.html#:~:text=US%20Steel%20was%20created%20in,its%20rival%20Federal%20Steel%20company.https://www.entrepreneur.com/money-finance/how-andrew-carnegie-went-from-120-a-week-to-309-billion/317827https://www.carnegie.org/interactives/foundersstory/#!/https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1901?amount=480000000#:~:text=%24480%2C000%2C000%20in%201901%20is%20equivalent,cumulative%20price%20increase%20of%203%2C594.93%25.https://www.americanheritage.com/deal-centuryhttps://www.statista.com/statistics/225388/us-market-share-of-the-coca-cola-company-since-2004/https://www.britannica.com/money/Bethlehem-Steel-Corporationhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodore-Roosevelt/The-Square-Dealhttps://www.steelonthenet.com/kb/history-us-steel.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/money/United-States-Steel-Corporationhttps://www.construction-physics.com/p/no-inventions-no-innovations-a-historyhttps://www.nationalmaterial.com/brief-history-american-steel-industry/https://www.britannica.com/technology/basic-oxygen-furnacehttp://www.sfu.ca/~kawasaki/Elbaum.pdfhttps://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/18/business/us-steel-history-before-nippon-deal/index.htmlhttps://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/bethlehem-steel-industrial-gianthttps://www.nipponsteel.com/en/news/20240315_100.html Thank you to Trade for sponsoring. 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US Steel was America’s first billion-dollar company in 1901. [1] With inflation, its formation was worth $51.4 billion! [2] That made it larger than the national debt and three times larger than the federal budget! But 100 years later, it’s not even on the Fortune 500 list. In fact, US Steel may not be American for much longer!


If Nippon Steel gets its way, the symbol of American engineering will become Japanese for just $14 billion. That’s a yard sale discount for a world leading steel producer who erected the San Francisco Bay Bridge, part of NASA’s Kennedy Space Station, and even the home of the United Nations in New York.

At one point it cornered 67% of the booming steel business. But flash forward to now and domestic consumption has been reduced to 8%. So how did the biggest player in America’s industrial revolution fall from grace?

Were they outpaced by new competitors? Were they outdated by tech? Or did the guys at the top simply fall asleep at the wheel? It starts at the dawn of the 20th century.
It had become clear that the industrial revolution had a lot more gas left in the tank.
So J.P. Morgan and Charles Schwab decided to take advantage of this opportunity by teaming up. [4]

But U.S. Steel’s climb to the top wasn’t going to be easy. In fact, trouble started right away…

It’s time to learn How History Works as we take apart “The 100 Year Decline of America’s Most Important Company”.

-----

SOURCES
https://web.archive.org/web/20181012210047/http://old.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20010225ussteel2.asp
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032315/what-are-most-famous-monopolies.asp
https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/download/171/152/
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/18/business/gallery/us-steel-history/index.html#:~:text=US%20Steel%20was%20created%20in,its%20rival%20Federal%20Steel%20company.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/money-finance/how-andrew-carnegie-went-from-120-a-week-to-309-billion/317827
https://www.carnegie.org/interactives/foundersstory/#!/
https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1901?amount=480000000#:~:text=%24480%2C000%2C000%20in%201901%20is%20equivalent,cumulative%20price%20increase%20of%203%2C594.93%25.
https://www.americanheritage.com/deal-century
https://www.statista.com/statistics/225388/us-market-share-of-the-coca-cola-company-since-2004/
https://www.britannica.com/money/Bethlehem-Steel-Corporation
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodore-Roosevelt/The-Square-Deal
https://www.steelonthenet.com/kb/history-us-steel.html
https://www.britannica.com/money/United-States-Steel-Corporation
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/no-inventions-no-innovations-a-history
https://www.nationalmaterial.com/brief-history-american-steel-industry/
https://www.britannica.com/technology/basic-oxygen-furnace
http://www.sfu.ca/~kawasaki/Elbaum.pdf
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/18/business/us-steel-history-before-nippon-deal/index.html
https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/bethlehem-steel-industrial-giant
https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/news/20240315_100.html

]]> 1436 no WTF Actually is Fascism? Boost your workflow with PLAUD NOTE at https://bit.ly/4kxkgFx and use code HMW22 for 22% OFF (valid until July 18).Amazon: https://amzn.to/4n68XGG------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #PLAUD #PLAUDNOTE #NoteTakerLink To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Fascism is a word as misunderstood as it is misused.Now these hyperbolic politicians could ALMOST be forgiven for not really knowing what they are talking about… because NOBODY really knows what they are talking about… George Orwell once wrote that "'Fascism'’ has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies something not desirable."Ian Kershaw who has dedicated his life to being one of the world's preeminent researchers on the social history of Germany in the 20th Century and even HE said that “defining Fascism is like trying to staple jelly to the wall”.A hard and fast definition never existed in the first place, and even if it did, it has changed over time from an idealistic but ultimately flawed movement coming out of a continent going through some radical change, into what it is today which is just “A bad thing that we really shouldn’t do again”. For most people that may be all they NEED to know, but it does raise some uncomfortable questions- Sources -Kershaw (2016). To Hell and Back: Europe 1914–1949https://orwell.ru/library/articles/As_I_Please/english/efaschttps://archive.org/details/intelligentperso0000grifhttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2004-03-01/anatomy-fascismhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/fascism/Opposition-to-parliamentary-democracyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20210814020613/https://voxeu.org/article/revisiting-rise-italian-fascism Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Boost your workflow with PLAUD NOTE at https://bit.ly/4kxkgFx and use code HMW22 for 22% OFF (valid until July 18).Amazon: https://amzn.to/4n68XGG------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #PLAUD #PLAUDNOTE #NoteTakerLink To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Fascism is a word as misunderstood as it is misused.Now these hyperbolic politicians could ALMOST be forgiven for not really knowing what they are talking about… because NOBODY really knows what they are talking about… George Orwell once wrote that "'Fascism'’ has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies something not desirable."Ian Kershaw who has dedicated his life to being one of the world's preeminent researchers on the social history of Germany in the 20th Century and even HE said that “defining Fascism is like trying to staple jelly to the wall”.A hard and fast definition never existed in the first place, and even if it did, it has changed over time from an idealistic but ultimately flawed movement coming out of a continent going through some radical change, into what it is today which is just “A bad thing that we really shouldn’t do again”. For most people that may be all they NEED to know, but it does raise some uncomfortable questions- Sources -Kershaw (2016). To Hell and Back: Europe 1914–1949https://orwell.ru/library/articles/As_I_Please/english/efaschttps://archive.org/details/intelligentperso0000grifhttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2004-03-01/anatomy-fascismhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/fascism/Opposition-to-parliamentary-democracyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20210814020613/https://voxeu.org/article/revisiting-rise-italian-fascism Boost your workflow with PLAUD NOTE at https://bit.ly/4kxkgFx and use code HMW22 for 22% OFF (valid until July 18).
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Fascism is a word as misunderstood as it is misused.
Now these hyperbolic politicians could ALMOST be forgiven for not really knowing what they are talking about… because NOBODY really knows what they are talking about…
George Orwell once wrote that "'Fascism'’ has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies something not desirable."
Ian Kershaw who has dedicated his life to being one of the world's preeminent researchers on the social history of Germany in the 20th Century and even HE said that “defining Fascism is like trying to staple jelly to the wall”.
A hard and fast definition never existed in the first place, and even if it did, it has changed over time from an idealistic but ultimately flawed movement coming out of a continent going through some radical change, into what it is today which is just “A bad thing that we really shouldn’t do again”.
For most people that may be all they NEED to know, but it does raise some uncomfortable questions

- Sources -

Kershaw (2016). To Hell and Back: Europe 1914–1949

https://orwell.ru/library/articles/As_I_Please/english/efasc

https://archive.org/details/intelligentperso0000grif

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2004-03-01/anatomy-fascism

https://www.britannica.com/topic/fascism/Opposition-to-parliamentary-democracy

https://web.archive.org/web/20210814020613/https://voxeu.org/article/revisiting-rise-italian-fascism

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Was betting against the market in the late 00s the primary reason shareholders lost $8 trillion? [3]Even if it did, many will defend it.They’d say short-selling is the best way for the little guy to stick it to the fat cats.Look at GameStop. They say average Joes pulled a fast one on billionaires by playing them at their own game.Melvin Capital was one of the prominent hedge funds shorting GameStop. But after getting trolled by users on the Robinhood app, they lost around $6 billion before closing their doors for good. [4]That’s bad news for the guys at the top. But for guys at the bottom. To them it’s justice being served.And it’s exactly what Isaac Le Maire would have wanted.He was the guy who inadvertently created short-selling when he was trying to take on one of the biggest companies on the planet.But like many guys trying to gamble on the stock market, he should have quit while he was ahead.In the end he lost everything: money, family, honour.Or did he? Maybe he did defeat the Dutch East India Trading Company, and other ‘too big to fail’ corporations.He just didn’t do it in his lifetime.- Sources -https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/100913/basics-short-selling.asphttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stock-market-crash-1929.asphttps://indypendent.org/2011/01/how-many-economists-does-it-take-to-see-an-8-trillion-housing-bubble/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/business/melvin-capital-gamestop-short.htmlhttps://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-maire/https://www.sfu.ca/~poitras/ch2_lemaire.pdfhttps://www.royal-house.nl/topics/william-of-orange-1533-1584/the-dutch-revolthttps://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Antwerphttps://www.vocsite.nl/geschiedenis/voorcompagnieenhttps://books.google.fr/books?id=nApXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA681&q=%22Compagnie+du+Brabant%22https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cornelis-and-Frederik-de-Houtmanhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/04/east-india-company-original-corporate-raidershttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Johan-van-Oldenbarnevelthttps://geheugen.delpher.nl/en/geheugen/pages/collectie/Nederland+en+Engeland:+de+band+tussen+twee+naties/De+VOC+en+de+EIChttps://www.worldhistory.org/Dutch_East_India_Company/https://iisg.amsterdam/en/research/projects/hpw/calculate.phphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4o40Zv2rzchttps://books.google.nl/books?id=jklJAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3&dq=Wijbrand+van+Warwijck&client=firefox-a&cd=5#v=onepage&q=Meebaal&f=falsehttps://www.capitalideasonline.com/wordpress/history-of-short-selling/?pdf=13324https://academic.oup.com/columbia-scholarship-online/book/14207/chapter-abstract/168066150?redirectedFrom=fulltexthttps://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-maire/https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/henry-hudson-the-navigator/letter-from-president-jeannin-to-henry-iv-of-france-containing-an-account-of-his-negociation-with-henry-hudson-through-isaac-le- Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked War Thunder now for free on PC, PlayStation or Xbox. 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[3]Even if it did, many will defend it.They’d say short-selling is the best way for the little guy to stick it to the fat cats.Look at GameStop. They say average Joes pulled a fast one on billionaires by playing them at their own game.Melvin Capital was one of the prominent hedge funds shorting GameStop. But after getting trolled by users on the Robinhood app, they lost around $6 billion before closing their doors for good. [4]That’s bad news for the guys at the top. But for guys at the bottom. To them it’s justice being served.And it’s exactly what Isaac Le Maire would have wanted.He was the guy who inadvertently created short-selling when he was trying to take on one of the biggest companies on the planet.But like many guys trying to gamble on the stock market, he should have quit while he was ahead.In the end he lost everything: money, family, honour.Or did he? Maybe he did defeat the Dutch East India Trading Company, and other ‘too big to fail’ corporations.He just didn’t do it in his lifetime.- Sources -https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/100913/basics-short-selling.asphttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stock-market-crash-1929.asphttps://indypendent.org/2011/01/how-many-economists-does-it-take-to-see-an-8-trillion-housing-bubble/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/business/melvin-capital-gamestop-short.htmlhttps://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-maire/https://www.sfu.ca/~poitras/ch2_lemaire.pdfhttps://www.royal-house.nl/topics/william-of-orange-1533-1584/the-dutch-revolthttps://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Antwerphttps://www.vocsite.nl/geschiedenis/voorcompagnieenhttps://books.google.fr/books?id=nApXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA681&q=%22Compagnie+du+Brabant%22https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cornelis-and-Frederik-de-Houtmanhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/04/east-india-company-original-corporate-raidershttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Johan-van-Oldenbarnevelthttps://geheugen.delpher.nl/en/geheugen/pages/collectie/Nederland+en+Engeland:+de+band+tussen+twee+naties/De+VOC+en+de+EIChttps://www.worldhistory.org/Dutch_East_India_Company/https://iisg.amsterdam/en/research/projects/hpw/calculate.phphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4o40Zv2rzchttps://books.google.nl/books?id=jklJAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3&dq=Wijbrand+van+Warwijck&client=firefox-a&cd=5#v=onepage&q=Meebaal&f=falsehttps://www.capitalideasonline.com/wordpress/history-of-short-selling/?pdf=13324https://academic.oup.com/columbia-scholarship-online/book/14207/chapter-abstract/168066150?redirectedFrom=fulltexthttps://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-maire/https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/henry-hudson-the-navigator/letter-from-president-jeannin-to-henry-iv-of-france-containing-an-account-of-his-negociation-with-henry-hudson-through-isaac-le- War Thunder now for free on PC, PlayStation or Xbox. 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Revenge inspired short-selling, not a need for market efficiency and liquidity.

But some say short-selling doesn’t even do that. They say short-selling only ever leads to more volatility and crashes. [1]

They blame the 2010 Flash Crash on high-frequency trading and short sellers. [2]

They say the 2008 Financial Crisis was subprime mortgages, credit default swaps, and well… short sellers.

Is that really true? Was betting against the market in the late 00s the primary reason shareholders lost $8 trillion? [3]

Even if it did, many will defend it.

They’d say short-selling is the best way for the little guy to stick it to the fat cats.

Look at GameStop. They say average Joes pulled a fast one on billionaires by playing them at their own game.

Melvin Capital was one of the prominent hedge funds shorting GameStop. But after getting trolled by users on the Robinhood app, they lost around $6 billion before closing their doors for good. [4]

That’s bad news for the guys at the top. But for guys at the bottom. To them it’s justice being served.

And it’s exactly what Isaac Le Maire would have wanted.

He was the guy who inadvertently created short-selling when he was trying to take on one of the biggest companies on the planet.

But like many guys trying to gamble on the stock market, he should have quit while he was ahead.

In the end he lost everything: money, family, honour.

Or did he? Maybe he did defeat the Dutch East India Trading Company, and other ‘too big to fail’ corporations.

He just didn’t do it in his lifetime.

- Sources -

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/100913/basics-short-selling.asp
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stock-market-crash-1929.asp
https://indypendent.org/2011/01/how-many-economists-does-it-take-to-see-an-8-trillion-housing-bubble/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/business/melvin-capital-gamestop-short.html
https://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-maire/
https://www.sfu.ca/~poitras/ch2_lemaire.pdf
https://www.royal-house.nl/topics/william-of-orange-1533-1584/the-dutch-revolt
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Antwerp
https://www.vocsite.nl/geschiedenis/voorcompagnieen
https://books.google.fr/books?id=nApXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA681&q=%22Compagnie+du+Brabant%22
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cornelis-and-Frederik-de-Houtman
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/04/east-india-company-original-corporate-raiders
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johan-van-Oldenbarnevelt
https://geheugen.delpher.nl/en/geheugen/pages/collectie/Nederland+en+Engeland:+de+band+tussen+twee+naties/De+VOC+en+de+EIC
https://www.worldhistory.org/Dutch_East_India_Company/
https://iisg.amsterdam/en/research/projects/hpw/calculate.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4o40Zv2rzc
https://books.google.nl/books?id=jklJAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3&dq=Wijbrand+van+Warwijck&client=firefox-a&cd=5#v=onepage&q=Meebaal&f=false
https://www.capitalideasonline.com/wordpress/history-of-short-selling/?pdf=13324
https://academic.oup.com/columbia-scholarship-online/book/14207/chapter-abstract/168066150?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-maire/
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/henry-hudson-the-navigator/letter-from-president-jeannin-to-henry-iv-of-france-containing-an-account-of-his-negociation-with-henry-hudson-through-isaac-le-

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Everybody thinks they know the story of Lehman Brothers.
At its height it was the fourth largest firm of its kind in America, and managed hundreds of billions of dollars in assets across the world.
But less than a year after recording its best year ever… it was gone.
In the early morning hours of Monday September 15th 2008, the firm's chief legal council sent an email officially declaring bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York,
It was, and still is, the largest bankruptcy in history and it marked the climax of the GFC
In the hours that followed the markets had their worst day since the 911 attacks in 2001, and the panic spread across the entire global economy taking the world from an economic downturn into a full blown crisis.
Now you already knew this…
But something that’s normally missing from these oversimplified headlines is what actually happened in the months between Lehman Brothers recording record profits, and failing so spectacularly.

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]]> 2130 no A (Brief) 2,000 Year History Of Economic Collapses Check out Manta Sleep here → https://tinyurl.com/bdedz8x6 and use code HOWHISTORYWORKS for 10% off your order!Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #economy #finance Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----for most of human history, national economies didn’t really grow year over year like we expect our economies to in the modern day.A year worse than the one that came before wasn't unusual at all, because most human industries relied on rainfall and crop yields rather than consumer confidence and BOND yields.That’s why we’re focusing on when human error and meddling were the direct causes of financial catastrophe, rather than any REAL change in how the world operated. And the place to start is going to be the inflation crisis during the Roman Empire.Whereas most crashes are felt in the moment, the financial woes of the Iron Age Titans dragged out over centuries.The resulting hyperinflation is often cited as one of the biggest reasons for the Empire’s eventual collapse. Some historians even say it was the reason the classical civilization became ancient history.Here’s what you need to know: Rome’s currency wasn’t backed by gold in some national vault.Modern-day currencies get their strength from something like a federal reserve bank controlling money supply, and the government asking for you to pay your taxes in that currency.Coins are just symbols of worth.But in Ancient Rome, coins were proof of worth.A Roman Denarius was minted with 4.5 grams of pure silver – that’s high-grade stuff back in the day.A single coin was approximately a day’s wage for a city craftsman.Unfortunately, a limited supply of silver and precious metals impeded circulation. It took decades to accrue enough coinage to become a standard medium of exchange.To increase circulation, Roman officials diluted the silver purity.New coins were less expensive to make but were agreed to be as valuable as higher purity originals.In other words, Roman emperors figured out that if they needed more money, they could just mint more money.Don't say we don't get any great ideas from the RomansBut but the economists watching know what the emperors were about to find out: inflation, failure to understand supply and demand, and lack of fiscal regulation had put the empire on a course for economic collapse.Unfortunately, the rulers needed more time to figure that out.In the interim, minting more money meant they could overspend on public works and pet projects. Any time the bank account looked shaky they just lowered the purity of their silver coins.In 161 AD, when Marcus Aurelius was in power, Denarius purity was 75%.100 years later, during the reign of Gallienus, the Denarius lowered from 5% to 0.5%.Coins were eventually bronze with just a thin silver coating.But in 301 AD, Emperor Diocletian had an idea to save the stalling economy.His ‘Edict on Maximum Prices’ targeted inflation by imposing limits on sales of things like pork, shovels, and slaves.But this backfired.A black market sprang up, and market competition resulted in bloodshed.So, he introduced a new coin: the argenteus.One was equal to 50 denarii.Yet it did little to curb inflation.One decade later, an argenteus was worth up to 100 denarii. Historians believe Roman inflation reached up to 15,000% between 200 and 300 AD.So, what did the Roman Empire do next? The same thing every government does when it goes broke. It raised taxes.And what did the people do when the taxes were too high? The same thing people do when the taxes are too high: they bar Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Check out Manta Sleep here → https://tinyurl.com/bdedz8x6 and use code HOWHISTORYWORKS for 10% off your order!Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #economy #finance Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----for most of human history, national economies didn’t really grow year over year like we expect our economies to in the modern day.A year worse than the one that came before wasn't unusual at all, because most human industries relied on rainfall and crop yields rather than consumer confidence and BOND yields.That’s why we’re focusing on when human error and meddling were the direct causes of financial catastrophe, rather than any REAL change in how the world operated. And the place to start is going to be the inflation crisis during the Roman Empire.Whereas most crashes are felt in the moment, the financial woes of the Iron Age Titans dragged out over centuries.The resulting hyperinflation is often cited as one of the biggest reasons for the Empire’s eventual collapse. Some historians even say it was the reason the classical civilization became ancient history.Here’s what you need to know: Rome’s currency wasn’t backed by gold in some national vault.Modern-day currencies get their strength from something like a federal reserve bank controlling money supply, and the government asking for you to pay your taxes in that currency.Coins are just symbols of worth.But in Ancient Rome, coins were proof of worth.A Roman Denarius was minted with 4.5 grams of pure silver – that’s high-grade stuff back in the day.A single coin was approximately a day’s wage for a city craftsman.Unfortunately, a limited supply of silver and precious metals impeded circulation. It took decades to accrue enough coinage to become a standard medium of exchange.To increase circulation, Roman officials diluted the silver purity.New coins were less expensive to make but were agreed to be as valuable as higher purity originals.In other words, Roman emperors figured out that if they needed more money, they could just mint more money.Don't say we don't get any great ideas from the RomansBut but the economists watching know what the emperors were about to find out: inflation, failure to understand supply and demand, and lack of fiscal regulation had put the empire on a course for economic collapse.Unfortunately, the rulers needed more time to figure that out.In the interim, minting more money meant they could overspend on public works and pet projects. Any time the bank account looked shaky they just lowered the purity of their silver coins.In 161 AD, when Marcus Aurelius was in power, Denarius purity was 75%.100 years later, during the reign of Gallienus, the Denarius lowered from 5% to 0.5%.Coins were eventually bronze with just a thin silver coating.But in 301 AD, Emperor Diocletian had an idea to save the stalling economy.His ‘Edict on Maximum Prices’ targeted inflation by imposing limits on sales of things like pork, shovels, and slaves.But this backfired.A black market sprang up, and market competition resulted in bloodshed.So, he introduced a new coin: the argenteus.One was equal to 50 denarii.Yet it did little to curb inflation.One decade later, an argenteus was worth up to 100 denarii. Historians believe Roman inflation reached up to 15,000% between 200 and 300 AD.So, what did the Roman Empire do next? The same thing every government does when it goes broke. It raised taxes.And what did the people do when the taxes were too high? The same thing people do when the taxes are too high: they bar Check out Manta Sleep here → https://tinyurl.com/bdedz8x6 and use code HOWHISTORYWORKS for 10% off your order!

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for most of human history, national economies didn’t really grow year over year like we expect our economies to in the modern day.


A year worse than the one that came before wasn't unusual at all, because most human industries relied on rainfall and crop yields rather than consumer confidence and BOND yields.

That’s why we’re focusing on when human error and meddling were the direct causes of financial catastrophe, rather than any REAL change in how the world operated.

And the place to start is going to be the inflation crisis during the Roman Empire.

Whereas most crashes are felt in the moment, the financial woes of the Iron Age Titans dragged out over centuries.

The resulting hyperinflation is often cited as one of the biggest reasons for the Empire’s eventual collapse. Some historians even say it was the reason the classical civilization became ancient history.

Here’s what you need to know: Rome’s currency wasn’t backed by gold in some national vault.

Modern-day currencies get their strength from something like a federal reserve bank controlling money supply, and the government asking for you to pay your taxes in that currency.

Coins are just symbols of worth.

But in Ancient Rome, coins were proof of worth.

A Roman Denarius was minted with 4.5 grams of pure silver – that’s high-grade stuff back in the day.

A single coin was approximately a day’s wage for a city craftsman.

Unfortunately, a limited supply of silver and precious metals impeded circulation. It took decades to accrue enough coinage to become a standard medium of exchange.

To increase circulation, Roman officials diluted the silver purity.

New coins were less expensive to make but were agreed to be as valuable as higher purity originals.

In other words, Roman emperors figured out that if they needed more money, they could just mint more money.

Don't say we don't get any great ideas from the Romans

But but the economists watching know what the emperors were about to find out: inflation, failure to understand supply and demand, and lack of fiscal regulation had put the empire on a course for economic collapse.

Unfortunately, the rulers needed more time to figure that out.

In the interim, minting more money meant they could overspend on public works and pet projects. Any time the bank account looked shaky they just lowered the purity of their silver coins.

In 161 AD, when Marcus Aurelius was in power, Denarius purity was 75%.

100 years later, during the reign of Gallienus, the Denarius lowered from 5% to 0.5%.

Coins were eventually bronze with just a thin silver coating.

But in 301 AD, Emperor Diocletian had an idea to save the stalling economy.

His ‘Edict on Maximum Prices’ targeted inflation by imposing limits on sales of things like pork, shovels, and slaves.

But this backfired.

A black market sprang up, and market competition resulted in bloodshed.

So, he introduced a new coin: the argenteus.

One was equal to 50 denarii.

Yet it did little to curb inflation.

One decade later, an argenteus was worth up to 100 denarii. Historians believe Roman inflation reached up to 15,000% between 200 and 300 AD.

So, what did the Roman Empire do next? The same thing every government does when it goes broke. It raised taxes.

And what did the people do when the taxes were too high? The same thing people do when the taxes are too high: they bar

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]]> 4495 no What ACTUALLY Caused the Baby Boom?... It Wasn't (really) WWII To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. 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They have shaped the world to their liking and have held onto global power for longer than they arguably should have, but that was only possible because they outnumbered everybody else. But what caused the baby boom?As our world struggles with aging and shrinking populations from Texas to Tokyo we could potentially use some of that booming right now. The world has actually been in this position before, before the last baby boom fertility rates were dropping rapidly but then a few things turned it around. The usual story you have probably heard is that the baby boom was the result of lot’s of soldiers coming back from the second world war and getting BUSY starting a family. This…is only half true…The easiest way to see the flaw in this logic is that after the FIRST world war, there were no extra babies to be found.So, if the baby-boom didn’t start after World War II, when did it start?The mid-1930s.Can that be right?Why would birth rates explode during an economic disaster as great as ‘The Great Depression’?You’re probably thinking ‘the more money the lower the fertility rate’.If so, then congratulate yourself on thinking like a 20th-century economist!Unfortunately, that’s not the complete picture.After almost a century of investigation, it turns out that thinking financial hardship motivates child birth is WRONG.There’s a lot to being a boomer than you might think.Turns out it’s more than being self-centered and technologically illiterate.Records show the spike in birth rates was NOT because returning soldiers were eager to get busy. Instead, it shows that the rise in population Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. 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They have shaped the world to their liking and have held onto global power for longer than they arguably should have, but that was only possible because they outnumbered everybody else. But what caused the baby boom?As our world struggles with aging and shrinking populations from Texas to Tokyo we could potentially use some of that booming right now. The world has actually been in this position before, before the last baby boom fertility rates were dropping rapidly but then a few things turned it around. The usual story you have probably heard is that the baby boom was the result of lot’s of soldiers coming back from the second world war and getting BUSY starting a family. This…is only half true…The easiest way to see the flaw in this logic is that after the FIRST world war, there were no extra babies to be found.So, if the baby-boom didn’t start after World War II, when did it start?The mid-1930s.Can that be right?Why would birth rates explode during an economic disaster as great as ‘The Great Depression’?You’re probably thinking ‘the more money the lower the fertility rate’.If so, then congratulate yourself on thinking like a 20th-century economist!Unfortunately, that’s not the complete picture.After almost a century of investigation, it turns out that thinking financial hardship motivates child birth is WRONG.There’s a lot to being a boomer than you might think.Turns out it’s more than being self-centered and technologically illiterate.Records show the spike in birth rates was NOT because returning soldiers were eager to get busy. 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3. https://unherd.com/2020/01/why-tradwife-just-isnt-trad-enough/
4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/11/03/millennials-only-children/
5. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-04-06-study-reveals-new-insights-what-caused-1920-baby-boom
6. https://worksinprogress.co/issue/understanding-the-baby-boom/
7. https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/baby-boomers-1
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17. https://www.npr.org/2021/05/06/994145464/the-pandemic-didnt-appear-to-spur-a-baby-boom-rather-a-bust
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The baby boomers are the largest and wealthiest generation to have ever existed.
They have shaped the world to their liking and have held onto global power for longer than they arguably should have, but that was only possible because they outnumbered everybody else.
But what caused the baby boom?
As our world struggles with aging and shrinking populations from Texas to Tokyo we could potentially use some of that booming right now.
The world has actually been in this position before, before the last baby boom fertility rates were dropping rapidly but then a few things turned it around.
The usual story you have probably heard is that the baby boom was the result of lot’s of soldiers coming back from the second world war and getting BUSY starting a family.
This…is only half true…
The easiest way to see the flaw in this logic is that after the FIRST world war, there were no extra babies to be found.
So, if the baby-boom didn’t start after World War II, when did it start?
The mid-1930s.
Can that be right?
Why would birth rates explode during an economic disaster as great as ‘The Great Depression’?
You’re probably thinking ‘the more money the lower the fertility rate’.
If so, then congratulate yourself on thinking like a 20th-century economist!
Unfortunately, that’s not the complete picture.
After almost a century of investigation, it turns out that thinking financial hardship motivates child birth is WRONG.
There’s a lot to being a boomer than you might think.
Turns out it’s more than being self-centered and technologically illiterate.
Records show the spike in birth rates was NOT because returning soldiers were eager to get busy. Instead, it shows that the rise in population

]]> 1506 no Did This Ancient Empire Make Europe Rich 1,200 Years Later? Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #economy Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Looking at maps throughout history can reveal some almost unbelievable patterns, like an empire that stayed extremely wealthy more than a thousand years after its collapse or an election that was decided before humans roamed the earth. Have a look at this.What do you think is the connection between cretaceous sediments from 66 million years ago and Alabama election results in 2020? [make sure you read the name cretaceous right you can look it up on YouTube]Well, those sediments turned into highly fertile soil, highly fertile soil made for more productive farms, productive farms back in the 1800’s could afford more black slaves, which means this corridor has a larger black population, who in turn vote more favorably for democrats.Having a good understanding of history means having a good understanding of everything that SHAPES history… economics, geography, culture, and yes (as disgusting as it is) sometimes even politics. --- Sources ----https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/byzantine_empires_814.jpghttps://waterwayscouncil.org/media/in-the-news/article/2023/11/agriculture-shipping-industries-prepare-for-uncertainty-on-mississippi-river-in-the-futurehttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/carolingian-economy/BD0A5C21D952CA5CACEE83291991DAC7https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-europes-gdp-per-capita-by-country/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #economy Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Looking at maps throughout history can reveal some almost unbelievable patterns, like an empire that stayed extremely wealthy more than a thousand years after its collapse or an election that was decided before humans roamed the earth. Have a look at this.What do you think is the connection between cretaceous sediments from 66 million years ago and Alabama election results in 2020? [make sure you read the name cretaceous right you can look it up on YouTube]Well, those sediments turned into highly fertile soil, highly fertile soil made for more productive farms, productive farms back in the 1800’s could afford more black slaves, which means this corridor has a larger black population, who in turn vote more favorably for democrats.Having a good understanding of history means having a good understanding of everything that SHAPES history… economics, geography, culture, and yes (as disgusting as it is) sometimes even politics. --- Sources ----https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/byzantine_empires_814.jpghttps://waterwayscouncil.org/media/in-the-news/article/2023/11/agriculture-shipping-industries-prepare-for-uncertainty-on-mississippi-river-in-the-futurehttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/carolingian-economy/BD0A5C21D952CA5CACEE83291991DAC7https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-europes-gdp-per-capita-by-country/ Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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Looking at maps throughout history can reveal some almost unbelievable patterns, like an empire that stayed extremely wealthy more than a thousand years after its collapse or an election that was decided before humans roamed the earth.
Have a look at this.
What do you think is the connection between cretaceous sediments from 66 million years ago and Alabama election results in 2020? [make sure you read the name cretaceous right you can look it up on YouTube]
Well, those sediments turned into highly fertile soil, highly fertile soil made for more productive farms, productive farms back in the 1800’s could afford more black slaves, which means this corridor has a larger black population, who in turn vote more favorably for democrats.
Having a good understanding of history means having a good understanding of everything that SHAPES history… economics, geography, culture, and yes (as disgusting as it is) sometimes even politics.

--- Sources ----

https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/byzantine_empires_814.jpg

https://waterwayscouncil.org/media/in-the-news/article/2023/11/agriculture-shipping-industries-prepare-for-uncertainty-on-mississippi-river-in-the-future

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/carolingian-economy/BD0A5C21D952CA5CACEE83291991DAC7

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-europes-gdp-per-capita-by-country/

]]> 1074 no The UK's Forgotten Economic Crisis Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #economy #housingmarket Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten and Narrated By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----SOURCES:1. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-306378/Why-I-loathe-Sixties.html2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw0Rmt2S0uQ3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harold-Wilson-Baron-Wilson-of-Rievaulx4. https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/the-uk-economy-in-the-1960s/#:~:text=Considered%20by%20conventional%20macroeconomic%20metrics,the%20end%20of%20the%201950s.5. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/platinum-jubilee/life-in-1960s-britain/6. https://worksinprogress.co/issue/britains-forgotten-financial-crisis/7. https://fet.uwe.ac.uk/conweb/house_ages/flypast/section13.htm8. https://www.financialsoftware.co.uk/the-history-of-cgt/9. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Heath10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/20/newsid_2506000/2506897.stm#:~:text=BBC%20ON%20THIS%20DAY%20%7C%2020,UK%20unemployment%20tops%20one%20million&text=The%20number%20of%20people%20out,total%20was%20confirmed%20as%201%2C023%2C583. https://www.ruffer.co.uk/en/thinking/articles/market-views/2022-09-barber-boom11. https://www.sunlife.co.uk/articles-guides/your-money/the-price-of-a-home-in-britain-then-and-now/#:~:text=1970s,house%20price%20was%20%C2%A34%2C378.12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/7/newsid_4054000/4054793.stm----The British economy is in… a bit of a mess at the moment… to put it mildly. Unemployment is rising, salaries are stagnating, houses are unaffordable, cities are going bankrupt, our public utilities are in dire disrepair, and people are covering this shortfall with debt…But what if I told you that we have actually been here before, and that this slump was set in motion almost 60 years ago, with these… boring British townhouses… These quintessentially British living quarters are the remnants of a forgotten financial crisis that actually saw house prices become EVEN MORE unaffordable than they are today…Depending on who you ask, the 1960s was either an era of free love and radical thought, or an overrated blip of colour in a drab decade.Either way, when it came to the economy, Britain was going through a dark period.And it was all because of the housing situation.Victorian architecture and quaint villages were torn up to be replaced by brutalist tower blocks and commercial centres.Instead of white picket fences, suburbia sprawled with glaring brickwork and factory backdrops.Architects believed they were paving the way for a utopian vision, where more people could live closer together, with more neighbours, for a stronger community.In reality, the rapid growth of the housing market almost tanked the country’s finances completely.And those tower blocks didn’t house any more people than the streets anyway. They needed more space to separate the community housing as per health and safety considerations/And instead of improving the living conditions of the growing population, the rows of subpar new builds made things worse for everyone. Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #economy #housingmarket Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten and Narrated By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----SOURCES:1. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-306378/Why-I-loathe-Sixties.html2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw0Rmt2S0uQ3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harold-Wilson-Baron-Wilson-of-Rievaulx4. https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/the-uk-economy-in-the-1960s/#:~:text=Considered%20by%20conventional%20macroeconomic%20metrics,the%20end%20of%20the%201950s.5. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/platinum-jubilee/life-in-1960s-britain/6. https://worksinprogress.co/issue/britains-forgotten-financial-crisis/7. https://fet.uwe.ac.uk/conweb/house_ages/flypast/section13.htm8. https://www.financialsoftware.co.uk/the-history-of-cgt/9. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Heath10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/20/newsid_2506000/2506897.stm#:~:text=BBC%20ON%20THIS%20DAY%20%7C%2020,UK%20unemployment%20tops%20one%20million&text=The%20number%20of%20people%20out,total%20was%20confirmed%20as%201%2C023%2C583. https://www.ruffer.co.uk/en/thinking/articles/market-views/2022-09-barber-boom11. https://www.sunlife.co.uk/articles-guides/your-money/the-price-of-a-home-in-britain-then-and-now/#:~:text=1970s,house%20price%20was%20%C2%A34%2C378.12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/7/newsid_4054000/4054793.stm----The British economy is in… a bit of a mess at the moment… to put it mildly. Unemployment is rising, salaries are stagnating, houses are unaffordable, cities are going bankrupt, our public utilities are in dire disrepair, and people are covering this shortfall with debt…But what if I told you that we have actually been here before, and that this slump was set in motion almost 60 years ago, with these… boring British townhouses… These quintessentially British living quarters are the remnants of a forgotten financial crisis that actually saw house prices become EVEN MORE unaffordable than they are today…Depending on who you ask, the 1960s was either an era of free love and radical thought, or an overrated blip of colour in a drab decade.Either way, when it came to the economy, Britain was going through a dark period.And it was all because of the housing situation.Victorian architecture and quaint villages were torn up to be replaced by brutalist tower blocks and commercial centres.Instead of white picket fences, suburbia sprawled with glaring brickwork and factory backdrops.Architects believed they were paving the way for a utopian vision, where more people could live closer together, with more neighbours, for a stronger community.In reality, the rapid growth of the housing market almost tanked the country’s finances completely.And those tower blocks didn’t house any more people than the streets anyway. 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1. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-306378/Why-I-loathe-Sixties.html
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw0Rmt2S0uQ
3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harold-Wilson-Baron-Wilson-of-Rievaulx
4. https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/the-uk-economy-in-the-1960s/#:~:text=Considered%20by%20conventional%20macroeconomic%20metrics,the%20end%20of%20the%201950s.
5. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/platinum-jubilee/life-in-1960s-britain/
6. https://worksinprogress.co/issue/britains-forgotten-financial-crisis/
7. https://fet.uwe.ac.uk/conweb/house_ages/flypast/section13.htm
8. https://www.financialsoftware.co.uk/the-history-of-cgt/
9. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Heath
10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/20/newsid_2506000/2506897.stm#:~:text=BBC%20ON%20THIS%20DAY%20%7C%2020,UK%20unemployment%20tops%20one%20million&text=The%20number%20of%20people%20out,total%20was%20confirmed%20as%201%2C023%2C583. https://www.ruffer.co.uk/en/thinking/articles/market-views/2022-09-barber-boom
11. https://www.sunlife.co.uk/articles-guides/your-money/the-price-of-a-home-in-britain-then-and-now/#:~:text=1970s,house%20price%20was%20%C2%A34%2C378.
12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/7/newsid_4054000/4054793.stm


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The British economy is in… a bit of a mess at the moment… to put it mildly.

Unemployment is rising, salaries are stagnating, houses are unaffordable, cities are going bankrupt, our public utilities are in dire disrepair, and people are covering this shortfall with debt…

But what if I told you that we have actually been here before, and that this slump was set in motion almost 60 years ago, with these… boring British townhouses…

These quintessentially British living quarters are the remnants of a forgotten financial crisis that actually saw house prices become EVEN MORE unaffordable than they are today…

Depending on who you ask, the 1960s was either an era of free love and radical thought, or an overrated blip of colour in a drab decade.

Either way, when it came to the economy, Britain was going through a dark period.

And it was all because of the housing situation.

Victorian architecture and quaint villages were torn up to be replaced by brutalist tower blocks and commercial centres.

Instead of white picket fences, suburbia sprawled with glaring brickwork and factory backdrops.

Architects believed they were paving the way for a utopian vision, where more people could live closer together, with more neighbours, for a stronger community.

In reality, the rapid growth of the housing market almost tanked the country’s finances completely.

And those tower blocks didn’t house any more people than the streets anyway. They needed more space to separate the community housing as per health and safety considerations/

And instead of improving the living conditions of the growing population, the rows of subpar new builds made things worse for everyone.

]]> 1453 no The Rise and Fall of History's Silent Billionaires Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #history Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #history Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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]]> 5191 no How British Merchants "Perfected" Money Laundering Check out Manta Sleep here https://tinyurl.com/4w9rc5cu and use code HOWMONEYWORKS for 10% off your order!Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #History #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----‘Money laundering’ wasn’t coined as a term until the 1970s, when the Watergate scandal hit. Since then, the phrase has become a household word, while the crime itself remains a familiar hallmark of criminal enterprises.During the 1990s, the Bank of New York helped Russia launder capital flight when the USSR broke up.HSBC was fined almost $2 billion for cleaning the money of drug traffickers, terrorists, and rogue nations like Iran.Al-Qaeda’s financial operations in the run-up to 9/11 couldn’t have happened without the help of the United Arab Emirates Dubai Islamic Bank. Allegedly…Even Fortnite isn’t safe.After some hackers stole lists of credit card details, they bought in-game currency to sell for real cash.But money laundering isn’t relegated to secret boardroom meetings in flashy skyscrapers.Take the US candy shops in London.Over the last ten years, a suspicious amount of American sweet shops have popped up across the capital, including Oxford Street.As one of the world's busiest streets, the rent here is extremely high. Shops like TopShop, Nike, and Uniqlo have to work hard to cover costs.Yet similar-looking chains of deserted US candy importers can somehow afford multiple shops throughout the one-and-a-half-mile street.They even operated during the Covid lockdown when other shops struggled to stay open.Perhaps to nobody’s surprise police raids have uncovered a staggering amount of illegal goods and cash.One derelict shop was fronting up to £55,000 worth of illicit goods, including counterfeit chocolate bars.But where did this all start?How did we get to a world where money laundering is so commonplace that even average citizens treat it like a joke?-- Sources --1 https://www.britannica.com/event/Watergate-Scandal2 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/09/business/bank-settles-us-inquiry-into-money-laundering.html3 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-206734664 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/21/uae-warned-us-could-end-intelligence-cooperation-911-victims/5 https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/fortnite-money-laundering-1203108363/6 https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2024/02/american-candy-store-raid/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Check out Manta Sleep here https://tinyurl.com/4w9rc5cu and use code HOWMONEYWORKS for 10% off your order!Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #History #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----‘Money laundering’ wasn’t coined as a term until the 1970s, when the Watergate scandal hit. Since then, the phrase has become a household word, while the crime itself remains a familiar hallmark of criminal enterprises.During the 1990s, the Bank of New York helped Russia launder capital flight when the USSR broke up.HSBC was fined almost $2 billion for cleaning the money of drug traffickers, terrorists, and rogue nations like Iran.Al-Qaeda’s financial operations in the run-up to 9/11 couldn’t have happened without the help of the United Arab Emirates Dubai Islamic Bank. Allegedly…Even Fortnite isn’t safe.After some hackers stole lists of credit card details, they bought in-game currency to sell for real cash.But money laundering isn’t relegated to secret boardroom meetings in flashy skyscrapers.Take the US candy shops in London.Over the last ten years, a suspicious amount of American sweet shops have popped up across the capital, including Oxford Street.As one of the world's busiest streets, the rent here is extremely high. Shops like TopShop, Nike, and Uniqlo have to work hard to cover costs.Yet similar-looking chains of deserted US candy importers can somehow afford multiple shops throughout the one-and-a-half-mile street.They even operated during the Covid lockdown when other shops struggled to stay open.Perhaps to nobody’s surprise police raids have uncovered a staggering amount of illegal goods and cash.One derelict shop was fronting up to £55,000 worth of illicit goods, including counterfeit chocolate bars.But where did this all start?How did we get to a world where money laundering is so commonplace that even average citizens treat it like a joke?-- Sources --1 https://www.britannica.com/event/Watergate-Scandal2 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/09/business/bank-settles-us-inquiry-into-money-laundering.html3 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-206734664 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/21/uae-warned-us-could-end-intelligence-cooperation-911-victims/5 https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/fortnite-money-laundering-1203108363/6 https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2024/02/american-candy-store-raid/ Check out Manta Sleep here https://tinyurl.com/4w9rc5cu and use code HOWMONEYWORKS for 10% off your order!

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‘Money laundering’ wasn’t coined as a term until the 1970s, when the Watergate scandal hit. Since then, the phrase has become a household word, while the crime itself remains a familiar hallmark of criminal enterprises.


During the 1990s, the Bank of New York helped Russia launder capital flight when the USSR broke up.

HSBC was fined almost $2 billion for cleaning the money of drug traffickers, terrorists, and rogue nations like Iran.

Al-Qaeda’s financial operations in the run-up to 9/11 couldn’t have happened without the help of the United Arab Emirates Dubai Islamic Bank. Allegedly…

Even Fortnite isn’t safe.


After some hackers stole lists of credit card details, they bought in-game currency to sell for real cash.

But money laundering isn’t relegated to secret boardroom meetings in flashy skyscrapers.

Take the US candy shops in London.

Over the last ten years, a suspicious amount of American sweet shops have popped up across the capital, including Oxford Street.

As one of the world's busiest streets, the rent here is extremely high. Shops like TopShop, Nike, and Uniqlo have to work hard to cover costs.

Yet similar-looking chains of deserted US candy importers can somehow afford multiple shops throughout the one-and-a-half-mile street.


They even operated during the Covid lockdown when other shops struggled to stay open.

Perhaps to nobody’s surprise police raids have uncovered a staggering amount of illegal goods and cash.

One derelict shop was fronting up to £55,000 worth of illicit goods, including counterfeit chocolate bars.

But where did this all start?

How did we get to a world where money laundering is so commonplace that even average citizens treat it like a joke?

-- Sources --

1 https://www.britannica.com/event/Watergate-Scandal

2 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/09/business/bank-settles-us-inquiry-into-money-laundering.html

3 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-20673466

4 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/21/uae-warned-us-could-end-intelligence-cooperation-911-victims/

5 https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/fortnite-money-laundering-1203108363/

6 https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2024/02/american-candy-store-raid/

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Looking at historic economic data can sometimes be a bit… bleak…
Over the last 5 decades wages have been left behind by economic productivity, houses have gone from an essential good to a coveted investment, we are saving less money than ever before, prices for everyday goods have outpaced earnings, The financial industry has become the largest sector in the economy, debt around the world has spiked to unsustainable levels, and inequality has broken new records…
For the first time since the gilded age the top 0.1% in America controls more wealth than the bottom 90% COMBINED.
Elon Musk ALONE recently became the richest person in history, topping even the generous inflation adjusted estimates of John D Rockefeller in his prime… although to be fair John D’s prime lasted a lot longer than musks did…
ANYWAY… all of this data tells a concerning story of a world that is heading in a bad direction, a direction that we have seen end in catastrophe many times throughout history before.
But if you have keen eyes (or you just read the title of this video) you might have noticed that all of these alarming indicators all took a bad turn at around the same time…
Soo what happened in 1971…?

]]> 1373 no Colonialism Wasn't Profitable - How History Works These were vast empires that traded the world’s finest commodities and gave birth to the first multinational corporations. Well despite what you may have read, Historians agree that most colonies with very few exceptions actually lost money for the kingdoms holding them. The European empires that controlled these distant lands certainly didn’t do it out of charity, the conditions of the people that were colonized were probably the furthest thing from charitable. It’s not like this was a failed business idea either. Colonialism dominated the world in one form or another for 600 years, so if it really was a losing idea the empires pursuing it had plenty of time to back out and focus on things that actually would make them wealthy. So why then did they continue in a business that lost them money, while bringing untold misery to millions?Well, it’s time to learn How History Works to discover what really went on in the age of empires. ------#HowHistoryWorks #History #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked These were vast empires that traded the world’s finest commodities and gave birth to the first multinational corporations. Well despite what you may have read, Historians agree that most colonies with very few exceptions actually lost money for the kingdoms holding them. The European empires that controlled these distant lands certainly didn’t do it out of charity, the conditions of the people that were colonized were probably the furthest thing from charitable. It’s not like this was a failed business idea either. Colonialism dominated the world in one form or another for 600 years, so if it really was a losing idea the empires pursuing it had plenty of time to back out and focus on things that actually would make them wealthy. So why then did they continue in a business that lost them money, while bringing untold misery to millions?Well, it’s time to learn How History Works to discover what really went on in the age of empires. ------#HowHistoryWorks #History #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group These were vast empires that traded the world’s finest commodities and gave birth to the first multinational corporations.

Well despite what you may have read, Historians agree that most colonies with very few exceptions actually lost money for the kingdoms holding them.

The European empires that controlled these distant lands certainly didn’t do it out of charity, the conditions of the people that were colonized were probably the furthest thing from charitable.

It’s not like this was a failed business idea either. Colonialism dominated the world in one form or another for 600 years, so if it really was a losing idea the empires pursuing it had plenty of time to back out and focus on things that actually would make them wealthy.

So why then did they continue in a business that lost them money, while bringing untold misery to millions?

Well, it’s time to learn How History Works to discover what really went on in the age of empires.


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]]> 809 no How Walmart Redefined American "Capitalism" To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #walmart Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sources 1. https://inthesetimes.com/article/socialism-leigh-phillips-michal-rozworski-peoples-republic-of-walmart2. https://pricinginsight.com/walmarts-pricing-strategy/3. https://jacobin.com/2019/03/economic-planning-walmart-democracy-socialism4. https://americanbusinesshistory.org/how-curiosity-and-humility-built-the-worlds-largest-company-the-sam-walton-story/5. https://www.profitmagazin.com/editions/number_071.529.html?action=print6. https://c-suitenetwork.com/articles/how-sam-walton-built-the-biggest-brand-in-the-world/7. https://loftlegal.com/sam-waltons-pivotal-mistake-how-a-lease-blunder-shaped-walmarts-future/8. https://rationalwalk.com/made-in-america-sam-waltons-story/9. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellisicky/2021/04/25/from-kmart-to-walmartthe-discount-store-class-of-1962/10. https://elitebiographies.com/biography/sam-walton/11. https://hackernoon.com/everything-you-must-know-about-the-business-model-of-walmart-worlds-largest-retail-giant12. https://pricinginsight.com/walmarts-pricing-strategy/13. https://www.aft.org/ae/spring2007/wilson14. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032415/whats-difference-between-monopoly-and-monopsony.asp15. https://www.cato.org/commentary/no-walmart-not-evidence-centrally-planned-economies-work16. https://www.extensiv.com/blog/supply-chain-management/walmart17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_employers18. https://blog.mirrorreview.com/largest-employers-in-the-world/19. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/walmart-store-launches-no-quit-program-asks-employees-speak-store-manager-before-resigning-172669120. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/how-walmart-convinces-its-employees-not-to-unionize/395051/21. https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?id=D00000036722. https://globalmarketingprofessor.com/walmarts-cross-cultural-failure-in-germany/23. https://news.sky.com/story/why-walmarts-willing-to-check-out-of-asda-1135363824. https://www.8thandwalton.com/blog/walmart-foot-traffic/25. https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-prepared-to-fight-back-against-aldi-and-lidl/448631/26. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/walmart-effect.asp Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #walmart Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sources 1. https://inthesetimes.com/article/socialism-leigh-phillips-michal-rozworski-peoples-republic-of-walmart2. https://pricinginsight.com/walmarts-pricing-strategy/3. https://jacobin.com/2019/03/economic-planning-walmart-democracy-socialism4. https://americanbusinesshistory.org/how-curiosity-and-humility-built-the-worlds-largest-company-the-sam-walton-story/5. https://www.profitmagazin.com/editions/number_071.529.html?action=print6. https://c-suitenetwork.com/articles/how-sam-walton-built-the-biggest-brand-in-the-world/7. https://loftlegal.com/sam-waltons-pivotal-mistake-how-a-lease-blunder-shaped-walmarts-future/8. https://rationalwalk.com/made-in-america-sam-waltons-story/9. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellisicky/2021/04/25/from-kmart-to-walmartthe-discount-store-class-of-1962/10. https://elitebiographies.com/biography/sam-walton/11. https://hackernoon.com/everything-you-must-know-about-the-business-model-of-walmart-worlds-largest-retail-giant12. https://pricinginsight.com/walmarts-pricing-strategy/13. https://www.aft.org/ae/spring2007/wilson14. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032415/whats-difference-between-monopoly-and-monopsony.asp15. https://www.cato.org/commentary/no-walmart-not-evidence-centrally-planned-economies-work16. https://www.extensiv.com/blog/supply-chain-management/walmart17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_employers18. https://blog.mirrorreview.com/largest-employers-in-the-world/19. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/walmart-store-launches-no-quit-program-asks-employees-speak-store-manager-before-resigning-172669120. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/how-walmart-convinces-its-employees-not-to-unionize/395051/21. https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?id=D00000036722. https://globalmarketingprofessor.com/walmarts-cross-cultural-failure-in-germany/23. https://news.sky.com/story/why-walmarts-willing-to-check-out-of-asda-1135363824. https://www.8thandwalton.com/blog/walmart-foot-traffic/25. https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-prepared-to-fight-back-against-aldi-and-lidl/448631/26. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/walmart-effect.asp To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. 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]]> 1523 no Walt Disney Was a Perpetual Failure - How History Works Disney might be more synonymous with Star Wars, Marvel, and theme parks at this stage, butit’s worth remembering that the entertainment conglomerate had much simpler origins as thetax entity for an humble animator.It wasn’t a production company forged by the coming together of seasoned movie execs, butthe snowballing of one guy’s determination to not give up.Of course, in retrospect, the destiny of Walter Disney seems inevitable - his adaptiveness kepthim one step ahead of competitors and his grit broke through barrier after barrier - but givenhow often he came close to giving up, and how often he went broke, it’s worth chronicling histransformation from freelance cartoonist to cinematic visionary.So it’s time to learn How History Works as we pick apart the early life and career of Walt Disney,a man who changed animation forever------#HowHistoryWorks #History #disney Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Disney might be more synonymous with Star Wars, Marvel, and theme parks at this stage, butit’s worth remembering that the entertainment conglomerate had much simpler origins as thetax entity for an humble animator.It wasn’t a production company forged by the coming together of seasoned movie execs, butthe snowballing of one guy’s determination to not give up.Of course, in retrospect, the destiny of Walter Disney seems inevitable - his adaptiveness kepthim one step ahead of competitors and his grit broke through barrier after barrier - but givenhow often he came close to giving up, and how often he went broke, it’s worth chronicling histransformation from freelance cartoonist to cinematic visionary.So it’s time to learn How History Works as we pick apart the early life and career of Walt Disney,a man who changed animation forever------#HowHistoryWorks #History #disney Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Disney might be more synonymous with Star Wars, Marvel, and theme parks at this stage, but
it’s worth remembering that the entertainment conglomerate had much simpler origins as the
tax entity for an humble animator.

It wasn’t a production company forged by the coming together of seasoned movie execs, but
the snowballing of one guy’s determination to not give up.

Of course, in retrospect, the destiny of Walter Disney seems inevitable - his adaptiveness kept
him one step ahead of competitors and his grit broke through barrier after barrier - but given
how often he came close to giving up, and how often he went broke, it’s worth chronicling his
transformation from freelance cartoonist to cinematic visionary.

So it’s time to learn How History Works as we pick apart the early life and career of Walt Disney,
a man who changed animation forever

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]]> 788 no The Empires of Tea and Spice - East India Companies [Full Documentary] Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #finance Written By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----- Sources - https://dutchreview.com/culture/history/how-rich-was-the-dutch-east-india-company/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-16611040https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dutch-East-India-Companyhttps://www.thoughtco.com/age-of-exploration-1435006https://www.worldhistory.org/Dutch_East_India_Company/https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/first-company-issue-stock-dutch-east-india.asphttps://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-mairehttps://www.worldsfirststockexchange.com/2020/11/27/going-short-in-1608/https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/heeren-xviihttps://historyguild.org/the-impacts-of-corporate-globalization-how-the-dutch-east-india-company-changed-the-world/https://archive.is/SCf9hhttps://dokumen.pub/the-worlds-first-stock-exchange-9780231537322.htmlhttps://www.businesscompendium.co.uk/post/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-dutch-east-india-companyhttps://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/stock-exchange-history.asp Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #finance Written By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----- Sources - https://dutchreview.com/culture/history/how-rich-was-the-dutch-east-india-company/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-16611040https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dutch-East-India-Companyhttps://www.thoughtco.com/age-of-exploration-1435006https://www.worldhistory.org/Dutch_East_India_Company/https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/first-company-issue-stock-dutch-east-india.asphttps://investoramnesia.com/2022/10/23/legends-of-market-history-isaac-le-mairehttps://www.worldsfirststockexchange.com/2020/11/27/going-short-in-1608/https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/heeren-xviihttps://historyguild.org/the-impacts-of-corporate-globalization-how-the-dutch-east-india-company-changed-the-world/https://archive.is/SCf9hhttps://dokumen.pub/the-worlds-first-stock-exchange-9780231537322.htmlhttps://www.businesscompendium.co.uk/post/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-dutch-east-india-companyhttps://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/stock-exchange-history.asp Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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]]> 4816 no The First Naval Submarines Were Completely Useless (Until They Suddenly Weren't) - How History Works When people think of the American civil war, images of horseback cavalry with rifles in hand come to mind. Not many people would think of underwater warfare as part of the fight between the North and South.But submarines didn’t fall out of the sky. In order to become a mainstay in modern naval fleets, they had to start somewhere which meant a lot of brave men risked their lives to produce these underwater marvels.Anyone interested in tracing the evolution of U-Boats will have to look back as far as the 1800s to see how daring inventors changed war forever.So it’s time to learn How History Works so see how submarines changed the game in the American Civil War, which will help you understand why they’re such an important asset to global military powers today.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #submrineLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked When people think of the American civil war, images of horseback cavalry with rifles in hand come to mind. Not many people would think of underwater warfare as part of the fight between the North and South.But submarines didn’t fall out of the sky. In order to become a mainstay in modern naval fleets, they had to start somewhere which meant a lot of brave men risked their lives to produce these underwater marvels.Anyone interested in tracing the evolution of U-Boats will have to look back as far as the 1800s to see how daring inventors changed war forever.So it’s time to learn How History Works so see how submarines changed the game in the American Civil War, which will help you understand why they’re such an important asset to global military powers today.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #submrineLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group When people think of the American civil war, images of horseback cavalry with rifles in hand come to mind. Not many people would think of underwater warfare as part of the fight between the North and South.

But submarines didn’t fall out of the sky. In order to become a mainstay in modern naval fleets, they had to start somewhere which meant a lot of brave men risked their lives to produce these underwater marvels.

Anyone interested in tracing the evolution of U-Boats will have to look back as far as the 1800s to see how daring inventors changed war forever.

So it’s time to learn How History Works so see how submarines changed the game in the American Civil War, which will help you understand why they’re such an important asset to global military powers today.

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]]> 774 no Who Was The Richest Person In History? Thanks to Storyworth for sponsoring today's video! For $10 off your year-long Storyworth subscription and hardcover book, just click the link below in my description: https://storyworth.yt.link/eK3It4r------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #wealth #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.groupAt this level the very definition of “wealth” becomes a bit abstract. How do you compare someone who can fund his own space program to someone who PERSONALLY owned Egypt as his own personal property?No matter how much gold the kings of old could stack up they could never hope to have access to a lot of the modern amenities that we have today. It gets a bit grey, but unpacking this question is one of the best ways to not only understand what wealth really is, but what it has meant for people throughout history. --- Sources ----1. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-gdp-over-the-long-run2. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citigroup-mistakenly-credits-customer-account-with-81-trillion-near-miss-ft-2025-02-28/3. https://www.livescience.com/4823-ancient-trade-changed-world.html4. https://www.fastercapital.com/content/Barter-System--Before-Money--The-Age-Old-Practice-of-the-Barter-System.html5. https://www.thehistorycat.com/world-history-a-27/mansa-musa-and-the-golden-age-of-mali6. https://ground.news/article/mansa-musa-net-worth-2025-the-richest-man-in-historys-wealth-adjusted-for-modern-times7. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-473794588. https://www.eagblog.org/news/the-geologists-miners-and-geochemists-of-ancient-west-african-merchant-empires/9. https://romanempiretimes.com/marcus-licinius-crassus-wealthiest-man-history-was-roman/10. https://sites.psu.edu/pecunia/2025/02/03/marcus-licinius-crassus-and-wealth-accumulation/11. https://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/crassus.htm12. https://roman-empire.net/rankings/top-5-wealthiest-romans13. https://www.geni.com/people/Alain-Rufus-de-Bretagne-lord-of-Richmond/600000000769224769814. https://www.tutorchase.com/answers/gcse/history/how-did-norman-rule-impact-the-english-economy15. https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/revision-notes/gcse/history/edexcel/anglo-saxon-and-norman-england/2-3-2-changes-in-land-ownership-1066-108716. https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-john-rockefeller17. https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2020/01/rockefeller-billionaire/18. https://www.britannica.com/money/John-D-Rockefeller19. https://www.investopedia.com/updates/history-rothschild-family/20. https://www.caknowledge.net/rothschild-family-net-worth-forbes/21. https://theenterpriseworld.com/the-rothschild-family/22. https://citizenshipbyinvestment.news/index.php/2019/04/25/these-were-the-richest-trillionaires-with-unimaginable-wealth/23. https://www.thecollector.com/ptolemaic-egypt-annexation-augustus/24. https://historyandartifacts.com/augustus-caesar-the-wealth-and-power-of-romes-first-emperor/25. https://www.india.com/viral/this-indian-emperor-controlled-25-of-global-gdp-had-net-worth-of-usd-21-trillion-his-name-was-mughal-emperor-akbar-mughal-empire-wealth-7644458/26. https://www.britannica.com/topic/zabt27. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Akbar/Administrative-reform28. https://www.greatandhra.com/wealth/genghis-khan-net-worth/29. https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/econ_focus/2021/q4_economic_history30. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-hunt-genghis-khan-tomb-245300431. https://www.bruegel.org/blog-post/putins-russia-minnow-compared-cold-war-soviet-bloc32. https://munsifdaily.com/the-10-richest-people-who-ever-live Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Thanks to Storyworth for sponsoring today's video! For $10 off your year-long Storyworth subscription and hardcover book, just click the link below in my description: https://storyworth.yt.link/eK3It4r------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #wealth #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.groupAt this level the very definition of “wealth” becomes a bit abstract. How do you compare someone who can fund his own space program to someone who PERSONALLY owned Egypt as his own personal property?No matter how much gold the kings of old could stack up they could never hope to have access to a lot of the modern amenities that we have today. It gets a bit grey, but unpacking this question is one of the best ways to not only understand what wealth really is, but what it has meant for people throughout history. --- Sources ----1. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-gdp-over-the-long-run2. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citigroup-mistakenly-credits-customer-account-with-81-trillion-near-miss-ft-2025-02-28/3. https://www.livescience.com/4823-ancient-trade-changed-world.html4. https://www.fastercapital.com/content/Barter-System--Before-Money--The-Age-Old-Practice-of-the-Barter-System.html5. https://www.thehistorycat.com/world-history-a-27/mansa-musa-and-the-golden-age-of-mali6. https://ground.news/article/mansa-musa-net-worth-2025-the-richest-man-in-historys-wealth-adjusted-for-modern-times7. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-473794588. https://www.eagblog.org/news/the-geologists-miners-and-geochemists-of-ancient-west-african-merchant-empires/9. https://romanempiretimes.com/marcus-licinius-crassus-wealthiest-man-history-was-roman/10. https://sites.psu.edu/pecunia/2025/02/03/marcus-licinius-crassus-and-wealth-accumulation/11. https://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/crassus.htm12. https://roman-empire.net/rankings/top-5-wealthiest-romans13. https://www.geni.com/people/Alain-Rufus-de-Bretagne-lord-of-Richmond/600000000769224769814. https://www.tutorchase.com/answers/gcse/history/how-did-norman-rule-impact-the-english-economy15. https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/revision-notes/gcse/history/edexcel/anglo-saxon-and-norman-england/2-3-2-changes-in-land-ownership-1066-108716. https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-john-rockefeller17. https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2020/01/rockefeller-billionaire/18. https://www.britannica.com/money/John-D-Rockefeller19. https://www.investopedia.com/updates/history-rothschild-family/20. https://www.caknowledge.net/rothschild-family-net-worth-forbes/21. https://theenterpriseworld.com/the-rothschild-family/22. https://citizenshipbyinvestment.news/index.php/2019/04/25/these-were-the-richest-trillionaires-with-unimaginable-wealth/23. https://www.thecollector.com/ptolemaic-egypt-annexation-augustus/24. https://historyandartifacts.com/augustus-caesar-the-wealth-and-power-of-romes-first-emperor/25. https://www.india.com/viral/this-indian-emperor-controlled-25-of-global-gdp-had-net-worth-of-usd-21-trillion-his-name-was-mughal-emperor-akbar-mughal-empire-wealth-7644458/26. https://www.britannica.com/topic/zabt27. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Akbar/Administrative-reform28. https://www.greatandhra.com/wealth/genghis-khan-net-worth/29. https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/econ_focus/2021/q4_economic_history30. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-hunt-genghis-khan-tomb-245300431. https://www.bruegel.org/blog-post/putins-russia-minnow-compared-cold-war-soviet-bloc32. https://munsifdaily.com/the-10-richest-people-who-ever-live Thanks to Storyworth for sponsoring today's video! 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At this level the very definition of “wealth” becomes a bit abstract.
How do you compare someone who can fund his own space program to someone who PERSONALLY owned Egypt as his own personal property?
No matter how much gold the kings of old could stack up they could never hope to have access to a lot of the modern amenities that we have today.
It gets a bit grey, but unpacking this question is one of the best ways to not only understand what wealth really is, but what it has meant for people throughout history.

--- Sources ----

1. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-gdp-over-the-long-run
2. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citigroup-mistakenly-credits-customer-account-with-81-trillion-near-miss-ft-2025-02-28/
3. https://www.livescience.com/4823-ancient-trade-changed-world.html
4. https://www.fastercapital.com/content/Barter-System--Before-Money--The-Age-Old-Practice-of-the-Barter-System.html
5. https://www.thehistorycat.com/world-history-a-27/mansa-musa-and-the-golden-age-of-mali
6. https://ground.news/article/mansa-musa-net-worth-2025-the-richest-man-in-historys-wealth-adjusted-for-modern-times
7. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47379458
8. https://www.eagblog.org/news/the-geologists-miners-and-geochemists-of-ancient-west-african-merchant-empires/
9. https://romanempiretimes.com/marcus-licinius-crassus-wealthiest-man-history-was-roman/
10. https://sites.psu.edu/pecunia/2025/02/03/marcus-licinius-crassus-and-wealth-accumulation/
11. https://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/crassus.htm
12. https://roman-empire.net/rankings/top-5-wealthiest-romans
13. https://www.geni.com/people/Alain-Rufus-de-Bretagne-lord-of-Richmond/6000000007692247698
14. https://www.tutorchase.com/answers/gcse/history/how-did-norman-rule-impact-the-english-economy
15. https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/revision-notes/gcse/history/edexcel/anglo-saxon-and-norman-england/2-3-2-changes-in-land-ownership-1066-1087
16. https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-john-rockefeller
17. https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2020/01/rockefeller-billionaire/
18. https://www.britannica.com/money/John-D-Rockefeller
19. https://www.investopedia.com/updates/history-rothschild-family/
20. https://www.caknowledge.net/rothschild-family-net-worth-forbes/
21. https://theenterpriseworld.com/the-rothschild-family/
22. https://citizenshipbyinvestment.news/index.php/2019/04/25/these-were-the-richest-trillionaires-with-unimaginable-wealth/
23. https://www.thecollector.com/ptolemaic-egypt-annexation-augustus/
24. https://historyandartifacts.com/augustus-caesar-the-wealth-and-power-of-romes-first-emperor/
25. https://www.india.com/viral/this-indian-emperor-controlled-25-of-global-gdp-had-net-worth-of-usd-21-trillion-his-name-was-mughal-emperor-akbar-mughal-empire-wealth-7644458/
26. https://www.britannica.com/topic/zabt
27. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Akbar/Administrative-reform
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32. https://munsifdaily.com/the-10-richest-people-who-ever-live

]]> 2034 no What Did The Real Guy Fawkes Actually Do? - How History Works You’ve seen his face on masks worn by the internet hacking group Anonymous, Occupy protestors, and even the people who stormed Capital Hill. You might even know that this image of rebellion was based on the drawings by David Lloyd from the Alan Moore-penned comic book, ‘V for Vendetta’.But do you know his name?This iconic mask didn’t fall out of the sky. So what is the history behind the face that gives Warner Bros a cut every time a mask is sold? What is the story of sparks fear in the heart of every IT team when 4chan hacks them?Who was Guy Fawkes and why do the British people use fireworks to celebrate his death every year on the 5th of November? ------#HowHistoryWorks #History #GuyFawkesLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked You’ve seen his face on masks worn by the internet hacking group Anonymous, Occupy protestors, and even the people who stormed Capital Hill. You might even know that this image of rebellion was based on the drawings by David Lloyd from the Alan Moore-penned comic book, ‘V for Vendetta’.But do you know his name?This iconic mask didn’t fall out of the sky. So what is the history behind the face that gives Warner Bros a cut every time a mask is sold? What is the story of sparks fear in the heart of every IT team when 4chan hacks them?Who was Guy Fawkes and why do the British people use fireworks to celebrate his death every year on the 5th of November? ------#HowHistoryWorks #History #GuyFawkesLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group You’ve seen his face on masks worn by the internet hacking group Anonymous, Occupy protestors, and even the people who stormed Capital Hill. You might even know that this image of rebellion was based on the drawings by David Lloyd from the Alan Moore-penned comic book, ‘V for Vendetta’.

But do you know his name?

This iconic mask didn’t fall out of the sky. So what is the history behind the face that gives Warner Bros a cut every time a mask is sold? What is the story of sparks fear in the heart of every IT team when 4chan hacks them?

Who was Guy Fawkes and why do the British people use fireworks to celebrate his death every year on the 5th of November?

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]]> 831 no That Time Russia (almost) Nuked China Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #coldwar Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----It wasn’t the power of the free market, private enterprise or those pesky Yanks that were communism’s biggest enemy.Communism’s biggest enemy was - is, has been, and always will be - other communists.We may view the Cold War from the perspective of the side who “won” (or at the very least didn’t implode). However, from the end of the second world war all the way up to today, the relationship between the unified workers of the world has been anything but… unified. Red countries might call the capitalist West their number one target, but history shows that whenever Communists get trigger-happy, they always take down their own first.Look at Russia and China.Even today, though they may have officially shaken off their cold war era governments, they present a unified front against the evil imperialistic United States of America.Not that they would ever admit that…Yet a closer look reveals their relationship is far from a perfect marriage.Petty squabbles and ideological differences almost resulted in the Soviets nuking China into oblivion.--- Sources ---1. https://russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/columns/asian-kaleidoscope/a-brief-history-of-sino-soviet-union-russia-political-relations-from-1949-to-2019/2. https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/wjls/3604_665547/202405/t20240531_11367548.html3. https://chinapower.csis.org/history-china-russia-relations/4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/khrushchev_nikita.shtml5. https://www.britannica.com/event/Khrushchevs-secret-speech6. https://www.grin.com/document/452562?lang=en7. https://library.fiveable.me/history-modern-china/unit-13/effects-sino-soviet-split/study-guide/VMhne2CtMpCVYdLA8. https://www.britannica.com/topic/20th-century-international-relations-2085155/The-Sino-Soviet-split9. https://armscontrolcenter.org/fact-sheet-the-sino-soviet-border-dispute/10. https://www.hoover.org/research/1969-sino-soviet-border-conflicts-key-turning-point-cold-war11. https://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/publictn/eurasia_border_review/Vol3SI/ryabushkin.pdf12. https://www.prlib.ru/en/history/61971813. https://www.britannica.com/event/Brezhnev-Doctrine14. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB49/index2.html15. https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/wjls/3604_665547/202405/t20240531_11367549.html16. https://jamestown.org/program/russia-hails-border-deal-with-china-despite-criticism/17. https://globalvoices.org/2023/09/05/the-chinese-2023-map-has-nothing-new-but-why-are-chinas-neighbours-mad-about-it/18. https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/50-years-later-richard-nixons-historic-visit-china19. https://chinapower.csis.org/china-russia-relationship-weaknesses-mistrust/20. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/sino-soviet-alliance-70-years-later Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #coldwar Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----It wasn’t the power of the free market, private enterprise or those pesky Yanks that were communism’s biggest enemy.Communism’s biggest enemy was - is, has been, and always will be - other communists.We may view the Cold War from the perspective of the side who “won” (or at the very least didn’t implode). However, from the end of the second world war all the way up to today, the relationship between the unified workers of the world has been anything but… unified. Red countries might call the capitalist West their number one target, but history shows that whenever Communists get trigger-happy, they always take down their own first.Look at Russia and China.Even today, though they may have officially shaken off their cold war era governments, they present a unified front against the evil imperialistic United States of America.Not that they would ever admit that…Yet a closer look reveals their relationship is far from a perfect marriage.Petty squabbles and ideological differences almost resulted in the Soviets nuking China into oblivion.--- Sources ---1. https://russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/columns/asian-kaleidoscope/a-brief-history-of-sino-soviet-union-russia-political-relations-from-1949-to-2019/2. https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/wjls/3604_665547/202405/t20240531_11367548.html3. https://chinapower.csis.org/history-china-russia-relations/4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/khrushchev_nikita.shtml5. https://www.britannica.com/event/Khrushchevs-secret-speech6. https://www.grin.com/document/452562?lang=en7. https://library.fiveable.me/history-modern-china/unit-13/effects-sino-soviet-split/study-guide/VMhne2CtMpCVYdLA8. https://www.britannica.com/topic/20th-century-international-relations-2085155/The-Sino-Soviet-split9. https://armscontrolcenter.org/fact-sheet-the-sino-soviet-border-dispute/10. https://www.hoover.org/research/1969-sino-soviet-border-conflicts-key-turning-point-cold-war11. https://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/publictn/eurasia_border_review/Vol3SI/ryabushkin.pdf12. https://www.prlib.ru/en/history/61971813. https://www.britannica.com/event/Brezhnev-Doctrine14. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB49/index2.html15. https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/wjls/3604_665547/202405/t20240531_11367549.html16. https://jamestown.org/program/russia-hails-border-deal-with-china-despite-criticism/17. https://globalvoices.org/2023/09/05/the-chinese-2023-map-has-nothing-new-but-why-are-chinas-neighbours-mad-about-it/18. https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/50-years-later-richard-nixons-historic-visit-china19. https://chinapower.csis.org/china-russia-relationship-weaknesses-mistrust/20. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/sino-soviet-alliance-70-years-later Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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It wasn’t the power of the free market, private enterprise or those pesky Yanks that were communism’s biggest enemy.
Communism’s biggest enemy was - is, has been, and always will be - other communists.
We may view the Cold War from the perspective of the side who “won” (or at the very least didn’t implode). However, from the end of the second world war all the way up to today, the relationship between the unified workers of the world has been anything but… unified.
Red countries might call the capitalist West their number one target, but history shows that whenever Communists get trigger-happy, they always take down their own first.
Look at Russia and China.
Even today, though they may have officially shaken off their cold war era governments, they present a unified front against the evil imperialistic United States of America.
Not that they would ever admit that…
Yet a closer look reveals their relationship is far from a perfect marriage.
Petty squabbles and ideological differences almost resulted in the Soviets nuking China into oblivion.


--- Sources ---

1. https://russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/columns/asian-kaleidoscope/a-brief-history-of-sino-soviet-union-russia-political-relations-from-1949-to-2019/
2. https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/wjls/3604_665547/202405/t20240531_11367548.html
3. https://chinapower.csis.org/history-china-russia-relations/
4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/khrushchev_nikita.shtml
5. https://www.britannica.com/event/Khrushchevs-secret-speech
6. https://www.grin.com/document/452562?lang=en
7. https://library.fiveable.me/history-modern-china/unit-13/effects-sino-soviet-split/study-guide/VMhne2CtMpCVYdLA
8. https://www.britannica.com/topic/20th-century-international-relations-2085155/The-Sino-Soviet-split
9. https://armscontrolcenter.org/fact-sheet-the-sino-soviet-border-dispute/
10. https://www.hoover.org/research/1969-sino-soviet-border-conflicts-key-turning-point-cold-war
11. https://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/publictn/eurasia_border_review/Vol3SI/ryabushkin.pdf
12. https://www.prlib.ru/en/history/619718
13. https://www.britannica.com/event/Brezhnev-Doctrine
14. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB49/index2.html
15. https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/wjls/3604_665547/202405/t20240531_11367549.html
16. https://jamestown.org/program/russia-hails-border-deal-with-china-despite-criticism/
17. https://globalvoices.org/2023/09/05/the-chinese-2023-map-has-nothing-new-but-why-are-chinas-neighbours-mad-about-it/
18. https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/50-years-later-richard-nixons-historic-visit-china
19. https://chinapower.csis.org/china-russia-relationship-weaknesses-mistrust/
20. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/sino-soviet-alliance-70-years-later

]]> 1141 no Why Were Colonists So Obsessed With Tea And Spice? - How History Works Get access to a totally free high-quality newsletter every morning by signing up to The Daily Upside: https://bit.ly/3rTweAh-----Colonialism dominated global geopolitics from the early 1400’s to arguably the late 1900’s as the major colonies finally claimed independence from European empires. The kingdoms defended and managed the colonies often at huge public because they allowed them to spread their influence, and values around the world. It also helped that the colonies made huge private fortunes with the trade routes they opened up between the riches of the east and the eager buyers back in Europe and the Americas. All manner of items were traded in these years, but tea and spice stood out amongst the rest as some of the most prized commodities that would be ferried back and forth over the world’s oceans.The Dutch East India Company, widely considered by many to be the largest company in history derived over 70% of their revenue from the sale of tea alone at the height of their power in the 1700’s.Entire wars were fought over access to tea and spices and untold human suffering was caused in the populations forced to grow and harvest something that was only really used to make hot water and overcooked meat taste slightly less shit. So it’s time to learn How History Works to find out why colonists we so obsessed with Tea and Spice.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #Colonialism Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Get access to a totally free high-quality newsletter every morning by signing up to The Daily Upside: https://bit.ly/3rTweAh-----Colonialism dominated global geopolitics from the early 1400’s to arguably the late 1900’s as the major colonies finally claimed independence from European empires. The kingdoms defended and managed the colonies often at huge public because they allowed them to spread their influence, and values around the world. It also helped that the colonies made huge private fortunes with the trade routes they opened up between the riches of the east and the eager buyers back in Europe and the Americas. All manner of items were traded in these years, but tea and spice stood out amongst the rest as some of the most prized commodities that would be ferried back and forth over the world’s oceans.The Dutch East India Company, widely considered by many to be the largest company in history derived over 70% of their revenue from the sale of tea alone at the height of their power in the 1700’s.Entire wars were fought over access to tea and spices and untold human suffering was caused in the populations forced to grow and harvest something that was only really used to make hot water and overcooked meat taste slightly less shit. So it’s time to learn How History Works to find out why colonists we so obsessed with Tea and Spice.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #Colonialism Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Get access to a totally free high-quality newsletter every morning by signing up to The Daily Upside: https://bit.ly/3rTweAh

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Colonialism dominated global geopolitics from the early 1400’s to arguably the late 1900’s as the major colonies finally claimed independence from European empires.

The kingdoms defended and managed the colonies often at huge public because they allowed them to spread their influence, and values around the world. It also helped that the colonies made huge private fortunes with the trade routes they opened up between the riches of the east and the eager buyers back in Europe and the Americas.

All manner of items were traded in these years, but tea and spice stood out amongst the rest as some of the most prized commodities that would be ferried back and forth over the world’s oceans.

The Dutch East India Company, widely considered by many to be the largest company in history derived over 70% of their revenue from the sale of tea alone at the height of their power in the 1700’s.

Entire wars were fought over access to tea and spices and untold human suffering was caused in the populations forced to grow and harvest something that was only really used to make hot water and overcooked meat taste slightly less shit.

So it’s time to learn How History Works to find out why colonists we so obsessed with Tea and Spice.


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]]> 632 no The 1,200 Year Rise and Fall of the College Degree To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#college #career #history Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----A college degree doesn’t mean anything anymore. But that’s normal.For most of humankind, universities were never about a career path.You didn’t attend lectures everyday just to get an unpaid internship.You attended to better yourself.The idea of using a degree as a gateway to a higher salary is exceptionally new.When higher education was created over a thousand years ago, it was all about the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake.It’s only in the last 100 years or so that college became a stable way for young people to enter the workforce.And with AI making it easier to shortcut your way through a homework assignment, the importance of college has come into question.Yet, many believe that even with colleges on shaky ground, the future of education is brighter than ever.They say access to free education, like YouTube, improved technology, and a healthy wariness of the gig economy could see humans return to a pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake.-- Sources --1. https:/ /ewa.org/issues/higher-ed/history-and-background-college-academics2. https:/ /www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/11-lessons-history-higher-ed3. https:/ /comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/how-artificial-intelligence-impacting-higher-education4. https:/ /thedatascientist.com/the-impact-of-remote-learning-on-education-job-opportunities/5. https:/ /www.unibo.it/en/university/who-we-are/our-history6. https:/ /www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/world-ranking7. https:/ /art-of-reasoning.huygens.knaw.nl/curriculum8. https:/ /brewminate.com/trivium-and-quadrivium-a-history-of-the-medieval-university-in-europe/9. https:/ /liberalarts.online/trivium-and-quadrivium/10. https:/ /www.cambridge.org/core/journals/renaissance-quarterly/article/abs/universities-of-the-renaissance-and-reformation/9D9081CFBA90663F3727DE01F550D18211. https:/ /www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/influence-renaissance12. https:/ /www.britannica.com/biography/Erasmus-Dutch-humanist13. https:/ /www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/spoken-latin-in-the-late-middle-ages-and-renaissance/34844D77157BC8B8C6C5CF4FDD6C865814. https:/ /www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Jacques-Rousseau15. https:/ /imperiumromanum.pl/en/curiosities/roman-students-wrote-on-wax-tablets/16. https:/ /www.chieftalentofficer.co/2023/01/24/the-undeniable-value-of-education-in-a-skills-based-hiring-world/17. https:/ /library.fiveable.me/history-education/unit-918. https:/ /www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2024/3/28/impact-of-the-industrial-revolution-on-education-from-factories-to-classrooms19. http:/ /www.hpm2012.org/Proceeding/Plenary/PL4.pdf20. https:/ /www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-economic-history/article/abs/connecting-the-scientific-and-industrial-revolutions-the-role-of-practical-mathematics/ACC9F9FB643DC83CDE904D987A05058B21. https:/ /worksinprogress.co/issue/how-mathematics-built-the-modern-world/22. https:/ /www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/228197/1/1701742357.pdf23. https:/ /www.usnews.com/education/articles/one-culprit-in-rising-college-costs24. https:/ /www.vox.com/the-highlight/23428166/college-enrollment-population-education-crash25. https:/ /www.educationdynamics.com/enrollment-cliff-2025/26. https:/ /yaledailynews.com/blog/2021/11/10 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. 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But that’s normal.For most of humankind, universities were never about a career path.You didn’t attend lectures everyday just to get an unpaid internship.You attended to better yourself.The idea of using a degree as a gateway to a higher salary is exceptionally new.When higher education was created over a thousand years ago, it was all about the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake.It’s only in the last 100 years or so that college became a stable way for young people to enter the workforce.And with AI making it easier to shortcut your way through a homework assignment, the importance of college has come into question.Yet, many believe that even with colleges on shaky ground, the future of education is brighter than ever.They say access to free education, like YouTube, improved technology, and a healthy wariness of the gig economy could see humans return to a pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake.-- Sources --1. https:/ /ewa.org/issues/higher-ed/history-and-background-college-academics2. https:/ /www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/11-lessons-history-higher-ed3. https:/ /comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/how-artificial-intelligence-impacting-higher-education4. https:/ /thedatascientist.com/the-impact-of-remote-learning-on-education-job-opportunities/5. https:/ /www.unibo.it/en/university/who-we-are/our-history6. https:/ /www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/world-ranking7. https:/ /art-of-reasoning.huygens.knaw.nl/curriculum8. https:/ /brewminate.com/trivium-and-quadrivium-a-history-of-the-medieval-university-in-europe/9. https:/ /liberalarts.online/trivium-and-quadrivium/10. https:/ /www.cambridge.org/core/journals/renaissance-quarterly/article/abs/universities-of-the-renaissance-and-reformation/9D9081CFBA90663F3727DE01F550D18211. https:/ /www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/influence-renaissance12. https:/ /www.britannica.com/biography/Erasmus-Dutch-humanist13. https:/ /www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/spoken-latin-in-the-late-middle-ages-and-renaissance/34844D77157BC8B8C6C5CF4FDD6C865814. https:/ /www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Jacques-Rousseau15. https:/ /imperiumromanum.pl/en/curiosities/roman-students-wrote-on-wax-tablets/16. https:/ /www.chieftalentofficer.co/2023/01/24/the-undeniable-value-of-education-in-a-skills-based-hiring-world/17. https:/ /library.fiveable.me/history-education/unit-918. https:/ /www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2024/3/28/impact-of-the-industrial-revolution-on-education-from-factories-to-classrooms19. http:/ /www.hpm2012.org/Proceeding/Plenary/PL4.pdf20. https:/ /www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-economic-history/article/abs/connecting-the-scientific-and-industrial-revolutions-the-role-of-practical-mathematics/ACC9F9FB643DC83CDE904D987A05058B21. https:/ /worksinprogress.co/issue/how-mathematics-built-the-modern-world/22. https:/ /www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/228197/1/1701742357.pdf23. https:/ /www.usnews.com/education/articles/one-culprit-in-rising-college-costs24. https:/ /www.vox.com/the-highlight/23428166/college-enrollment-population-education-crash25. https:/ /www.educationdynamics.com/enrollment-cliff-2025/26. https:/ /yaledailynews.com/blog/2021/11/10 To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. 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A college degree doesn’t mean anything anymore. But that’s normal.
For most of humankind, universities were never about a career path.
You didn’t attend lectures everyday just to get an unpaid internship.
You attended to better yourself.
The idea of using a degree as a gateway to a higher salary is exceptionally new.
When higher education was created over a thousand years ago, it was all about the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake.
It’s only in the last 100 years or so that college became a stable way for young people to enter the workforce.
And with AI making it easier to shortcut your way through a homework assignment, the importance of college has come into question.
Yet, many believe that even with colleges on shaky ground, the future of education is brighter than ever.
They say access to free education, like YouTube, improved technology, and a healthy wariness of the gig economy could see humans return to a pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake.


-- Sources --

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2. https:/ /www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/11-lessons-history-higher-ed
3. https:/ /comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/how-artificial-intelligence-impacting-higher-education
4. https:/ /thedatascientist.com/the-impact-of-remote-learning-on-education-job-opportunities/
5. https:/ /www.unibo.it/en/university/who-we-are/our-history
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he-renaissance-and-reformation/9D9081CFBA90663F3727DE01F550D182
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]]> 1385 no The Worst Popes In History To say the Catholic Church has a checkered past might be the understatement of the millennium. On the one hand, there are the scores of charity work and moral guidance to world leaders, but on the other, there are the sexual abuse scandals and historical atrocities against alleged heretics and non-believers. But the institution is as much a product of its time as the men who headed it. And as the oldest institution in the Western World, there were bound to be some blots on its 2,000-year-old reputation.What that means though is many of the men who led the papacy were far from the ideal of their lord and savior Jesus Christ. Well it’s time to learn How History Works as we highlight the 10 Worst Popes so that we can understand how much the catholic church has changed over the years ------#HowHistoryWorks #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To say the Catholic Church has a checkered past might be the understatement of the millennium. On the one hand, there are the scores of charity work and moral guidance to world leaders, but on the other, there are the sexual abuse scandals and historical atrocities against alleged heretics and non-believers. But the institution is as much a product of its time as the men who headed it. And as the oldest institution in the Western World, there were bound to be some blots on its 2,000-year-old reputation.What that means though is many of the men who led the papacy were far from the ideal of their lord and savior Jesus Christ. Well it’s time to learn How History Works as we highlight the 10 Worst Popes so that we can understand how much the catholic church has changed over the years ------#HowHistoryWorks #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group To say the Catholic Church has a checkered past might be the understatement of the millennium.

On the one hand, there are the scores of charity work and moral guidance to world leaders, but on the other, there are the sexual abuse scandals and historical atrocities against alleged heretics and non-believers.


But the institution is as much a product of its time as the men who headed it. And as the oldest institution in the Western World, there were bound to be some blots on its 2,000-year-old reputation.

What that means though is many of the men who led the papacy were far from the ideal of their lord and savior Jesus Christ.


Well it’s time to learn How History Works as we highlight the 10 Worst Popes so that we can understand how much the catholic church has changed over the years

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]]> 785 no The Rise and Fall of the Rockefeller Family Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #history #wealth Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sources:1. https://junsungwong.com/2020/10/11/how-samsung-has-been-a-family-business-since-1938/2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlodonnell/2014/07/11/the-rockefellers-the-legacy-of-historys-richest-man/3. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/112415/who-richest-person-ever.asp4. https://www.worldfinance.com/banking/david-rockefeller-dies-aged-1015. https://www.britannica.com/money/robber-baron6. https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/john-d-rockefeller7. https://www.rockpa.org/guide/rockefellers-legacy-giving/8. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features9. https://amst.winter-verlag.de/data/article/10301/pdf/102102007.pdf/rockefellers-john/#:~:text=Youth-,John%20D.,up%20to%20%2425%20a%20treatment.10. https://modernhighsociety.com/what-is-old-money/11. https://www.texasalmanac.com/articles/oil-and-texas-a-cultural-history12. https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/january/standard-oil-established13. https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/TylerConwayProject14. https://www.britannica.com/money/John-D-Rockefeller15. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/standard_oil_co._of_new_jersey_v._united_states_(1911)16. https://www.britannica.com/money/Standard-Oil17. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rockefellers-still-one-richest-families-000009583.html18. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rockefeller-Center19. https://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/Rockefeller_17-access.pdf20. https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1fq7xdjxngwpf/the-bankers-that-define-the-decades-david-rockefeller-chase-manhattan21. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/family-offices.asp22. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/tech-owners-dominate-forbes-world-s-billionaires-list-2024/3183348He came from nothing and counted every penny, including what he gave to the homeless. So the story goes.Yet his fortune is dwarfed by anyone in Forbes's Top 10. They all got their start by capitalising on their privilege and inheritance.How are you supposed to amass generational wealth when you’re already up against generational wealth?Some of the biggest companies are family-run; if they are not in name, they are in the hierarchy.But their hoard of wealth isn’t as secure as you’d think.A billion dollars doesn’t stretch so far these days.By the time he died in 1937, Rockefeller’s net worth was 1.5% of America’s total economic output.So, even though Musk and Bezos have overtaken Rockefeller's wealth, he was still in a better position to make sure his lineage never had to worry about money again.So why did his fortune disappear? Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#business #history #wealth Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sources:1. https://junsungwong.com/2020/10/11/how-samsung-has-been-a-family-business-since-1938/2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlodonnell/2014/07/11/the-rockefellers-the-legacy-of-historys-richest-man/3. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/112415/who-richest-person-ever.asp4. https://www.worldfinance.com/banking/david-rockefeller-dies-aged-1015. https://www.britannica.com/money/robber-baron6. https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/john-d-rockefeller7. https://www.rockpa.org/guide/rockefellers-legacy-giving/8. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features9. https://amst.winter-verlag.de/data/article/10301/pdf/102102007.pdf/rockefellers-john/#:~:text=Youth-,John%20D.,up%20to%20%2425%20a%20treatment.10. https://modernhighsociety.com/what-is-old-money/11. https://www.texasalmanac.com/articles/oil-and-texas-a-cultural-history12. https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/january/standard-oil-established13. https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/TylerConwayProject14. https://www.britannica.com/money/John-D-Rockefeller15. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/standard_oil_co._of_new_jersey_v._united_states_(1911)16. https://www.britannica.com/money/Standard-Oil17. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rockefellers-still-one-richest-families-000009583.html18. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rockefeller-Center19. https://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/Rockefeller_17-access.pdf20. https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1fq7xdjxngwpf/the-bankers-that-define-the-decades-david-rockefeller-chase-manhattan21. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/family-offices.asp22. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/tech-owners-dominate-forbes-world-s-billionaires-list-2024/3183348He came from nothing and counted every penny, including what he gave to the homeless. So the story goes.Yet his fortune is dwarfed by anyone in Forbes's Top 10. They all got their start by capitalising on their privilege and inheritance.How are you supposed to amass generational wealth when you’re already up against generational wealth?Some of the biggest companies are family-run; if they are not in name, they are in the hierarchy.But their hoard of wealth isn’t as secure as you’d think.A billion dollars doesn’t stretch so far these days.By the time he died in 1937, Rockefeller’s net worth was 1.5% of America’s total economic output.So, even though Musk and Bezos have overtaken Rockefeller's wealth, he was still in a better position to make sure his lineage never had to worry about money again.So why did his fortune disappear? Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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1. https://junsungwong.com/2020/10/11/how-samsung-has-been-a-family-business-since-1938/
2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlodonnell/2014/07/11/the-rockefellers-the-legacy-of-historys-richest-man/
3. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/112415/who-richest-person-ever.asp
4. https://www.worldfinance.com/banking/david-rockefeller-dies-aged-101
5. https://www.britannica.com/money/robber-baron
6. https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/john-d-rockefeller
7. https://www.rockpa.org/guide/rockefellers-legacy-giving/
8. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features
9. https://amst.winter-verlag.de/data/article/10301/pdf/102102007.pdf/rockefellers-john/#:~:text=Youth-,John%20D.,up%20to%20%2425%20a%20treatment.
10. https://modernhighsociety.com/what-is-old-money/
11. https://www.texasalmanac.com/articles/oil-and-texas-a-cultural-history
12. https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/january/standard-oil-established
13. https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/twiki/bin/view/AmLegalHist/TylerConwayProject
14. https://www.britannica.com/money/John-D-Rockefeller
15. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/standard_oil_co._of_new_jersey_v._united_states_(1911)
16. https://www.britannica.com/money/Standard-Oil
17. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rockefellers-still-one-richest-families-000009583.html
18. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rockefeller-Center
19. https://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/Rockefeller_17-access.pdf
20. https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1fq7xdjxngwpf/the-bankers-that-define-the-decades-david-rockefeller-chase-manhattan
21. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/family-offices.asp
22. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/tech-owners-dominate-forbes-world-s-billionaires-list-2024/3183348

He came from nothing and counted every penny, including what he gave to the homeless. So the story goes.
Yet his fortune is dwarfed by anyone in Forbes's Top 10. They all got their start by capitalising on their privilege and inheritance.
How are you supposed to amass generational wealth when you’re already up against generational wealth?
Some of the biggest companies are family-run; if they are not in name, they are in the hierarchy.
But their hoard of wealth isn’t as secure as you’d think.
A billion dollars doesn’t stretch so far these days.
By the time he died in 1937, Rockefeller’s net worth was 1.5% of America’s total economic output.
So, even though Musk and Bezos have overtaken Rockefeller's wealth, he was still in a better position to make sure his lineage never had to worry about money again.
So why did his fortune disappear?

]]> 1170 no How Did America Actually Pay For Louisiana? - How History Works Real estate is a fickle business that can make or break your bank account. So, imagine how stressful it would be if your country’s bank balance - even your nation’s existence - depended on a good land deal. Now you have the stakes the US government had to meet with the Louisiana Purchase.That was the name for the exchange between America and the French First Republic for 828,00 square miles of Middle America way back in 1803. Without it, the US would not be what it is today so how exactly was the deal struck? How do you pay for half a continent in a time before digital bank accounts and credit cards? What led France to sell such a land mass and how did America know they could trust the European country to hold up his end of the deal?If you thought finding an apartment to rent was hard enough then get ready to learn how history works as we found out how the Louisiana purchase actually worked.Sources:1. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-louisiana-purchase-changed-the-world-79715124/2. https://www.history.com/topics/france/seven-years-war3. https://www.history.com/topics/france/seven-years-war4. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Treaty-of-Fontainebleau5. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-paris6. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/image/LouisianaPurchaseTreaty.htm7. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/louisiana-purchase-bargain-came-great-human-cost8. https://onlygold.com/gold-prices/historical-gold-prices/9. https://geneagraphie.com/histories/faHope-Co.pdf10. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2013-01-22/the-british-bank-that-forever-altered-the-u-s-economy------#HowHistoryWorks #history #americanhistory Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Real estate is a fickle business that can make or break your bank account. So, imagine how stressful it would be if your country’s bank balance - even your nation’s existence - depended on a good land deal. Now you have the stakes the US government had to meet with the Louisiana Purchase.That was the name for the exchange between America and the French First Republic for 828,00 square miles of Middle America way back in 1803. Without it, the US would not be what it is today so how exactly was the deal struck? How do you pay for half a continent in a time before digital bank accounts and credit cards? What led France to sell such a land mass and how did America know they could trust the European country to hold up his end of the deal?If you thought finding an apartment to rent was hard enough then get ready to learn how history works as we found out how the Louisiana purchase actually worked.Sources:1. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-louisiana-purchase-changed-the-world-79715124/2. https://www.history.com/topics/france/seven-years-war3. https://www.history.com/topics/france/seven-years-war4. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Treaty-of-Fontainebleau5. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-paris6. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/image/LouisianaPurchaseTreaty.htm7. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/louisiana-purchase-bargain-came-great-human-cost8. https://onlygold.com/gold-prices/historical-gold-prices/9. https://geneagraphie.com/histories/faHope-Co.pdf10. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2013-01-22/the-british-bank-that-forever-altered-the-u-s-economy------#HowHistoryWorks #history #americanhistory Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Real estate is a fickle business that can make or break your bank account. So, imagine how stressful it would be if your country’s bank balance - even your nation’s existence - depended on a good land deal. Now you have the stakes the US government had to meet with the Louisiana Purchase.

That was the name for the exchange between America and the French First Republic for 828,00 square miles of Middle America way back in 1803.

Without it, the US would not be what it is today so how exactly was the deal struck? How do you pay for half a continent in a time before digital bank accounts and credit cards? What led France to sell such a land mass and how did America know they could trust the European country to hold up his end of the deal?

If you thought finding an apartment to rent was hard enough then get ready to learn how history works as we found out how the Louisiana purchase actually worked.

Sources:
1. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-louisiana-purchase-changed-the-world-79715124/
2. https://www.history.com/topics/france/seven-years-war
3. https://www.history.com/topics/france/seven-years-war
4. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Treaty-of-Fontainebleau
5. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-paris
6. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/image/LouisianaPurchaseTreaty.htm
7. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/louisiana-purchase-bargain-came-great-human-cost
8. https://onlygold.com/gold-prices/historical-gold-prices/
9. https://geneagraphie.com/histories/faHope-Co.pdf
10. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2013-01-22/the-british-bank-that-forever-altered-the-u-s-economy

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]]> 814 no History's Strangest Taxes ... (and how to avoid them) Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. Visit http://wildgrain.com/history and use code HISTORY at checkout to receive $30 your first box PLUS a free item in every box!------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #tax #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----If it exists, it can be taxed.And if it can be taxed then a government is taxing it, will tax it, or has already tried to tax it.Austria once taxed yogurt. Antwerp used to tax brothel rooms. The Bashkirs used to tax eye color.Gray eyes paid more. Black eyes paid less. We’re not sure what blue and green eyes cost, but the point is that as silly as it sounds, don’t think the strangest taxes are behind us.Governments are always trying to think up new ways to tax things, whether it is for social change or economic vitality.Recently, the American government announced a wave of ideas to fix everything from low birth rates to balancing tradeYet history shows us that plenty of rulers have tried to do that before, often with surprising results. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. Visit http://wildgrain.com/history and use code HISTORY at checkout to receive $30 your first box PLUS a free item in every box!------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #tax #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----If it exists, it can be taxed.And if it can be taxed then a government is taxing it, will tax it, or has already tried to tax it.Austria once taxed yogurt. Antwerp used to tax brothel rooms. The Bashkirs used to tax eye color.Gray eyes paid more. Black eyes paid less. We’re not sure what blue and green eyes cost, but the point is that as silly as it sounds, don’t think the strangest taxes are behind us.Governments are always trying to think up new ways to tax things, whether it is for social change or economic vitality.Recently, the American government announced a wave of ideas to fix everything from low birth rates to balancing tradeYet history shows us that plenty of rulers have tried to do that before, often with surprising results. Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. Visit http://wildgrain.com/history and use code HISTORY at checkout to receive $30 your first box PLUS a free item in every box!

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If it exists, it can be taxed.
And if it can be taxed then a government is taxing it, will tax it, or has already tried to tax it.
Austria once taxed yogurt. Antwerp used to tax brothel rooms. The Bashkirs used to tax eye color.
Gray eyes paid more. Black eyes paid less. We’re not sure what blue and green eyes cost, but the point is that as silly as it sounds, don’t think the strangest taxes are behind us.
Governments are always trying to think up new ways to tax things, whether it is for social change or economic vitality.
Recently, the American government announced a wave of ideas to fix everything from low birth rates to balancing trade
Yet history shows us that plenty of rulers have tried to do that before, often with surprising results.

]]> 1196 no The Largest Empires You Never Heard Of - How History Works Empires rise and fall like a loaf of bread in the oven, but like a bad baker, some empires get burnt and turn to ash.Only a few dead empires have a reputation that stand the test of time. We’ve all heard of the Ancient Greeks and Roman empire and let’s not forget the Egyptians, but what about the unlucky ones who are barely a footnote in a history textbook?Well, they’ve got stories behind them too. So, in honor of the civilations that have faded from most peoples’ memories, we’re going to examine what made them so great and how they finally collapsed. The Babylonians (1895 B.C.E. – 529 B.C.E.)Chances are you’ve heard of these guys as they appear in the Bible, though not favourably. But did you know that their city gates were a wonder of the world of ancient times? Dubbed ‘Gates of The Gods’, Babylon was located in what is now modern-day Iraq. But it’s most famous contribution as a city of culture was its hanging gardens (although the ruins have never been found). In fact, most ruins were lost as the water level of lush Mesopotamia rose dramatically over the centuries. That means the ruins we have discovered were built almost a thousand years after the city was first founded. Although so little is known of its early days, historians do know that it’s most famous King was Hammurabi as it was his reign that transformed the city into the most powerful in the region. His law codes centralised his government so were ahead of its time. It helped him to maintain rule when Babylon increased in size and influence. Common laws and legal rights kept his subjects happy and his increased public works – like temples and walls – proved to them that this King was invested in the longevity of his kingdom.However, when he died so did stability. The city was captured by different groups, including the Kassites in 13th century B.C. who renamed the city.One of their kings, Sennacherib, was revolted against by the Babylonians. In response he razed the city and scattered the ruins. Many of his colleagues thought this was a bit extreme, so they killed him, rebuilt the city and restored the name. And you thought your office dynamic was bad! Yet despite being the biggest and most advanced city in the world at that time, and one with such a long lifespan, the city-state eventually fell. Civil unrest with the late Neo-Babylonian rulers paved way for the Achaemenids Empire to invade. The people flocked to their new ruler, and just like that the city that was ahead of its time got kicked to the curb. (4)---SOURCES1. https://www.britannica.com/place/Hanging-Gardens-of-Babylon2. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hammurabi3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sennacherib4. https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/fall-babylon-00110905. https://www.history.com/news/cyrus-the-great-persian-empire-iran6. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Immortals/7. https://www.britannica.com/event/Greco-Persian-Wars8. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/persian-empire9. https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/constantinople10. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1220/daily-life-in-the-byzantine-empire/11. https://www.britannica.com/place/Byzantine-Empire12. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anna-Comnena13. https://www.britannica.com/event/Fall-of-Constantinople-145314. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-herkimer-westerncivilization/chapter/naming-of-the-byzantine-empire/15. https://www.britannica.com/place/Ottoman-Empire16. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Janissary17. https://www.britannica.com/place/Istanbul18. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Balkan-Wars19. https://www.history.com/news/ottoman-empire-fall20. https://www.nla.gov.au/digital-classroom/year-8/asia-pacific-world/angkorkhmer-empire-c802-c1431/themes/rise-angkor-and#:~:text=The%20Khmer%20Empire%20has%20its,of%20foreign%20kings%20from% Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Empires rise and fall like a loaf of bread in the oven, but like a bad baker, some empires get burnt and turn to ash.Only a few dead empires have a reputation that stand the test of time. We’ve all heard of the Ancient Greeks and Roman empire and let’s not forget the Egyptians, but what about the unlucky ones who are barely a footnote in a history textbook?Well, they’ve got stories behind them too. So, in honor of the civilations that have faded from most peoples’ memories, we’re going to examine what made them so great and how they finally collapsed. The Babylonians (1895 B.C.E. – 529 B.C.E.)Chances are you’ve heard of these guys as they appear in the Bible, though not favourably. But did you know that their city gates were a wonder of the world of ancient times? Dubbed ‘Gates of The Gods’, Babylon was located in what is now modern-day Iraq. But it’s most famous contribution as a city of culture was its hanging gardens (although the ruins have never been found). In fact, most ruins were lost as the water level of lush Mesopotamia rose dramatically over the centuries. That means the ruins we have discovered were built almost a thousand years after the city was first founded. Although so little is known of its early days, historians do know that it’s most famous King was Hammurabi as it was his reign that transformed the city into the most powerful in the region. His law codes centralised his government so were ahead of its time. It helped him to maintain rule when Babylon increased in size and influence. Common laws and legal rights kept his subjects happy and his increased public works – like temples and walls – proved to them that this King was invested in the longevity of his kingdom.However, when he died so did stability. The city was captured by different groups, including the Kassites in 13th century B.C. who renamed the city.One of their kings, Sennacherib, was revolted against by the Babylonians. In response he razed the city and scattered the ruins. Many of his colleagues thought this was a bit extreme, so they killed him, rebuilt the city and restored the name. And you thought your office dynamic was bad! Yet despite being the biggest and most advanced city in the world at that time, and one with such a long lifespan, the city-state eventually fell. Civil unrest with the late Neo-Babylonian rulers paved way for the Achaemenids Empire to invade. The people flocked to their new ruler, and just like that the city that was ahead of its time got kicked to the curb. (4)---SOURCES1. https://www.britannica.com/place/Hanging-Gardens-of-Babylon2. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hammurabi3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sennacherib4. https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/fall-babylon-00110905. https://www.history.com/news/cyrus-the-great-persian-empire-iran6. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Immortals/7. https://www.britannica.com/event/Greco-Persian-Wars8. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/persian-empire9. https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/constantinople10. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1220/daily-life-in-the-byzantine-empire/11. https://www.britannica.com/place/Byzantine-Empire12. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anna-Comnena13. https://www.britannica.com/event/Fall-of-Constantinople-145314. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-herkimer-westerncivilization/chapter/naming-of-the-byzantine-empire/15. https://www.britannica.com/place/Ottoman-Empire16. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Janissary17. https://www.britannica.com/place/Istanbul18. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Balkan-Wars19. https://www.history.com/news/ottoman-empire-fall20. https://www.nla.gov.au/digital-classroom/year-8/asia-pacific-world/angkorkhmer-empire-c802-c1431/themes/rise-angkor-and#:~:text=The%20Khmer%20Empire%20has%20its,of%20foreign%20kings%20from% Empires rise and fall like a loaf of bread in the oven, but like a bad baker, some empires get burnt and turn to ash.

Only a few dead empires have a reputation that stand the test of time. We’ve all heard of the Ancient Greeks and Roman empire and let’s not forget the Egyptians, but what about the unlucky ones who are barely a footnote in a history textbook?

Well, they’ve got stories behind them too. So, in honor of the civilations that have faded from most peoples’ memories, we’re going to examine what made them so great and how they finally collapsed.

The Babylonians (1895 B.C.E. – 529 B.C.E.)

Chances are you’ve heard of these guys as they appear in the Bible, though not favourably. But did you know that their city gates were a wonder of the world of ancient times? Dubbed ‘Gates of The Gods’, Babylon was located in what is now modern-day Iraq. But it’s most famous contribution as a city of culture was its hanging gardens (although the ruins have never been found). In fact, most ruins were lost as the water level of lush Mesopotamia rose dramatically over the centuries. That means the ruins we have discovered were built almost a thousand years after the city was first founded. Although so little is known of its early days, historians do know that it’s most famous King was Hammurabi as it was his reign that transformed the city into the most powerful in the region. His law codes centralised his government so were ahead of its time. It helped him to maintain rule when Babylon increased in size and influence. Common laws and legal rights kept his subjects happy and his increased public works – like temples and walls – proved to them that this King was invested in the longevity of his kingdom.

However, when he died so did stability. The city was captured by different groups, including the Kassites in 13th century B.C. who renamed the city.

One of their kings, Sennacherib, was revolted against by the Babylonians. In response he razed the city and scattered the ruins. Many of his colleagues thought this was a bit extreme, so they killed him, rebuilt the city and restored the name. And you thought your office dynamic was bad!

Yet despite being the biggest and most advanced city in the world at that time, and one with such a long lifespan, the city-state eventually fell. Civil unrest with the late Neo-Babylonian rulers paved way for the Achaemenids Empire to invade. The people flocked to their new ruler, and just like that the city that was ahead of its time got kicked to the curb. (4)

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SOURCES

1. https://www.britannica.com/place/Hanging-Gardens-of-Babylon
2. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hammurabi
3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sennacherib
4. https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/fall-babylon-0011090
5. https://www.history.com/news/cyrus-the-great-persian-empire-iran
6. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Immortals/
7. https://www.britannica.com/event/Greco-Persian-Wars
8. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/persian-empire
9. https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/constantinople
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16. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Janissary
17. https://www.britannica.com/place/Istanbul
18. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Balkan-Wars
19. https://www.history.com/news/ottoman-empire-fall
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]]> 813 no The 150 Year Rise and Fall of The Office Job Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #work Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----The future of work is about to change. At least, for some people.Over the last few decades, the 9-to-5 has been ridiculed for its dehumanising aspects thanksto the iconography of cubicles, employee of the month portraits and office life. [1]The image is now better nowadays, even with open plan offices and free Foosball tables!That’s why for some, the 40-hour work week is a false reality, manufactured by exploitativeindustries who base their reasoning on a society which no longer exists.For others, it’s a sign of stability and prosperity which we should be thankful for now thattechnology has become a great equaliser.But whether you think the gig economy [2] will usher in financial utopia or economiccatastrophe, there’s one thing we can agree on: the 9-to-5 is a culmination of humankind’sfusion with politics, economics and labour.If you don’t know where it came from, you won’t know where the labour market is going.- Sources - 1. https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/09/success/work-culture-9-to-5-curious-consumer/index.html2. https://hbr.org/2018/03/thriving-in-the-gig-economy3. https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/slavery-ancient-greece-life-society/4. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-13260-5_35. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/serfdom6. https://ruthjohnston.com/AllThingsMedieval/?p=1257. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Timeline-Industrial-Revolution/8. https://dudsonmuseum.vast.org.uk/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-factory-worker/9. https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-9/year-9-child-labour-reading/10. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/americas-company-towns-then-and-now-180956382/11. https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-ford12. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/haymarket-riot13. https://hbr.org/2020/07/a-brief-history-of-the-modern-office14. https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/news/news/australians-happy-working-from-home,-men-and-women-are-looking-to-upskill,-but-young-people-feeling-the-pinch15. https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-only-i-get-canceled-mrbeast-responds-company-town-comparisons-buying-houses-employees-neighborhood Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #work Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----The future of work is about to change. At least, for some people.Over the last few decades, the 9-to-5 has been ridiculed for its dehumanising aspects thanksto the iconography of cubicles, employee of the month portraits and office life. [1]The image is now better nowadays, even with open plan offices and free Foosball tables!That’s why for some, the 40-hour work week is a false reality, manufactured by exploitativeindustries who base their reasoning on a society which no longer exists.For others, it’s a sign of stability and prosperity which we should be thankful for now thattechnology has become a great equaliser.But whether you think the gig economy [2] will usher in financial utopia or economiccatastrophe, there’s one thing we can agree on: the 9-to-5 is a culmination of humankind’sfusion with politics, economics and labour.If you don’t know where it came from, you won’t know where the labour market is going.- Sources - 1. https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/09/success/work-culture-9-to-5-curious-consumer/index.html2. https://hbr.org/2018/03/thriving-in-the-gig-economy3. https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/slavery-ancient-greece-life-society/4. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-13260-5_35. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/serfdom6. https://ruthjohnston.com/AllThingsMedieval/?p=1257. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Timeline-Industrial-Revolution/8. https://dudsonmuseum.vast.org.uk/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-factory-worker/9. https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-9/year-9-child-labour-reading/10. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/americas-company-towns-then-and-now-180956382/11. https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-ford12. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/haymarket-riot13. https://hbr.org/2020/07/a-brief-history-of-the-modern-office14. https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/news/news/australians-happy-working-from-home,-men-and-women-are-looking-to-upskill,-but-young-people-feeling-the-pinch15. https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-only-i-get-canceled-mrbeast-responds-company-town-comparisons-buying-houses-employees-neighborhood Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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The future of work is about to change. At least, for some people.
Over the last few decades, the 9-to-5 has been ridiculed for its dehumanising aspects thanks
to the iconography of cubicles, employee of the month portraits and office life. [1]
The image is now better nowadays, even with open plan offices and free Foosball tables!
That’s why for some, the 40-hour work week is a false reality, manufactured by exploitative
industries who base their reasoning on a society which no longer exists.
For others, it’s a sign of stability and prosperity which we should be thankful for now that
technology has become a great equaliser.
But whether you think the gig economy [2] will usher in financial utopia or economic
catastrophe, there’s one thing we can agree on: the 9-to-5 is a culmination of humankind’s
fusion with politics, economics and labour.
If you don’t know where it came from, you won’t know where the labour market is going.

- Sources -

1. https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/09/success/work-culture-9-to-5-curious-
consumer/index.html
2. https://hbr.org/2018/03/thriving-in-the-gig-economy
3. https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/slavery-ancient-greece-life-
society/
4. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-13260-5_3
5. https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/serfdom
6. https://ruthjohnston.com/AllThingsMedieval/?p=125
7. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Timeline-Industrial-
Revolution/
8. https://dudsonmuseum.vast.org.uk/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-factory-worker/
9. https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-9/year-9-child-labour-reading/
10. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/americas-company-towns-then-and-now-
180956382/
11. https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/henry-ford
12. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/haymarket-riot
13. https://hbr.org/2020/07/a-brief-history-of-the-modern-office
14. https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/news/news/australians-happy-working-
from-home,-men-and-women-are-looking-to-upskill,-but-young-people-feeling-the-
pinch
15. https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-only-i-get-canceled-mrbeast-responds-
company-town-comparisons-buying-houses-employees-neighborhood

]]> 1527 no The 10 Worst Jobs in History - How History Works Jobs have been a part of human history ever since we drew straws to see who was a hunter and who was a gatherer. But not all jobs are created equal. Not in work, pay or conditions. And considering how many jobs depend on the technology and society around them, there are bound to be some nasty careers that have been swept under the rug of history.Today, you may think that your 9-5 is bad. Sure, getting yelled at by your boss for misaligning a logo on a powerpoint is bad, but I have some news for you. Your job, compared to some of the jobs of the past, is a luxury. I’m talking not only your working conditions, I’m talking about pay, work-life balance, and job satisfaction We are lucky to live in these times, and future generations could be saying the same about us in hundreds of years. So it’s time to learn How History Works as we remind ourselves how lucky we are today by counting down the top ten worst jobs in human history. That way you’ll be more thankful for your own daily grind 10 NomenclatorLet’s start with something that’s not gross or dirty but is tedious to the point of downright torture. A nomenclator was the name given to the person on the side of an elite and they were responsible for remembering the names of important people at social events in ancient Europe.At first, glance, going to swanky parties and schmoozing with the upper crusts of Roman society sounds pretty easy. But the nomenclator was not only responsible for remembering the guest list but also for recalling the intricate details of each person's life, like their family tree, hobbies, and political views.Imagine trying to remember the name of a Roman Senators third cousin twice removed while trying to keep track of the 100 other important people in the room. Add to that the fact that your payment, and possibly your life, depended on becoming a walking, talking Wikipedia article and suddenly the necessity to store all that small talk in your head becomes a high-pressure job.But with such a balancing act it's no wonder that nomenclators were highly respected members of society.SOURCES1. https://www.nancy.cc/2017/03/23/nomenclator/2. https://art19.com/shows/merriam-websters-word-of-the-day/episodes/3ccc92f2-c36a-46b4-a2e2-befa36d4ad0e3. https://www.britannica.com/technology/galley-ship4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_slave5. https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2012/03/13/inenglish/1331643336_299952.html6. https://www.nonfictionminute.org/the-nonfiction-minute/gong-farmers-their-crop-was-crap7. https://allthatsinteresting.com/gong-farmer8. https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/IC313/0089. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Groom-of-the-Stool/10. https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/the-men-who-changed-henry-viiis-underpants/11. https://www.tudorsociety.com/groom-stool-sarah-bryson/12. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-worst-paid-freelance-gig-in-history-was-being-the-village-sin-eater#:~:text=Sin%20eaters%20risked%20their%20souls,the%20misdeeds%20of%20the%20dead.&text=When%20a%20loved%20one%20died,in%20front%20of%20the%20body.13. https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/sin-eaters-001699914. https://historycollection.com/sin-eating-was-every-bit-as-terrifying-as-it-sounds/15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punkah16. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/09/punkah-hand-operated-ceiling-fans-of.html17. https://servantspasts.wordpress.com/2020/08/10/the-punkah-and-its-pullers-a-short-history/18. https://theconversation.com/meet-the-matchstick-women-the-hidden-victims-of-the-industrial-revolution-8745319. https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/phossy-jaw-and-the-matchgirls/20. https://blackstockleather.com/history-of-the-leather-tanning-industry/21. https://www.maharam.com/stories/barbe_the-history-of-leather-tanning22. https://www.thevintagenews.c Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Jobs have been a part of human history ever since we drew straws to see who was a hunter and who was a gatherer. But not all jobs are created equal. Not in work, pay or conditions. And considering how many jobs depend on the technology and society around them, there are bound to be some nasty careers that have been swept under the rug of history.Today, you may think that your 9-5 is bad. Sure, getting yelled at by your boss for misaligning a logo on a powerpoint is bad, but I have some news for you. Your job, compared to some of the jobs of the past, is a luxury. I’m talking not only your working conditions, I’m talking about pay, work-life balance, and job satisfaction We are lucky to live in these times, and future generations could be saying the same about us in hundreds of years. So it’s time to learn How History Works as we remind ourselves how lucky we are today by counting down the top ten worst jobs in human history. That way you’ll be more thankful for your own daily grind 10 NomenclatorLet’s start with something that’s not gross or dirty but is tedious to the point of downright torture. A nomenclator was the name given to the person on the side of an elite and they were responsible for remembering the names of important people at social events in ancient Europe.At first, glance, going to swanky parties and schmoozing with the upper crusts of Roman society sounds pretty easy. But the nomenclator was not only responsible for remembering the guest list but also for recalling the intricate details of each person's life, like their family tree, hobbies, and political views.Imagine trying to remember the name of a Roman Senators third cousin twice removed while trying to keep track of the 100 other important people in the room. Add to that the fact that your payment, and possibly your life, depended on becoming a walking, talking Wikipedia article and suddenly the necessity to store all that small talk in your head becomes a high-pressure job.But with such a balancing act it's no wonder that nomenclators were highly respected members of society.SOURCES1. https://www.nancy.cc/2017/03/23/nomenclator/2. https://art19.com/shows/merriam-websters-word-of-the-day/episodes/3ccc92f2-c36a-46b4-a2e2-befa36d4ad0e3. https://www.britannica.com/technology/galley-ship4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_slave5. https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2012/03/13/inenglish/1331643336_299952.html6. https://www.nonfictionminute.org/the-nonfiction-minute/gong-farmers-their-crop-was-crap7. https://allthatsinteresting.com/gong-farmer8. https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/IC313/0089. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Groom-of-the-Stool/10. https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/the-men-who-changed-henry-viiis-underpants/11. https://www.tudorsociety.com/groom-stool-sarah-bryson/12. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-worst-paid-freelance-gig-in-history-was-being-the-village-sin-eater#:~:text=Sin%20eaters%20risked%20their%20souls,the%20misdeeds%20of%20the%20dead.&text=When%20a%20loved%20one%20died,in%20front%20of%20the%20body.13. https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/sin-eaters-001699914. https://historycollection.com/sin-eating-was-every-bit-as-terrifying-as-it-sounds/15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punkah16. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/09/punkah-hand-operated-ceiling-fans-of.html17. https://servantspasts.wordpress.com/2020/08/10/the-punkah-and-its-pullers-a-short-history/18. https://theconversation.com/meet-the-matchstick-women-the-hidden-victims-of-the-industrial-revolution-8745319. https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/phossy-jaw-and-the-matchgirls/20. https://blackstockleather.com/history-of-the-leather-tanning-industry/21. https://www.maharam.com/stories/barbe_the-history-of-leather-tanning22. https://www.thevintagenews.c Jobs have been a part of human history ever since we drew straws to see who was a hunter and who was a gatherer. But not all jobs are created equal. Not in work, pay or conditions. And considering how many jobs depend on the technology and society around them, there are bound to be some nasty careers that have been swept under the rug of history.

Today, you may think that your 9-5 is bad. Sure, getting yelled at by your boss for misaligning a logo on a powerpoint is bad, but I have some news for you. Your job, compared to some of the jobs of the past, is a luxury. I’m talking not only your working conditions, I’m talking about pay, work-life balance, and job satisfaction

We are lucky to live in these times, and future generations could be saying the same about us in hundreds of years. So it’s time to learn How History Works as we remind ourselves how lucky we are today by counting down the top ten worst jobs in human history. That way you’ll be more thankful for your own daily grind

10 Nomenclator

Let’s start with something that’s not gross or dirty but is tedious to the point of downright torture. A nomenclator was the name given to the person on the side of an elite and they were responsible for remembering the names of important people at social events in ancient Europe.

At first, glance, going to swanky parties and schmoozing with the upper crusts of Roman society sounds pretty easy. But the nomenclator was not only responsible for remembering the guest list but also for recalling the intricate details of each person's life, like their family tree, hobbies, and political views.

Imagine trying to remember the name of a Roman Senators third cousin twice removed while trying to keep track of the 100 other important people in the room. Add to that the fact that your payment, and possibly your life, depended on becoming a walking, talking Wikipedia article and suddenly the necessity to store all that small talk in your head becomes a high-pressure job.

But with such a balancing act it's no wonder that nomenclators were highly respected members of society.

SOURCES
1. https://www.nancy.cc/2017/03/23/nomenclator/
2. https://art19.com/shows/merriam-websters-word-of-the-day/episodes/3ccc92f2-c36a-46b4-a2e2-befa36d4ad0e
3. https://www.britannica.com/technology/galley-ship
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_slave
5. https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2012/03/13/inenglish/1331643336_299952.html
6. https://www.nonfictionminute.org/the-nonfiction-minute/gong-farmers-their-crop-was-crap
7. https://allthatsinteresting.com/gong-farmer
8. https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/IC313/008
9. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Groom-of-the-Stool/
10. https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/the-men-who-changed-henry-viiis-underpants/
11. https://www.tudorsociety.com/groom-stool-sarah-bryson/
12. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-worst-paid-freelance-gig-in-history-was-being-the-village-sin-eater#:~:text=Sin%20eaters%20risked%20their%20souls,the%20misdeeds%20of%20the%20dead.&text=When%20a%20loved%20one%20died,in%20front%20of%20the%20body.
13. https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/sin-eaters-0016999
14. https://historycollection.com/sin-eating-was-every-bit-as-terrifying-as-it-sounds/
15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punkah
16. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/09/punkah-hand-operated-ceiling-fans-of.html
17. https://servantspasts.wordpress.com/2020/08/10/the-punkah-and-its-pullers-a-short-history/
18. https://theconversation.com/meet-the-matchstick-women-the-hidden-victims-of-the-industrial-revolution-87453
19. https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/phossy-jaw-and-the-matchgirls/
20. https://blackstockleather.com/history-of-the-leather-tanning-industry/
21. https://www.maharam.com/stories/barbe_the-history-of-leather-tanning
22. https://www.thevintagenews.c

]]> 761 no How Europe's Richest Man Cornered the World's Dumbest Market Start creating for free at https://www.odoo.com/r/YlH. Trust me, you’ll find it’s never been easier to share your passions online.-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #lvmh Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Getting rich is easy: make sure you only sell things that the super-rich buy.This strategy has worked wonders for Bernard Arnault, whose vast luxury empire has kept him in the top 10 of the Forbes rich list for 28 consecutive years.In 2024, he was crowned the richest man on the planet with a net worth of $233 billion.He’s made the number 1 spot a few times before, overtaking the likes of Bezos, Musk, and Zuckerberg. Yet he’s nowhere near a household name.Unless you’re really into luxury, of course, but even then Arnault is a man of mystery.And that’s how the 75-year old luxury kingpin likes it.Scheming in the shadows and playing boardroom executives against each other is precisely how the young engineering student ended up owning 75 brands…and counting.His portfolio includes Louis Vuitton, Hennessy, Marc Jacobs, Sephora, and Dior.Nowadays these names are huge, but there was once a time when they were suffering.Arnault’s talent is seeking out undervalued icons and rebuilding them as money-making machines, which he pits against each other to generate profits.Given how much he understands the power of brands, it makes sense that he’s carved out an image of himself as a savvy businessman, inspiring pioneer, and formidable opponent.Rivals and colleagues alike nicknamed him ‘The Terminator’ for his ability to completely eradicate anyone who stands in his way.His life is like a Hollywood movie, filled with daring business moves and commercial setbacks.If his latest ambition succeeds, he’ll not only have a virtual monopoly of the luxury sector, he’ll remain the richest person in the world for a lot longer because his top clients are everyone else on the Forbes rich list.So who exactly is Bernard Arnault? And how did he emerge from obscurity to become a multi-multi-billionaire? Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Start creating for free at https://www.odoo.com/r/YlH. Trust me, you’ll find it’s never been easier to share your passions online.-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #lvmh Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Getting rich is easy: make sure you only sell things that the super-rich buy.This strategy has worked wonders for Bernard Arnault, whose vast luxury empire has kept him in the top 10 of the Forbes rich list for 28 consecutive years.In 2024, he was crowned the richest man on the planet with a net worth of $233 billion.He’s made the number 1 spot a few times before, overtaking the likes of Bezos, Musk, and Zuckerberg. Yet he’s nowhere near a household name.Unless you’re really into luxury, of course, but even then Arnault is a man of mystery.And that’s how the 75-year old luxury kingpin likes it.Scheming in the shadows and playing boardroom executives against each other is precisely how the young engineering student ended up owning 75 brands…and counting.His portfolio includes Louis Vuitton, Hennessy, Marc Jacobs, Sephora, and Dior.Nowadays these names are huge, but there was once a time when they were suffering.Arnault’s talent is seeking out undervalued icons and rebuilding them as money-making machines, which he pits against each other to generate profits.Given how much he understands the power of brands, it makes sense that he’s carved out an image of himself as a savvy businessman, inspiring pioneer, and formidable opponent.Rivals and colleagues alike nicknamed him ‘The Terminator’ for his ability to completely eradicate anyone who stands in his way.His life is like a Hollywood movie, filled with daring business moves and commercial setbacks.If his latest ambition succeeds, he’ll not only have a virtual monopoly of the luxury sector, he’ll remain the richest person in the world for a lot longer because his top clients are everyone else on the Forbes rich list.So who exactly is Bernard Arnault? And how did he emerge from obscurity to become a multi-multi-billionaire? Start creating for free at https://www.odoo.com/r/YlH. Trust me, you’ll find it’s never been easier to share your passions online.

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Getting rich is easy: make sure you only sell things that the super-rich buy.
This strategy has worked wonders for Bernard Arnault, whose vast luxury empire has kept him in the top 10 of the Forbes rich list for 28 consecutive years.
In 2024, he was crowned the richest man on the planet with a net worth of $233 billion.
He’s made the number 1 spot a few times before, overtaking the likes of Bezos, Musk, and Zuckerberg. Yet he’s nowhere near a household name.
Unless you’re really into luxury, of course, but even then Arnault is a man of mystery.
And that’s how the 75-year old luxury kingpin likes it.
Scheming in the shadows and playing boardroom executives against each other is precisely how the young engineering student ended up owning 75 brands…and counting.
His portfolio includes Louis Vuitton, Hennessy, Marc Jacobs, Sephora, and Dior.
Nowadays these names are huge, but there was once a time when they were suffering.
Arnault’s talent is seeking out undervalued icons and rebuilding them as money-making machines, which he pits against each other to generate profits.
Given how much he understands the power of brands, it makes sense that he’s carved out an image of himself as a savvy businessman, inspiring pioneer, and formidable opponent.
Rivals and colleagues alike nicknamed him ‘The Terminator’ for his ability to completely eradicate anyone who stands in his way.
His life is like a Hollywood movie, filled with daring business moves and commercial setbacks.
If his latest ambition succeeds, he’ll not only have a virtual monopoly of the luxury sector, he’ll remain the richest person in the world for a lot longer because his top clients are everyone else on the Forbes rich list.
So who exactly is Bernard Arnault? And how did he emerge from obscurity to become a multi-multi-billionaire?

]]> 1827 no The Longest Lasting Empires in History - How History Works Calculating the five longest empires in human history runs into the problem you’d get with trying to measure anything: it depends on what unit you are using. Are you using inches or centimeters? Are you focusing on height or depth? If it’s the weight you’re interested in, are we weighing something on the moon or Mars?Part of the reason historians run into debate with this precise question is that empires don’t start and end in same way a fry cook clocks shift does when he’s clocking in and out of his weekend job at McDonald’s.But don’t fret. Because we going to lay out some ground rules so that you can learn how history works as we uncover the five longest lasting empires in human history.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #empire Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.groupSOURCES1. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1875/solomonic-descent-in-ethiopian-history/2. https://rightforeducation.org/2017/03/09/ancient-kingdom-daamat-980-400-bc/3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yekuno-Amlak4. https://www.britannica.com/place/Adal5. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Haile-Selassie-I6. https://www.britannica.com/place/Ethiopia/Socialist-Ethiopia-1974-917. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233518643_The_Xia-Shang- 8. Zhou_Chronology_Project_Methodology_and_Results9. https://www.worldhistory.org/Zhou_Dynasty/10. https://prabook.com/web/jiang.yuan/375515911. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/shang-dynasty12. https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/warring-states-period.htm13. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tours14. https://www.worldhistory.org/Holy_Roman_Empire/15. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charlemagne.shtml16. https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/2021/09/21/emperor-otto-i-and-the-papacy/17. https://revolution.chnm.org/d/516/18. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/constantine19. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1180/1453-the-fall-of-constantinople/20. https://www.britannica.com/event/Sack-of-Constantinople-120421. https://www.britannica.com/event/Meiji-Restoration22. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jimmu,_Emperor_of_Japan23. https://en.japantravel.com/nara/the-first-emperor-of-japan/6097024. https://www.kcpinternational.com/2018/04/nintoku-great-king-rules-heaven/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Calculating the five longest empires in human history runs into the problem you’d get with trying to measure anything: it depends on what unit you are using. Are you using inches or centimeters? Are you focusing on height or depth? If it’s the weight you’re interested in, are we weighing something on the moon or Mars?Part of the reason historians run into debate with this precise question is that empires don’t start and end in same way a fry cook clocks shift does when he’s clocking in and out of his weekend job at McDonald’s.But don’t fret. Because we going to lay out some ground rules so that you can learn how history works as we uncover the five longest lasting empires in human history.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #empire Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.groupSOURCES1. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1875/solomonic-descent-in-ethiopian-history/2. https://rightforeducation.org/2017/03/09/ancient-kingdom-daamat-980-400-bc/3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yekuno-Amlak4. https://www.britannica.com/place/Adal5. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Haile-Selassie-I6. https://www.britannica.com/place/Ethiopia/Socialist-Ethiopia-1974-917. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233518643_The_Xia-Shang- 8. Zhou_Chronology_Project_Methodology_and_Results9. https://www.worldhistory.org/Zhou_Dynasty/10. https://prabook.com/web/jiang.yuan/375515911. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/shang-dynasty12. https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/warring-states-period.htm13. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tours14. https://www.worldhistory.org/Holy_Roman_Empire/15. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charlemagne.shtml16. https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/2021/09/21/emperor-otto-i-and-the-papacy/17. https://revolution.chnm.org/d/516/18. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/constantine19. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1180/1453-the-fall-of-constantinople/20. https://www.britannica.com/event/Sack-of-Constantinople-120421. https://www.britannica.com/event/Meiji-Restoration22. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jimmu,_Emperor_of_Japan23. https://en.japantravel.com/nara/the-first-emperor-of-japan/6097024. https://www.kcpinternational.com/2018/04/nintoku-great-king-rules-heaven/ Calculating the five longest empires in human history runs into the problem you’d get with trying to measure anything: it depends on what unit you are using. Are you using inches or centimeters? Are you focusing on height or depth? If it’s the weight you’re interested in, are we weighing something on the moon or Mars?

Part of the reason historians run into debate with this precise question is that empires don’t start and end in same way a fry cook clocks shift does when he’s clocking in and out of his weekend job at McDonald’s.


But don’t fret. Because we going to lay out some ground rules so that you can learn how history works as we uncover the five longest lasting empires in human history.
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2. https://rightforeducation.org/2017/03/09/ancient-kingdom-daamat-980-400-bc/
3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yekuno-Amlak
4. https://www.britannica.com/place/Adal
5. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Haile-Selassie-I
6. https://www.britannica.com/place/Ethiopia/Socialist-Ethiopia-1974-91
7. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233518643_The_Xia-Shang-
8. Zhou_Chronology_Project_Methodology_and_Results
9. https://www.worldhistory.org/Zhou_Dynasty/
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24. https://www.kcpinternational.com/2018/04/nintoku-great-king-rules-heaven/

]]> 944 no The Long Sad History of Tech Bubbles Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. Visit http://wildgrain.com/history and use code HISTORY at checkout to receive $30 your first box PLUS a free item in every box!-------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#HowHistoryWorks #History #bussinessLink To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group#history #technology #finance ------Good news! If you were too slow to snap up Nvidia stock before the AI boom - or were too skeptical of Bitcoin to get in early back in the 2000s - don’t worry! The next tech bubble is just around the corner!We might like to think we can spot a market bubble a mile away because we’ve had so many. The signs are always the same!--- Sources ----1. https://ansonalex.com/infographics/social-media-is-a-tech-bubble-signs-infographic/2. https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/decline-of-railroads.htm3. https://railpassengers.org/happening-now/news/blog/house-advances-cuts-to-amtrak-and-transit-senate-begins-deliberations/4. https://www.thetimes.com/article/eurostar-flags-worries-over-debts-cr007j06v5. https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/final-nail-in-the-coffin-for-hs2-northern-phases/6. https://fullfact.org/economy/HS2-100-billion-cost-false/7. https://tontinecoffeehouse.com/2023/07/24/railway-mania/8. https://www.britannica.com/money/George-Hudson9. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap24524/hudson-george10. https://www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/transport/onlineatlas/railways.pdf11. https://www.history.com/news/that-time-america-outlawed-pinball12. https://liretro.com/console-timeline/13. https://www.npr.org/2017/05/31/530235165/total-failure-the-worlds-worst-video-game14. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/no-flappy-bird-developer-didnt-give-up-on-50000-a-day/15. https://medium.com/super-jump/the-life-and-death-of-atari-2d624783fade16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHXK2mKtu2017. https://www.xda-developers.com/on-this-day-nes-released-north-america/18. https://fee.org/articles/the-1983-video-game-crash-and-a-history-lesson-for-lina-khan/19. https://www.thestreet.com/dictionary/dot-com-bubble-and-burst20. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/browser-history/21. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/day-market-history-netscape-ipo-165511339.html22. https://www.fundable.com/learn/startup-stories/amazon23. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-04-mn-26524-story.html24. https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/history/moments/2000-dot-com-bubble25. https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/history/moments/2000-dot-com-bubble26. https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/pets-dot-com-sock-puppet-look-back-18205346.php27. https://www.wired.com/2012/01/ff_solyndra/28. https://nypost.com/2023/10/19/the-green-energy-bubble-is-about-to-burst-and-thanks-to-biden-taxpayers-will-suffer/29. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe30. https://www.vox.com/23817575/carbon-offsets-credits-financialization-ecologi-solutions-scam31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma-16mYsilA32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eNs2PFbm7o33. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/111015/when-did-facebook-go-public.asp34. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/29/a-brief-history-of-twitter-from-its-founding-in-2006-to-musk-takeover.html35. https://www.imd.org/research-knowledge/technology-management/articles/how-does-the-snapchat-ipo-make-any-sense/36. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/20/3d-film-history37. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-suspends-work-on-next-high-end-headset- Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. Visit http://wildgrain.com/history and use code HISTORY at checkout to receive $30 your first box PLUS a free item in every box!-------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#HowHistoryWorks #History #bussinessLink To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group#history #technology #finance ------Good news! If you were too slow to snap up Nvidia stock before the AI boom - or were too skeptical of Bitcoin to get in early back in the 2000s - don’t worry! The next tech bubble is just around the corner!We might like to think we can spot a market bubble a mile away because we’ve had so many. The signs are always the same!--- Sources ----1. https://ansonalex.com/infographics/social-media-is-a-tech-bubble-signs-infographic/2. https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/decline-of-railroads.htm3. https://railpassengers.org/happening-now/news/blog/house-advances-cuts-to-amtrak-and-transit-senate-begins-deliberations/4. https://www.thetimes.com/article/eurostar-flags-worries-over-debts-cr007j06v5. https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/final-nail-in-the-coffin-for-hs2-northern-phases/6. https://fullfact.org/economy/HS2-100-billion-cost-false/7. https://tontinecoffeehouse.com/2023/07/24/railway-mania/8. https://www.britannica.com/money/George-Hudson9. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap24524/hudson-george10. https://www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/transport/onlineatlas/railways.pdf11. https://www.history.com/news/that-time-america-outlawed-pinball12. https://liretro.com/console-timeline/13. https://www.npr.org/2017/05/31/530235165/total-failure-the-worlds-worst-video-game14. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/no-flappy-bird-developer-didnt-give-up-on-50000-a-day/15. https://medium.com/super-jump/the-life-and-death-of-atari-2d624783fade16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHXK2mKtu2017. https://www.xda-developers.com/on-this-day-nes-released-north-america/18. https://fee.org/articles/the-1983-video-game-crash-and-a-history-lesson-for-lina-khan/19. https://www.thestreet.com/dictionary/dot-com-bubble-and-burst20. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/browser-history/21. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/day-market-history-netscape-ipo-165511339.html22. https://www.fundable.com/learn/startup-stories/amazon23. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-04-mn-26524-story.html24. https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/history/moments/2000-dot-com-bubble25. https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/history/moments/2000-dot-com-bubble26. https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/pets-dot-com-sock-puppet-look-back-18205346.php27. https://www.wired.com/2012/01/ff_solyndra/28. https://nypost.com/2023/10/19/the-green-energy-bubble-is-about-to-burst-and-thanks-to-biden-taxpayers-will-suffer/29. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe30. https://www.vox.com/23817575/carbon-offsets-credits-financialization-ecologi-solutions-scam31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma-16mYsilA32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eNs2PFbm7o33. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/111015/when-did-facebook-go-public.asp34. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/29/a-brief-history-of-twitter-from-its-founding-in-2006-to-musk-takeover.html35. https://www.imd.org/research-knowledge/technology-management/articles/how-does-the-snapchat-ipo-make-any-sense/36. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/20/3d-film-history37. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-suspends-work-on-next-high-end-headset- Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. 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1. https://ansonalex.com/infographics/social-media-is-a-tech-bubble-signs-infographic/
2. https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/decline-of-railroads.htm
3. https://railpassengers.org/happening-now/news/blog/house-advances-cuts-to-amtrak-and-transit-senate-begins-deliberations/
4. https://www.thetimes.com/article/eurostar-flags-worries-over-debts-cr007j06v
5. https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/final-nail-in-the-coffin-for-hs2-northern-phases/
6. https://fullfact.org/economy/HS2-100-billion-cost-false/
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]]> 1815 no The Ultimate Fate of Every Presidential Assassin - How History Works Assassins are known for shooting their shot and disappearing into the night, but when your target is a head of state then you can be sure a clean get away is going to be that much harder.Yet when an attacker is apprehended, that tends to be the end of the story. The focus shifts to how the consequences of their actions ripple through time.We never really wonder what happened to these figures the moment after they made history.So what exactly happens to a killer once they take down a president? What happens to a criminal decades after serving prison time and is there any chance of rehabilitation? And if they can be saved, will society ever forgive them? Should they forgive them?These are tough questions, but given how world altering the wrong man in the right place can be, it’s worth investigating the lives of men who took the lives of others. Ronald Reagan was once the subject of an assassination attempt. The man that attempted to take his life is a free man today, and has a very interesting hobby that has allowed him to blend in with society.So is time to learn How History Works as we look at what happened to those who shot their shot at US presidents, and where they might be today. ------#HowHistoryWorks #History #worldwar3 Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sources 1. 1. https://www.history.com/news/john-wilkes-booth-final-days2. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/final-hours-john-wilkes-booth-180954853/3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wilkes-Booth4. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lee-Harvey-Oswald5. https://www.businessinsider.com/kennedy-assassination-timeline-2013-11?r=US&IR=T6. https://www.businessinsider.com/jfk-assassination-files-how-lee-harvey-oswald-was-caught-2017-10?r=US&IR=T7. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-ruby-kills-lee-harvey-oswald8. https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/the-kennedy-family/robert-f-kennedy9. https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/sirhan-bishara-sirhan-trial-196910. https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/7/710.html11. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-J-Guiteau12. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-stalking-of-the-president-20724161/13. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leon-Czolgosz14. https://spartacus-educational.com/USAczolgosz.htm15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt#cite_note-33016. https://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roosevelt-kept-on-talking17. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Law-and-Justice/John-Flammang-Schrank.aspx18. https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/permanent-exhibits/assassination-attempt19. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-reagan-shot20. https://www.scribd.com/document/51388040/Hinckley-Interview21. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1105370016/john-hinckley-who-tried-to-assassinate-president-reagan-is-granted-full-release22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k46rWLMXoHc&t=124s Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Assassins are known for shooting their shot and disappearing into the night, but when your target is a head of state then you can be sure a clean get away is going to be that much harder.Yet when an attacker is apprehended, that tends to be the end of the story. The focus shifts to how the consequences of their actions ripple through time.We never really wonder what happened to these figures the moment after they made history.So what exactly happens to a killer once they take down a president? What happens to a criminal decades after serving prison time and is there any chance of rehabilitation? And if they can be saved, will society ever forgive them? Should they forgive them?These are tough questions, but given how world altering the wrong man in the right place can be, it’s worth investigating the lives of men who took the lives of others. Ronald Reagan was once the subject of an assassination attempt. The man that attempted to take his life is a free man today, and has a very interesting hobby that has allowed him to blend in with society.So is time to learn How History Works as we look at what happened to those who shot their shot at US presidents, and where they might be today. ------#HowHistoryWorks #History #worldwar3 Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sources 1. 1. https://www.history.com/news/john-wilkes-booth-final-days2. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/final-hours-john-wilkes-booth-180954853/3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wilkes-Booth4. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lee-Harvey-Oswald5. https://www.businessinsider.com/kennedy-assassination-timeline-2013-11?r=US&IR=T6. https://www.businessinsider.com/jfk-assassination-files-how-lee-harvey-oswald-was-caught-2017-10?r=US&IR=T7. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-ruby-kills-lee-harvey-oswald8. https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/the-kennedy-family/robert-f-kennedy9. https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/sirhan-bishara-sirhan-trial-196910. https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/7/710.html11. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-J-Guiteau12. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-stalking-of-the-president-20724161/13. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leon-Czolgosz14. https://spartacus-educational.com/USAczolgosz.htm15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt#cite_note-33016. https://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roosevelt-kept-on-talking17. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Law-and-Justice/John-Flammang-Schrank.aspx18. https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/permanent-exhibits/assassination-attempt19. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-reagan-shot20. https://www.scribd.com/document/51388040/Hinckley-Interview21. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1105370016/john-hinckley-who-tried-to-assassinate-president-reagan-is-granted-full-release22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k46rWLMXoHc&t=124s Assassins are known for shooting their shot and disappearing into the night, but when your target is a head of state then you can be sure a clean get away is going to be that much harder.

Yet when an attacker is apprehended, that tends to be the end of the story. The focus shifts to how the consequences of their actions ripple through time.

We never really wonder what happened to these figures the moment after they made history.

So what exactly happens to a killer once they take down a president? What happens to a criminal decades after serving prison time and is there any chance of rehabilitation? And if they can be saved, will society ever forgive them? Should they forgive them?

These are tough questions, but given how world altering the wrong man in the right place can be, it’s worth investigating the lives of men who took the lives of others.

Ronald Reagan was once the subject of an assassination attempt. The man that attempted to take his life is a free man today, and has a very interesting hobby that has allowed him to blend in with society.

So is time to learn How History Works as we look at what happened to those who shot their shot at US presidents, and where they might be today.

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]]> 752 no The Life of Howard Hughes... The Original "Eccentric" Billionaire Start creating for free at https://www.odoo.com/r/YlH. Trust me, you’ll find it’s never been easier to share your passions online.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #howardhughes Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-- Sources --1. https://www.britannica.com/money/Howard-Hughes2. https://www.casino.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-howard-hughes-bought-silver-slipper-just-to-dim-its-sign/3. https://www.thoughtco.com/howard-hughes-17798964. https://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug05/hughes5. https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=500%2C000.00&year1=192401&year2=2024096. https://www.librairie-sciencespo.fr/livre/9781591847816-the-ego-is-the-enemy-ryan-holiday/7. https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-howard-hughes8. https://twamuseum.org/history9. https://www.hugheshistoric.com/hughes-aircraft-company/10. https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/hughes-h-1-racer/nasm_A1975084000011. https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/exhibit/the-spruce-goose/12. https://rko.com/history-2/13. https://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/the-outlaw14. https://www.amazon.com/Ava-My-Story-Gardner/dp/055307134315. https://www.amazon.com/Ginger-My-Story-Rogers/dp/074720429216. https://suavemyth.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/faith-domergue-my-life-with-howard-hughes/17. https://www.amazon.com/beauty-billionaire-Terry-Moore/dp/067150080518. https://www.neatorama.com/2024/09/02/Howard-Hughes-Had-His-Own-Private-TV-Station-Programmed-for-His-Pleasure19. https://globalnews.ca/news/8681976/howard-hughes-vancouver-5o-year-anniversary-visit/20. https://medium.com/@injudiciouslex/howard-hughes-and-the-mormon-will-218b0ff3d37c21. https://www.bookforum.com/print/1401/in-1971-clifford-irving-tried-to-pull-off-the-literary-fraud-of-the-century-the-republication-of-hoax-tells-how-it-came-undone-229 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Start creating for free at https://www.odoo.com/r/YlH. Trust me, you’ll find it’s never been easier to share your passions online.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #howardhughes Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-- Sources --1. https://www.britannica.com/money/Howard-Hughes2. https://www.casino.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-howard-hughes-bought-silver-slipper-just-to-dim-its-sign/3. https://www.thoughtco.com/howard-hughes-17798964. https://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug05/hughes5. https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=500%2C000.00&year1=192401&year2=2024096. https://www.librairie-sciencespo.fr/livre/9781591847816-the-ego-is-the-enemy-ryan-holiday/7. https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-howard-hughes8. https://twamuseum.org/history9. https://www.hugheshistoric.com/hughes-aircraft-company/10. https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/hughes-h-1-racer/nasm_A1975084000011. https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/exhibit/the-spruce-goose/12. https://rko.com/history-2/13. https://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/the-outlaw14. https://www.amazon.com/Ava-My-Story-Gardner/dp/055307134315. https://www.amazon.com/Ginger-My-Story-Rogers/dp/074720429216. https://suavemyth.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/faith-domergue-my-life-with-howard-hughes/17. https://www.amazon.com/beauty-billionaire-Terry-Moore/dp/067150080518. https://www.neatorama.com/2024/09/02/Howard-Hughes-Had-His-Own-Private-TV-Station-Programmed-for-His-Pleasure19. https://globalnews.ca/news/8681976/howard-hughes-vancouver-5o-year-anniversary-visit/20. https://medium.com/@injudiciouslex/howard-hughes-and-the-mormon-will-218b0ff3d37c21. https://www.bookforum.com/print/1401/in-1971-clifford-irving-tried-to-pull-off-the-literary-fraud-of-the-century-the-republication-of-hoax-tells-how-it-came-undone-229 Start creating for free at https://www.odoo.com/r/YlH. Trust me, you’ll find it’s never been easier to share your passions online.

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]]> 1561 no The 100 Year Rise of the Ambani Family Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #ambanifamily Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----A family worth over $120 billion almost went bankrupt a few years ago, but is now poised to become your internet provider - assuming they defeat Elon Musk in the satellite broadband arms race.With their legacy for innovation, risk-taking, and business development, there’s every reason to think you will be sending cheques to the Ambani family.And the guy who’ll be cashing them in will be their patriarch: Mukesh Ambani.He made global headlines when he spent $600 million on his son’s extravagant wedding.But that was only 0.5% of his net worth!To him, hiring Beyonce for a personal show costs the equivalent of the loose change he finds under the couch cushions.No wonder he’s the richest person in Asia and the 11th richest person in the world.But you don’t become that wealthy without making a few enemies…or powerful friends…He’s been accused of getting too close to politics, and meddling with markets.Not to mention his lavish displays of wealth stand in stark contrast to the slums surrounding his personal skyscraper.Yet there are those who say he and the rest of the Ambani family are a force for good.They’ve raised India out of economic obscurity and transformed it into a market-force to be reckoned with.Without them, India wouldn’t be on the fast-track to become one of the strongest GDPs.No doubt, a booming economy provided a strong foundation for India’s emerging space industry, tech services, and financial centres.And to think, it all started with a small boy from a small village deciding to sell textiles from a single room.So how did the Ambanis join the super-duper rich? And does widening the wealth gap in India justify helping to set up the nation to become a super-power?To answer that, we need to travel 100 years ago.-- Sources --1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/mukesh-ambani/2. https://www.nytimes.com/article/ambani-wedding.html3. https://www.britannica.com/money/Dhirubhai-Ambani4. https://www.vedantu.com/biography/dhirubhai-ambani-biography5. https://www.arabnews.com/ambani-gas-station-attendant-reliance-owner6. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/dhirubhai-ambani-birth-anniversary-tracing-the-remarkable-life-of-indias-business-guru/early-life-humble-beginnings/slideshow/106348458.cms?from=mdr7. https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/advertising/when-only-vimal-weaved-a-fashionable-story/917005778. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Reliance-Industries-Limited9. https://www.iqpc.com/media/7791/11215.pdf10. https://thebusinessfame.com/mukesh-ambani-success-story/11. https://www.forbes.com/profile/anil-ambani/12. https://deadspin.com/bless-this-oafish-koch-heir-and-his-hideous-shirts-1821513843/13. https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/mukesh-ambani-antilia-home-mumbai/14. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/12/ambani-wedding-india-anant-radhika-merchant-mumbai-guests15. https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/oscar-canine-mylo-dogs-retired-antilia-bomb-scare-mumbai-police-2622623-2024-10-2416. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/anil-ambani-how-worlds-6th-richest-man-became-bankrupt-and-banned-in-just-over-a-decade/articleshow/112732505.cms?from=mdr17. https://people.com/all-about-mukesh-ambani-children-8603971 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #ambanifamily Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----A family worth over $120 billion almost went bankrupt a few years ago, but is now poised to become your internet provider - assuming they defeat Elon Musk in the satellite broadband arms race.With their legacy for innovation, risk-taking, and business development, there’s every reason to think you will be sending cheques to the Ambani family.And the guy who’ll be cashing them in will be their patriarch: Mukesh Ambani.He made global headlines when he spent $600 million on his son’s extravagant wedding.But that was only 0.5% of his net worth!To him, hiring Beyonce for a personal show costs the equivalent of the loose change he finds under the couch cushions.No wonder he’s the richest person in Asia and the 11th richest person in the world.But you don’t become that wealthy without making a few enemies…or powerful friends…He’s been accused of getting too close to politics, and meddling with markets.Not to mention his lavish displays of wealth stand in stark contrast to the slums surrounding his personal skyscraper.Yet there are those who say he and the rest of the Ambani family are a force for good.They’ve raised India out of economic obscurity and transformed it into a market-force to be reckoned with.Without them, India wouldn’t be on the fast-track to become one of the strongest GDPs.No doubt, a booming economy provided a strong foundation for India’s emerging space industry, tech services, and financial centres.And to think, it all started with a small boy from a small village deciding to sell textiles from a single room.So how did the Ambanis join the super-duper rich? And does widening the wealth gap in India justify helping to set up the nation to become a super-power?To answer that, we need to travel 100 years ago.-- Sources --1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/mukesh-ambani/2. https://www.nytimes.com/article/ambani-wedding.html3. https://www.britannica.com/money/Dhirubhai-Ambani4. https://www.vedantu.com/biography/dhirubhai-ambani-biography5. https://www.arabnews.com/ambani-gas-station-attendant-reliance-owner6. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/dhirubhai-ambani-birth-anniversary-tracing-the-remarkable-life-of-indias-business-guru/early-life-humble-beginnings/slideshow/106348458.cms?from=mdr7. https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/advertising/when-only-vimal-weaved-a-fashionable-story/917005778. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Reliance-Industries-Limited9. https://www.iqpc.com/media/7791/11215.pdf10. https://thebusinessfame.com/mukesh-ambani-success-story/11. https://www.forbes.com/profile/anil-ambani/12. https://deadspin.com/bless-this-oafish-koch-heir-and-his-hideous-shirts-1821513843/13. https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/mukesh-ambani-antilia-home-mumbai/14. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/12/ambani-wedding-india-anant-radhika-merchant-mumbai-guests15. https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/oscar-canine-mylo-dogs-retired-antilia-bomb-scare-mumbai-police-2622623-2024-10-2416. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/anil-ambani-how-worlds-6th-richest-man-became-bankrupt-and-banned-in-just-over-a-decade/articleshow/112732505.cms?from=mdr17. https://people.com/all-about-mukesh-ambani-children-8603971 Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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A family worth over $120 billion almost went bankrupt a few years ago, but is now poised to become your internet provider - assuming they defeat Elon Musk in the satellite broadband arms race.
With their legacy for innovation, risk-taking, and business development, there’s every reason to think you will be sending cheques to the Ambani family.
And the guy who’ll be cashing them in will be their patriarch: Mukesh Ambani.
He made global headlines when he spent $600 million on his son’s extravagant wedding.
But that was only 0.5% of his net worth!
To him, hiring Beyonce for a personal show costs the equivalent of the loose change he finds under the couch cushions.
No wonder he’s the richest person in Asia and the 11th richest person in the world.
But you don’t become that wealthy without making a few enemies…or powerful friends…
He’s been accused of getting too close to politics, and meddling with markets.
Not to mention his lavish displays of wealth stand in stark contrast to the slums surrounding his personal skyscraper.
Yet there are those who say he and the rest of the Ambani family are a force for good.
They’ve raised India out of economic obscurity and transformed it into a market-force to be reckoned with.
Without them, India wouldn’t be on the fast-track to become one of the strongest GDPs.
No doubt, a booming economy provided a strong foundation for India’s emerging space industry, tech services, and financial centres.
And to think, it all started with a small boy from a small village deciding to sell textiles from a single room.
So how did the Ambanis join the super-duper rich? And does widening the wealth gap in India justify helping to set up the nation to become a super-power?
To answer that, we need to travel 100 years ago.

-- Sources --

1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/mukesh-ambani/
2. https://www.nytimes.com/article/ambani-wedding.html
3. https://www.britannica.com/money/Dhirubhai-Ambani
4. https://www.vedantu.com/biography/dhirubhai-ambani-biography
5. https://www.arabnews.com/ambani-gas-station-attendant-reliance-owner
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17. https://people.com/all-about-mukesh-ambani-children-8603971

]]> 1493 no The Life Story of Saddam Hussein - How History Works Saddam Hussein was known as The Butcher of Baghdad but you could say he was more of a Shepherd who led himself to the slaughterhouse like many dictators his rule is marked with the tropes of any Tyrant oppression aggression and violence yet he stands apart from the light of Hitler or Stalin for doing what they couldn't do or wouldn't do Saddam means the one who confronts.It's a fitting name for a man whose time at the top was marked with backstabbing walls and Invasion on my orders Coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war.Thankfully his reign of terror finally ended when he was forced into Exile and found hiding in a tiny Dugout on a secluded Farm but was his end out of the blue or had there been signs that it was a long time coming whatever you think you know we promise there's more to Saddam's story than meets the eye so it's time to learn how history works as we uncover Saddam Hussein's rise to power and fall to Madness------#HowHistoryWorks #History #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Saddam Hussein was known as The Butcher of Baghdad but you could say he was more of a Shepherd who led himself to the slaughterhouse like many dictators his rule is marked with the tropes of any Tyrant oppression aggression and violence yet he stands apart from the light of Hitler or Stalin for doing what they couldn't do or wouldn't do Saddam means the one who confronts.It's a fitting name for a man whose time at the top was marked with backstabbing walls and Invasion on my orders Coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war.Thankfully his reign of terror finally ended when he was forced into Exile and found hiding in a tiny Dugout on a secluded Farm but was his end out of the blue or had there been signs that it was a long time coming whatever you think you know we promise there's more to Saddam's story than meets the eye so it's time to learn how history works as we uncover Saddam Hussein's rise to power and fall to Madness------#HowHistoryWorks #History #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Saddam Hussein was known as The Butcher of Baghdad but you could say he was more of a Shepherd who led himself to the slaughterhouse like many dictators his rule is marked with the tropes of any Tyrant oppression aggression and violence yet he stands apart from the light of Hitler or Stalin for doing what they couldn't do or wouldn't do Saddam means the one who confronts.

It's a fitting name for a man whose time at the top was marked with backstabbing walls and Invasion on my orders Coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war.

Thankfully his reign of terror finally ended when he was forced into Exile and found hiding in a tiny Dugout on a secluded Farm but was his end out of the blue or had there been signs that it was a long time coming whatever you think you know we promise there's more to Saddam's story than meets the eye so it's time to learn how history works as we uncover Saddam Hussein's rise to power and fall to Madness

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]]> 1155 no The Man Who Built The Worlds Biggest Car Company... Died Broke... It’s time to learn How History Works as we uncover ‘How The Founder of General Motors Died Broke’.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#History #business #founder Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sourceshttps://www.britannica.com/money/William-Crapo-Duranthttps://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-the-founder-of-general-motors-died-a-pennil-1851649001https://www.gm.com/heritage/duranthttps://genxhistorian.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-rise-and-fall-of-william-c.htmlhttps://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1886?amount=1500https://www.britannica.com/money/Henry-Ford [6]https://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/2008/07/billy_durant_was_leader_among.htmlhttps://www.jaybuickgmc.com/the-history-of-buick/https://www.gm.com/heritage/duranthttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Chevrolethttps://www.philwrightautoplex.com/history-of-chevrolet.htmhttps://www.nailhed.com/2014/04/billy-me.htmlhttps://eu.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/05/17/bowling-alleys-michigan/73381893007/https://www.geneseehistory.org/william-c-durant.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked It’s time to learn How History Works as we uncover ‘How The Founder of General Motors Died Broke’.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#History #business #founder Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sourceshttps://www.britannica.com/money/William-Crapo-Duranthttps://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-the-founder-of-general-motors-died-a-pennil-1851649001https://www.gm.com/heritage/duranthttps://genxhistorian.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-rise-and-fall-of-william-c.htmlhttps://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1886?amount=1500https://www.britannica.com/money/Henry-Ford [6]https://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/2008/07/billy_durant_was_leader_among.htmlhttps://www.jaybuickgmc.com/the-history-of-buick/https://www.gm.com/heritage/duranthttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Chevrolethttps://www.philwrightautoplex.com/history-of-chevrolet.htmhttps://www.nailhed.com/2014/04/billy-me.htmlhttps://eu.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/05/17/bowling-alleys-michigan/73381893007/https://www.geneseehistory.org/william-c-durant.html It’s time to learn How History Works as we uncover ‘How The Founder of General Motors Died Broke’.

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https://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-the-founder-of-general-motors-died-a-pennil-1851649001
https://www.gm.com/heritage/durant
https://genxhistorian.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-rise-and-fall-of-william-c.html
https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1886?amount=1500
https://www.britannica.com/money/Henry-Ford [6]
https://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/2008/07/billy_durant_was_leader_among.html
https://www.jaybuickgmc.com/the-history-of-buick/
https://www.gm.com/heritage/durant
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Chevrolet
https://www.philwrightautoplex.com/history-of-chevrolet.htm
https://www.nailhed.com/2014/04/billy-me.html
https://eu.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/05/17/bowling-alleys-michigan/73381893007/
https://www.geneseehistory.org/william-c-durant.html

]]> 1220 no The Life Story of Rudy Giuliani - How History Works Rudolph Giuliani is a man of 1000 faces. He was a stoic leader during the September 11th attacks and a fierce general in his war against organised crime. But he’s also a boomer dad who can’t wear Air Pods correctly.The less said about him sweating hair dye, or only adding veneers to his top set of teeth, the better.Rudy’s life and career can be best characterised as “changing”. For every streak of goodpublicity that landed at his feet the pendulum soon swung the over way, and vice versa.This begs the question of whether his shape-shifting is proof of his duplicitousness, or hisability to survive for 50 years in the cutthroat world of politics.So it’s time to learn How History Works as we tally up the many sides of Rudy Giuliani:Villain. Hero. Repeat.SOURCES1. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rudy-giuliani-airpods_n_5abb3552e4b03e2a5c7749a12. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rudy-Giuliani3. https://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/30661/4. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/08/how-rudy-giuliani-went-from-911s-hallowed-mayor-to-2021s-haunted-ghoul5. https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/rudy-giuliani6. https://www.politico.com/story/2007/04/rudy-giuliani-lifelong-liberal-0035467. https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/rudolph-giuliani/8. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-strausskahn-perpwalk-factbox-idUSTRE74H7FD201105189. https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/17/nyregion/officers-rally-and-dinkins-is-their-target.html10. https://www.wnyc.org/story/twenty-years-later-look-back-nypd-assault-abner-louima-and-what-it-means-today/11. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amadou-diallo-killed-by-police-new-york-city12. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/rudy-giuliani-new-york-trump-997712/13. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/giuliani-abroad-selling-latin-america-on-his-crime-fighting-policies/2016/11/21/8b0615c2-ac57-11e6-8b45-f8e493f06fcd_story.html14. https://www.npr.org/2016/08/16/490200895/rudy-giuliani-claims-no-terror-attacks-in-u-s-pre-obama15. https://www.thelist.com/240916/the-truth-about-rudy-giulianis-three-ex-wives/16. https://gothamist.com/news/20-years-ago-today-rudy-giuliani-ranted-about-ferrets17. https://time.com/3422568/giuliani-noriega-call-of-duty-lawsuit/18. https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/even-if-he-did-do-it-it-wouldnt-be-a-crime-rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-robert-mueller-moscow-buzzfeed19. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/02/trump-campaign-four-seasons-landscaping-fixation-50216320. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/rudy-giuliani-caught-compromising-position-new-borat-film-n1244187------#HowHistoryWorks #History #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Rudolph Giuliani is a man of 1000 faces. He was a stoic leader during the September 11th attacks and a fierce general in his war against organised crime. But he’s also a boomer dad who can’t wear Air Pods correctly.The less said about him sweating hair dye, or only adding veneers to his top set of teeth, the better.Rudy’s life and career can be best characterised as “changing”. For every streak of goodpublicity that landed at his feet the pendulum soon swung the over way, and vice versa.This begs the question of whether his shape-shifting is proof of his duplicitousness, or hisability to survive for 50 years in the cutthroat world of politics.So it’s time to learn How History Works as we tally up the many sides of Rudy Giuliani:Villain. Hero. Repeat.SOURCES1. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rudy-giuliani-airpods_n_5abb3552e4b03e2a5c7749a12. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rudy-Giuliani3. https://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/30661/4. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/08/how-rudy-giuliani-went-from-911s-hallowed-mayor-to-2021s-haunted-ghoul5. https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/rudy-giuliani6. https://www.politico.com/story/2007/04/rudy-giuliani-lifelong-liberal-0035467. https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/rudolph-giuliani/8. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-strausskahn-perpwalk-factbox-idUSTRE74H7FD201105189. https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/17/nyregion/officers-rally-and-dinkins-is-their-target.html10. https://www.wnyc.org/story/twenty-years-later-look-back-nypd-assault-abner-louima-and-what-it-means-today/11. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amadou-diallo-killed-by-police-new-york-city12. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/rudy-giuliani-new-york-trump-997712/13. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/giuliani-abroad-selling-latin-america-on-his-crime-fighting-policies/2016/11/21/8b0615c2-ac57-11e6-8b45-f8e493f06fcd_story.html14. https://www.npr.org/2016/08/16/490200895/rudy-giuliani-claims-no-terror-attacks-in-u-s-pre-obama15. https://www.thelist.com/240916/the-truth-about-rudy-giulianis-three-ex-wives/16. https://gothamist.com/news/20-years-ago-today-rudy-giuliani-ranted-about-ferrets17. https://time.com/3422568/giuliani-noriega-call-of-duty-lawsuit/18. https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/even-if-he-did-do-it-it-wouldnt-be-a-crime-rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-robert-mueller-moscow-buzzfeed19. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/02/trump-campaign-four-seasons-landscaping-fixation-50216320. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/rudy-giuliani-caught-compromising-position-new-borat-film-n1244187------#HowHistoryWorks #History #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Rudolph Giuliani is a man of 1000 faces. He was a stoic leader during the September 11th attacks and a fierce general in his war against organised crime. But he’s also a boomer dad who can’t wear Air Pods correctly.

The less said about him sweating hair dye, or only adding veneers to his top set of teeth, the better.
Rudy’s life and career can be best characterised as “changing”. For every streak of good
publicity that landed at his feet the pendulum soon swung the over way, and vice versa.
This begs the question of whether his shape-shifting is proof of his duplicitousness, or his
ability to survive for 50 years in the cutthroat world of politics.

So it’s time to learn How History Works as we tally up the many sides of Rudy Giuliani:
Villain. Hero. Repeat.

SOURCES
1. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rudy-giuliani-airpods_n_5abb3552e4b03e2a5c7749a1
2. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rudy-Giuliani
3. https://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/30661/
4. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/08/how-rudy-giuliani-went-from-911s-hallowed-mayor-to-2021s-haunted-ghoul
5. https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/rudy-giuliani
6. https://www.politico.com/story/2007/04/rudy-giuliani-lifelong-liberal-003546
7. https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/rudolph-giuliani/
8. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-strausskahn-perpwalk-factbox-idUSTRE74H7FD20110518
9. https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/17/nyregion/officers-rally-and-dinkins-is-their-target.html
10. https://www.wnyc.org/story/twenty-years-later-look-back-nypd-assault-abner-louima-and-what-it-means-today/
11. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amadou-diallo-killed-by-police-new-york-city
12. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/rudy-giuliani-new-york-trump-997712/
13. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/giuliani-abroad-selling-latin-america-on-his-crime-fighting-policies/2016/11/21/8b0615c2-ac57-11e6-8b45-f8e493f06fcd_story.html
14. https://www.npr.org/2016/08/16/490200895/rudy-giuliani-claims-no-terror-attacks-in-u-s-pre-obama
15. https://www.thelist.com/240916/the-truth-about-rudy-giulianis-three-ex-wives/
16. https://gothamist.com/news/20-years-ago-today-rudy-giuliani-ranted-about-ferrets
17. https://time.com/3422568/giuliani-noriega-call-of-duty-lawsuit/
18. https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/even-if-he-did-do-it-it-wouldnt-be-a-crime-rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-robert-mueller-moscow-buzzfeed
19. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/02/trump-campaign-four-seasons-landscaping-fixation-502163
20. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/rudy-giuliani-caught-compromising-position-new-borat-film-n1244187

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]]> 1348 no How We Went From Living In Caves... To Living In "Assets" Go to https://surfshark.com/historyworks for 4 extra months of Surfshark.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#realestate #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------Housing is the worst asset of all time.Even if property bubbles didn’t destabilize the economy every couple of decades, you could still end up with more debt than the homeless guy on the street corner.That’s right, the guy without a home could be more financially stable than you!How is that possible?Housing may be an appreciating asset, but that doesn’t count for much when you’re priced out of the market.Oligarchs buy up city tower blocks but leave them empty.Corporations and yuppies gentrify locals farther away.And landlords are always finding more excuses to raise the rent to cover the mortgages on the home you’re paying for.But don’t worry, it gets worse…We’re too late to reverse the situation.Transitioning property from communal ownership to individual ownership means the commodification of the basic human need for shelter has become so ingrained in our society, culture, and rights that zoomers won’t be the last generation to rent their entire lives.Perhaps in the distant future, nanobots and 3D printing will solve the housing crisis.Unfortunately, the best we can do now is learn from our mistakes to figure out the earliest opportunity to course correct.Or, at the very least, find a place to rest our head without draining our pension.After all, shelter predates any economic system.As soon as humans had evolved to walk upright, we were figuring out how to stay warm for the night.But it was vital to keep moving.The longer a tribe stayed in place, the more likely predators would track us down.A sabertooth tiger only needed to catch the scent of someone relieving themselves behind a bush to realize a buffet was waiting for them.Caves were a primary source of shelter during the Ice Age, but once that thawed, our population increased.Sustaining numbers was easier if we stayed in one place, so we stopped being nomads and set up camp.A hunter-gatherer society was compelled to be communal. Selfishness was dangerous.But before any communists go wild in the comments section, let’s remember it’s much easier to make everything fairer when society is just a couple of other guys. 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Housing is the worst asset of all time.
Even if property bubbles didn’t destabilize the economy every couple of decades, you could still end up with more debt than the homeless guy on the street corner.
That’s right, the guy without a home could be more financially stable than you!
How is that possible?
Housing may be an appreciating asset, but that doesn’t count for much when you’re priced out of the market.
Oligarchs buy up city tower blocks but leave them empty.
Corporations and yuppies gentrify locals farther away.
And landlords are always finding more excuses to raise the rent to cover the mortgages on the home you’re paying for.
But don’t worry, it gets worse…
We’re too late to reverse the situation.
Transitioning property from communal ownership to individual ownership means the commodification of the basic human need for shelter has become so ingrained in our society, culture, and rights that zoomers won’t be the last generation to rent their entire lives.
Perhaps in the distant future, nanobots and 3D printing will solve the housing crisis.
Unfortunately, the best we can do now is learn from our mistakes to figure out the earliest opportunity to course correct.
Or, at the very least, find a place to rest our head without draining our pension.
After all, shelter predates any economic system.
As soon as humans had evolved to walk upright, we were figuring out how to stay warm for the night.
But it was vital to keep moving.
The longer a tribe stayed in place, the more likely predators would track us down.
A sabertooth tiger only needed to catch the scent of someone relieving themselves behind a bush to realize a buffet was waiting for them.
Caves were a primary source of shelter during the Ice Age, but once that thawed, our population increased.
Sustaining numbers was easier if we stayed in one place, so we stopped being nomads and set up camp.
A hunter-gatherer society was compelled to be communal. Selfishness was dangerous.
But before any communists go wild in the comments section, let’s remember it’s much easier to make everything fairer when society is just a couple of other guys.

]]> 1116 no How A Broke Candy Maker Started The Second Richest Family in America The world-famous Mars corporation is a multi-billion-dollar confectionary giant run by a family who is as tight-lipped about their personal lives as they are about their business practices.The company is known for its fortress levels of secrecy, with photographs of key family members hard to come by.Yet over the years historians have been able to shed light on the inner workings and family history of one of America’s wealthiest dynasties. A dynasty that also dominates pet food markets, pasta sauces and chewing gum.But is running your own chocolate family as sweet as it sounds or will the strain it puts on your loved ones leave a sour taste in your mouth? Considering this once small-time family-run sweet shop is now a bigger brand than McDonalds, Kellogg’s and even four times as big as Hershey – their biggest competitor – it’s fair to say we could all learn a lot about running a business - and family - by examining the Mars Corporation.So it's time to learn How History Works as we peel back the wrapper on the rise and lives of the Mars Family: Sweets, Success and Secrecy.------#HowHistoryWorks #business #history Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCREShttps://www.snackhistory.com/frank-mars/https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/forrest-marshttps://zaf.mars.com/about/history/1930/forrest-e-mars-sr-moves-ukhttps://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-m-and-ms-chocolate-1992159https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/life-on-mars-the-mars-family-saga-has-all-the-classic-elements-1535722.htmlhttps://www.forbes.com/profile/forrest-mars-jr/?sh=199a6abf79ee Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked The world-famous Mars corporation is a multi-billion-dollar confectionary giant run by a family who is as tight-lipped about their personal lives as they are about their business practices.The company is known for its fortress levels of secrecy, with photographs of key family members hard to come by.Yet over the years historians have been able to shed light on the inner workings and family history of one of America’s wealthiest dynasties. A dynasty that also dominates pet food markets, pasta sauces and chewing gum.But is running your own chocolate family as sweet as it sounds or will the strain it puts on your loved ones leave a sour taste in your mouth? Considering this once small-time family-run sweet shop is now a bigger brand than McDonalds, Kellogg’s and even four times as big as Hershey – their biggest competitor – it’s fair to say we could all learn a lot about running a business - and family - by examining the Mars Corporation.So it's time to learn How History Works as we peel back the wrapper on the rise and lives of the Mars Family: Sweets, Success and Secrecy.------#HowHistoryWorks #business #history Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCREShttps://www.snackhistory.com/frank-mars/https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/forrest-marshttps://zaf.mars.com/about/history/1930/forrest-e-mars-sr-moves-ukhttps://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-m-and-ms-chocolate-1992159https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/life-on-mars-the-mars-family-saga-has-all-the-classic-elements-1535722.htmlhttps://www.forbes.com/profile/forrest-mars-jr/?sh=199a6abf79ee The world-famous Mars corporation is a multi-billion-dollar confectionary giant run by a family who is as tight-lipped about their personal lives as they are about their business practices.
The company is known for its fortress levels of secrecy, with photographs of key family members hard to come by.
Yet over the years historians have been able to shed light on the inner workings and family history of one of America’s wealthiest dynasties. A dynasty that also dominates pet food markets, pasta sauces and chewing gum.
But is running your own chocolate family as sweet as it sounds or will the strain it puts on your loved ones leave a sour taste in your mouth?
Considering this once small-time family-run sweet shop is now a bigger brand than McDonalds, Kellogg’s and even four times as big as Hershey – their biggest competitor – it’s fair to say we could all learn a lot about running a business - and family - by examining the Mars Corporation.
So it's time to learn How History Works as we peel back the wrapper on the rise and lives of the Mars Family: Sweets, Success and Secrecy.

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https://www.snackhistory.com/frank-mars/
https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/forrest-mars
https://zaf.mars.com/about/history/1930/forrest-e-mars-sr-moves-uk
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-m-and-ms-chocolate-1992159
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/life-on-mars-the-mars-family-saga-has-all-the-classic-elements-1535722.html
https://www.forbes.com/profile/forrest-mars-jr/?sh=199a6abf79ee

]]> 1197 no The 400 Year Rise and Fall of The UK Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #uk #riseandfall Link To Our Other Channel: @HowMoneyWorks @HowHistoryWorksUncut @HowMoneyWorksUncut Written By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Turn on any news station and you’ll see sights of looted shops, smashed-up streets, and hooligans clashing with riot police. But the recent riots in Southport area - unfortunately - are nothing new.Yes, the displays deliberate misinformation are a cause for concern.But civil unrest happened back in ‘81, ‘85 and 1990.2001 and 2005 also saw racial tensions reach boiling points in Bradford and Birmingham.In 2010, angry students smashed up the Conservative Party headquarters after the government hiked up university fees. One year later, a police shooting triggered unrest across the entire capital.In a bid to show firm leadership, then-London Mayor Boris Johnson spent about £320,000 of the city’s budget on three water cannons. But the riots subsided before the police got a chance to use them. The cannons collected dust until finally being sold years later for a rumoured £11,000.But he was just one person trying to predict the next tear in societal fabric.Every time riots broke out, experts asked the same question: how much of this is caused by socioeconomic policies and cultural clashes, and how much is just opportunistic destruction fuelled by far-right groups and left-wing agitators?The answer depends on who you ask.Economists will cite the UK’s high inflation and stagnant wages as root causes. The UK may still be in the top-ten GDPs, but being overtaken by India is surely a sign that His Majesty's domain has lost its economic edge.Meanwhile, some social scientists point to public spending cuts and austerity. Others say mass immigration and an unaffordable national health service have strained infrastructure to breaking point.Then there are the artists and entertainers. Despite the British accent being popular amongst Hollywood productions, British influence isn’t what it was since the days of Britpop and Beatlemania.Before Harry Potter was adapted into movies, the British film industry was on life support.As for football, the less said the better…But what really rubs salt in the wound is how Britain’s status stands in stark contrast to its former glory.The little island almost dominated the entire world through military might and naval power. Then it ruled through industry and commerce. During the 20th century, the underdog helped fend off global threats to become a political powerhouse.However, slowly but surely, that status has been diminishing.They say in life everything moves slowly until it happens all at once.So was the United Kingdom’s decline slow and steady or did a few bad decisions suddenly shove the superpower to the brink of irrelevance?It’s time to learn How History works as we track “The 400-Year Rise and Fall of Britain”. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #uk #riseandfall Link To Our Other Channel: @HowMoneyWorks @HowHistoryWorksUncut @HowMoneyWorksUncut Written By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Turn on any news station and you’ll see sights of looted shops, smashed-up streets, and hooligans clashing with riot police. But the recent riots in Southport area - unfortunately - are nothing new.Yes, the displays deliberate misinformation are a cause for concern.But civil unrest happened back in ‘81, ‘85 and 1990.2001 and 2005 also saw racial tensions reach boiling points in Bradford and Birmingham.In 2010, angry students smashed up the Conservative Party headquarters after the government hiked up university fees. One year later, a police shooting triggered unrest across the entire capital.In a bid to show firm leadership, then-London Mayor Boris Johnson spent about £320,000 of the city’s budget on three water cannons. But the riots subsided before the police got a chance to use them. The cannons collected dust until finally being sold years later for a rumoured £11,000.But he was just one person trying to predict the next tear in societal fabric.Every time riots broke out, experts asked the same question: how much of this is caused by socioeconomic policies and cultural clashes, and how much is just opportunistic destruction fuelled by far-right groups and left-wing agitators?The answer depends on who you ask.Economists will cite the UK’s high inflation and stagnant wages as root causes. The UK may still be in the top-ten GDPs, but being overtaken by India is surely a sign that His Majesty's domain has lost its economic edge.Meanwhile, some social scientists point to public spending cuts and austerity. Others say mass immigration and an unaffordable national health service have strained infrastructure to breaking point.Then there are the artists and entertainers. Despite the British accent being popular amongst Hollywood productions, British influence isn’t what it was since the days of Britpop and Beatlemania.Before Harry Potter was adapted into movies, the British film industry was on life support.As for football, the less said the better…But what really rubs salt in the wound is how Britain’s status stands in stark contrast to its former glory.The little island almost dominated the entire world through military might and naval power. Then it ruled through industry and commerce. During the 20th century, the underdog helped fend off global threats to become a political powerhouse.However, slowly but surely, that status has been diminishing.They say in life everything moves slowly until it happens all at once.So was the United Kingdom’s decline slow and steady or did a few bad decisions suddenly shove the superpower to the brink of irrelevance?It’s time to learn How History works as we track “The 400-Year Rise and Fall of Britain”. Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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Turn on any news station and you’ll see sights of looted shops, smashed-up streets, and hooligans clashing with riot police. But the recent riots in Southport area - unfortunately - are nothing new.
Yes, the displays deliberate misinformation are a cause for concern.
But civil unrest happened back in ‘81, ‘85 and 1990.
2001 and 2005 also saw racial tensions reach boiling points in Bradford and Birmingham.
In 2010, angry students smashed up the Conservative Party headquarters after the government hiked up university fees.
One year later, a police shooting triggered unrest across the entire capital.
In a bid to show firm leadership, then-London Mayor Boris Johnson spent about £320,000 of the city’s budget on three water cannons. But the riots subsided before the police got a chance to use them. The cannons collected dust until finally being sold years later for a rumoured £11,000.
But he was just one person trying to predict the next tear in societal fabric.
Every time riots broke out, experts asked the same question: how much of this is caused by socioeconomic policies and cultural clashes, and how much is just opportunistic destruction fuelled by far-right groups and left-wing agitators?
The answer depends on who you ask.
Economists will cite the UK’s high inflation and stagnant wages as root causes. The UK may still be in the top-ten GDPs, but being overtaken by India is surely a sign that His Majesty's domain has lost its economic edge.
Meanwhile, some social scientists point to public spending cuts and austerity. Others say mass immigration and an unaffordable national health service have strained infrastructure to breaking point.
Then there are the artists and entertainers.
Despite the British accent being popular amongst Hollywood productions, British influence isn’t what it was since the days of Britpop and Beatlemania.
Before Harry Potter was adapted into movies, the British film industry was on life support.
As for football, the less said the better…
But what really rubs salt in the wound is how Britain’s status stands in stark contrast to its former glory.
The little island almost dominated the entire world through military might and naval power. Then it ruled through industry and commerce. During the 20th century, the underdog helped fend off global threats to become a political powerhouse.
However, slowly but surely, that status has been diminishing.
They say in life everything moves slowly until it happens all at once.
So was the United Kingdom’s decline slow and steady or did a few bad decisions suddenly shove the superpower to the brink of irrelevance?
It’s time to learn How History works as we track “The 400-Year Rise and Fall of Britain”.

]]> 1417 no The Insane Life Story of China’s Last Emperor - How History Works The Chinese had the longest-lasting empire in the history of the world but it only took six months for it to end. So what do you do when you have a young emperor left over? Do you cast the boy onto the street? Do you use him as a political pawn? Or do you keep him prisoner inside his own palace and figure out what to do with him later?For Puyi, all of these happened and much more. He was the last Emperor three times. That’s how uniquely strange his life was. His time on earth was filled with tragedy and horror, and some of it was done by Puyi himself. He may have started as a living god but he ended as a war criminal, peasant and – depending on who you ask – a changed man.But can we blame him for all of his misbehaviour or was he in over his head as a mere puppet in a way of life that was bigger than any of us could ever comprehend?It’s time to learn How History Works by examining what happens to a young boy when he’s at the centre of a transition between two vastly different civilisations.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #chinesehistory link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sourceshttps://www.britannica.com/summary/Chinahttps://www.thatsmags.com/shanghai/post/7456/china-chronicles-the-coup-detat-of-empresses-dowagers-cixihttps://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/hundred-days-reforms/https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/puyi.htmhttps://erenow.net/biographies/the-last-manchu/6.phphttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Sun-Yat-sen/The-revolution-of-1911https://royalcentral.co.uk/asia/the-man-who-tried-to-become-the-emperor-of-china-169086/https://www.chinafetching.com/zhang-xunhttps://inf.news/ne/history/dfa7cc6bff06312bb20bf15b5662386d.htmlhttps://www.bjreview.com/special/2015-08/31/content_702161.htmhttps://peacepalacelibrary.nl/research-guide/tokyo-trialhttps://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054364,00.htmlhttps://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/empress-xiaorui-min/empress-xiaorui-min-the-widow-of-the-last-emperor-of-china/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked The Chinese had the longest-lasting empire in the history of the world but it only took six months for it to end. So what do you do when you have a young emperor left over? Do you cast the boy onto the street? Do you use him as a political pawn? Or do you keep him prisoner inside his own palace and figure out what to do with him later?For Puyi, all of these happened and much more. He was the last Emperor three times. That’s how uniquely strange his life was. His time on earth was filled with tragedy and horror, and some of it was done by Puyi himself. He may have started as a living god but he ended as a war criminal, peasant and – depending on who you ask – a changed man.But can we blame him for all of his misbehaviour or was he in over his head as a mere puppet in a way of life that was bigger than any of us could ever comprehend?It’s time to learn How History Works by examining what happens to a young boy when he’s at the centre of a transition between two vastly different civilisations.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #chinesehistory link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sourceshttps://www.britannica.com/summary/Chinahttps://www.thatsmags.com/shanghai/post/7456/china-chronicles-the-coup-detat-of-empresses-dowagers-cixihttps://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/hundred-days-reforms/https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/puyi.htmhttps://erenow.net/biographies/the-last-manchu/6.phphttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Sun-Yat-sen/The-revolution-of-1911https://royalcentral.co.uk/asia/the-man-who-tried-to-become-the-emperor-of-china-169086/https://www.chinafetching.com/zhang-xunhttps://inf.news/ne/history/dfa7cc6bff06312bb20bf15b5662386d.htmlhttps://www.bjreview.com/special/2015-08/31/content_702161.htmhttps://peacepalacelibrary.nl/research-guide/tokyo-trialhttps://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054364,00.htmlhttps://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/empress-xiaorui-min/empress-xiaorui-min-the-widow-of-the-last-emperor-of-china/ The Chinese had the longest-lasting empire in the history of the world but it only took six months for it to end. So what do you do when you have a young emperor left over?
Do you cast the boy onto the street? Do you use him as a political pawn? Or do you keep him prisoner inside his own palace and figure out what to do with him later?
For Puyi, all of these happened and much more.
He was the last Emperor three times. That’s how uniquely strange his life was. His time on earth was filled with tragedy and horror, and some of it was done by Puyi himself. He may have started as a living god but he ended as a war criminal, peasant and – depending on who you ask – a changed man.
But can we blame him for all of his misbehaviour or was he in over his head as a mere puppet in a way of life that was bigger than any of us could ever comprehend?
It’s time to learn How History Works by examining what happens to a young boy when he’s at the centre of a transition between two vastly different civilisations.
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https://www.britannica.com/summary/China
https://www.thatsmags.com/shanghai/post/7456/china-chronicles-the-coup-detat-of-empresses-dowagers-cixi
https://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/hundred-days-reforms/
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/puyi.htm
https://erenow.net/biographies/the-last-manchu/6.php
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sun-Yat-sen/The-revolution-of-1911
https://royalcentral.co.uk/asia/the-man-who-tried-to-become-the-emperor-of-china-169086/
https://www.chinafetching.com/zhang-xun
https://inf.news/ne/history/dfa7cc6bff06312bb20bf15b5662386d.html
https://www.bjreview.com/special/2015-08/31/content_702161.htm
https://peacepalacelibrary.nl/research-guide/tokyo-trial
https://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054364,00.html
https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/empress-xiaorui-min/empress-xiaorui-min-the-widow-of-the-last-emperor-of-china/

]]> 1113 no The Family Fortunes... That Outlived Their Family To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------Uncut channel: @HowHistoryWorksUncut #wealth #history #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----The super-rich are self-made. So if you’re broke, it’s not your parents’ fault. It’s your own.Sorry to break it to you, but only one fifth of millionaires were handed wealth by their parents.As for billionaires, a study by the American Economic Association looked into the Forbes 400 list to discover that only 32% belonged to very rich families.That means if you’re under 30 and have a billion in the bank, then you definitely got it from mum and dad.But either way it doesn’t matter, because by the time your grandkids get hold of the daily fortune, your gene pool will have gone from rags to riches and back again.Or at least that’s the proverb.“Clogs to clogs is three generations”.Maybe you’ve heard a version with ‘short-sleeves’ or something similar, but if not, don’t worry. You probably know an example in your own life of a time when a family became wealthy only to lose it all by the third generation.The idea is the first generation works hard to gain wealth, the second generation works hard to maintain wealth, and the third generation works hard to spend wealth.But some versions have it that the reason the grandkids end up with nothing is because it was their parents - the original heirs to the fortune - who didn’t share the same values as their entrepreneurial forebears..Surely the proverb isn’t true though?Surely we just want it to be true because it feeds into our natural sense of jealousy and inequality?After all, business dynasties like Trump and Rockefeller aren’t going away anytime soon. If anything, they’re getting richer.And the nepo-babies of Hollywood prove you don’t need looks or talent to become a successful model or actor, just a dad who was once in a rock band.Before, a business could only survive on its name if it was a law firm, accountancy office, or funeral directors.Nowadays, the family is kept off the branding and locked in the boardroom.Rupert Murdoch’s vast media empire recently lined up his son to take over, and the makers of M and M and Snickers are making sure the levers of power are in the hands of the Mars family.Look at Goldman Sachs and the Lehman Brothers; both started as family run before growing into towering behemoths. They certainly survived past the third generation.Granted, Lehman Brothers went down in the 2008 financial collapse, but their ‘clogs to clogs’ journey took 174 years!So is there a strategy to sustain family wealth or is this just survivorship bias?How do some families ride out economic forces and shifts in society to ensure that future generations?Who were the families that first jumped the gap between the have and have nots?They were the merchants of Florence and they made Silicon Valley look like a lemonade stand. Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------Uncut channel: @HowHistoryWorksUncut #wealth #history #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----The super-rich are self-made. So if you’re broke, it’s not your parents’ fault. It’s your own.Sorry to break it to you, but only one fifth of millionaires were handed wealth by their parents.As for billionaires, a study by the American Economic Association looked into the Forbes 400 list to discover that only 32% belonged to very rich families.That means if you’re under 30 and have a billion in the bank, then you definitely got it from mum and dad.But either way it doesn’t matter, because by the time your grandkids get hold of the daily fortune, your gene pool will have gone from rags to riches and back again.Or at least that’s the proverb.“Clogs to clogs is three generations”.Maybe you’ve heard a version with ‘short-sleeves’ or something similar, but if not, don’t worry. You probably know an example in your own life of a time when a family became wealthy only to lose it all by the third generation.The idea is the first generation works hard to gain wealth, the second generation works hard to maintain wealth, and the third generation works hard to spend wealth.But some versions have it that the reason the grandkids end up with nothing is because it was their parents - the original heirs to the fortune - who didn’t share the same values as their entrepreneurial forebears..Surely the proverb isn’t true though?Surely we just want it to be true because it feeds into our natural sense of jealousy and inequality?After all, business dynasties like Trump and Rockefeller aren’t going away anytime soon. If anything, they’re getting richer.And the nepo-babies of Hollywood prove you don’t need looks or talent to become a successful model or actor, just a dad who was once in a rock band.Before, a business could only survive on its name if it was a law firm, accountancy office, or funeral directors.Nowadays, the family is kept off the branding and locked in the boardroom.Rupert Murdoch’s vast media empire recently lined up his son to take over, and the makers of M and M and Snickers are making sure the levers of power are in the hands of the Mars family.Look at Goldman Sachs and the Lehman Brothers; both started as family run before growing into towering behemoths. They certainly survived past the third generation.Granted, Lehman Brothers went down in the 2008 financial collapse, but their ‘clogs to clogs’ journey took 174 years!So is there a strategy to sustain family wealth or is this just survivorship bias?How do some families ride out economic forces and shifts in society to ensure that future generations?Who were the families that first jumped the gap between the have and have nots?They were the merchants of Florence and they made Silicon Valley look like a lemonade stand. To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.

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The super-rich are self-made. So if you’re broke, it’s not your parents’ fault. It’s your own.
Sorry to break it to you, but only one fifth of millionaires were handed wealth by their parents.
As for billionaires, a study by the American Economic Association looked into the Forbes 400 list to discover that only 32% belonged to very rich families.
That means if you’re under 30 and have a billion in the bank, then you definitely got it from mum and dad.
But either way it doesn’t matter, because by the time your grandkids get hold of the daily fortune, your gene pool will have gone from rags to riches and back again.
Or at least that’s the proverb.
“Clogs to clogs is three generations”.
Maybe you’ve heard a version with ‘short-sleeves’ or something similar, but if not, don’t worry. You probably know an example in your own life of a time when a family became wealthy only to lose it all by the third generation.
The idea is the first generation works hard to gain wealth, the second generation works hard to maintain wealth, and the third generation works hard to spend wealth.
But some versions have it that the reason the grandkids end up with nothing is because it was their parents - the original heirs to the fortune - who didn’t share the same values as their entrepreneurial forebears..
Surely the proverb isn’t true though?
Surely we just want it to be true because it feeds into our natural sense of jealousy and inequality?
After all, business dynasties like Trump and Rockefeller aren’t going away anytime soon. If anything, they’re getting richer.
And the nepo-babies of Hollywood prove you don’t need looks or talent to become a successful model or actor, just a dad who was once in a rock band.
Before, a business could only survive on its name if it was a law firm, accountancy office, or funeral directors.
Nowadays, the family is kept off the branding and locked in the boardroom.
Rupert Murdoch’s vast media empire recently lined up his son to take over, and the makers of M and M and Snickers are making sure the levers of power are in the hands of the Mars family.
Look at Goldman Sachs and the Lehman Brothers; both started as family run before growing into towering behemoths. They certainly survived past the third generation.
Granted, Lehman Brothers went down in the 2008 financial collapse, but their ‘clogs to clogs’ journey took 174 years!
So is there a strategy to sustain family wealth or is this just survivorship bias?
How do some families ride out economic forces and shifts in society to ensure that future generations?
Who were the families that first jumped the gap between the have and have nots?
They were the merchants of Florence and they made Silicon Valley look like a lemonade stand.

]]> 1385 no The Life Story of North Korea's Kim Family The Hermit Kingdom of Korea may have opened its doors since the demise of the Japanese empire, but in many ways it’s more closed off than ever before. It’s a place of unspeakable horrors where smiling children perform pitch perfect violin recitals for the elites, knowing full well that a bum note could get their families thrown into concentration camps.The country’s cult of personality is so unlike anything the world has ever seen that it sounds like a work of fiction. It’s a strange cross between ‘1984’ and ‘The Truman Show’ where everyone performs, no one criticises and the rulers are always watching. Who are the rulers? The Kim family, whose dead ancestors remain very much in power in what the late Christopher Hitchens called a ‘necrocracy’.But how does a family keep this show running? How did they even rise to power? And will their grip on the nation last or is their way of life coming to an end? It’s time to learn How History Works by entering North Korea, the biggest family run dictatorship.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #NorthKoreaLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCES1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_Envy2. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kim-Il-Sung3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/6516154. https://www.rbth.com/history/329842-north-korea-kim-il-sung-ussr-history5. https://www.history.com/news/korean-war-peace-treaty-pows6. https://www.businessinsider.com/the-many-failed-attempts-to-kill-the-leaders-of-north-korea-2017-7?op=1&r=US&IR=T7. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/1968-north-korean-assassins-tried-kill-south-korea%E2%80%99s-president-1805278. https://korea-dpr.com/9. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-26-fg-gourmet26-story.html10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-1625512611. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/1866848/tourism-or-propaganda-how-ethical-your-north-korean-holiday12. https://www.history.com/news/north-korea-kim-jong-il-kidnapped-actress-obsessed-films13. https://insidethemagic.net/2022/08/north-korea-heir-loses-everything-to-go-to-disneyland-kb1/14. https://news.yahoo.com/satellite-images-show-kim-jong-101704795.html15. https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/08/21/how-does-dennis-rodman-know-kim-jong-un/16. https://abcnews.go.com/International/timeline-investigation-kim-jong-nams-apparent-assassination/story?id=45855541 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked The Hermit Kingdom of Korea may have opened its doors since the demise of the Japanese empire, but in many ways it’s more closed off than ever before. It’s a place of unspeakable horrors where smiling children perform pitch perfect violin recitals for the elites, knowing full well that a bum note could get their families thrown into concentration camps.The country’s cult of personality is so unlike anything the world has ever seen that it sounds like a work of fiction. It’s a strange cross between ‘1984’ and ‘The Truman Show’ where everyone performs, no one criticises and the rulers are always watching. Who are the rulers? The Kim family, whose dead ancestors remain very much in power in what the late Christopher Hitchens called a ‘necrocracy’.But how does a family keep this show running? How did they even rise to power? And will their grip on the nation last or is their way of life coming to an end? It’s time to learn How History Works by entering North Korea, the biggest family run dictatorship.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #NorthKoreaLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCES1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_Envy2. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kim-Il-Sung3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/6516154. https://www.rbth.com/history/329842-north-korea-kim-il-sung-ussr-history5. https://www.history.com/news/korean-war-peace-treaty-pows6. https://www.businessinsider.com/the-many-failed-attempts-to-kill-the-leaders-of-north-korea-2017-7?op=1&r=US&IR=T7. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/1968-north-korean-assassins-tried-kill-south-korea%E2%80%99s-president-1805278. https://korea-dpr.com/9. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-26-fg-gourmet26-story.html10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-1625512611. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/1866848/tourism-or-propaganda-how-ethical-your-north-korean-holiday12. https://www.history.com/news/north-korea-kim-jong-il-kidnapped-actress-obsessed-films13. https://insidethemagic.net/2022/08/north-korea-heir-loses-everything-to-go-to-disneyland-kb1/14. https://news.yahoo.com/satellite-images-show-kim-jong-101704795.html15. https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/08/21/how-does-dennis-rodman-know-kim-jong-un/16. https://abcnews.go.com/International/timeline-investigation-kim-jong-nams-apparent-assassination/story?id=45855541 The Hermit Kingdom of Korea may have opened its doors since the demise of the Japanese empire, but in many ways it’s more closed off than ever before. It’s a place of unspeakable horrors where smiling children perform pitch perfect violin recitals for the elites, knowing full well that a bum note could get their families thrown into concentration camps.

The country’s cult of personality is so unlike anything the world has ever seen that it sounds like a work of fiction. It’s a strange cross between ‘1984’ and ‘The Truman Show’ where everyone performs, no one criticises and the rulers are always watching. Who are the rulers? The Kim family, whose dead ancestors remain very much in power in what the late Christopher Hitchens called a ‘necrocracy’.

But how does a family keep this show running? How did they even rise to power? And will their grip on the nation last or is their way of life coming to an end? It’s time to learn How History Works by entering North Korea, the biggest family run dictatorship.

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1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_Envy
2. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kim-Il-Sung
3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/651615
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]]> 1113 no How This Impoverished Country Became The Home of Global Billionaires Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Get 2 extra months free with annual plans for a limited-time only: http://storyblocks.com/HowHistoryWorks-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #singapore #economy Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasSelect Footage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------Today Singapore is one of the richest countries in the world.It has more billionaires per capita than any other nation outside of Monaco, the second busiest shipping port on earth, a massive financial center third only to London and New York, and a GDP that puts most of its far larger more populated neighbours to shame. What’s more is that despite what a lot of people may think it’s not like Singapore is just a tax haven exclusively benefiting the super rich either. Despite its tiny size, immense wealth and incredibly dense population, Singapore has effectively the highest home ownership rate of any advanced country on earth.This is all alongside world leading healthcare, education, public transport, public amenities and (most importantly for a lot of its residents) unparalleled public safety… Now, you probably already knew all of this, Singapore's reputation as a magnet of global wealth is not exactly a secret, even if it has come with some major (and often overlooked) tradeoffs. But less than a lifetime ago the story was very different… Far from what it is today, Singapore was one of the POOREST places anywhere on the planet. Its people lived in ruins left behind by a consecutive string of occupying forces, barely able to feed themselves. This desperation bred serious animosity amongst the diverse population stuck living there. Civil unrest, crime, disease and malnutrition were everyday realities.The swampy peninsula was simply SO destitute and politically problematic that it became the first (and so far only) nation in history to achieve its independence… involuntarily… Yeah that’s right, (almost exactly) 60 years ago the newly formed state of Malaysia saw what was going on in this city, and literally decided to kick them out of the club. But since then, the story has changed entirely. No population in recorded history has gained more wealth more quickly than the people of Singapore who are now, four, HUNDRED times richer than they were back when they had independence thrust upon them. What happened in between then and now, is a valuable history lesson that can teach us many of the right things (and a few of the wrong things) about what it takes to build a modern economic superpower from the ground up. *** Sources ***Lee, K.Y., 2000. From third world to first: The Singapore story, 1965–2000. New York: HarperCollins. https://www.amazon.com/Third-World-First-Singapore-1965-2000/dp/0060197765https://www.ubs.com/us/en/wealth-management/insights/global-wealth-report.htmlhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryofBritain/The-Fall-of-Singapore/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS?locations=SG-UShttps://tradingeconomics.com/singapore/tax-revenue-percent-of-gdp-wb-data.htmlhttps://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS?locations=SG-US-XChttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19520507-1.2.21https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owner-occupancyhttps://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/singapore-among-preferred-destination-for-billionaires-with-47-in-the-countryhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240925140255/https://www.population.gov.sg/files/media-centre/publications/Population_in_Brief_2024.pdfhttps://archive.doingbusines Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Get 2 extra months free with annual plans for a limited-time only: http://storyblocks.com/HowHistoryWorks-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #singapore #economy Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasSelect Footage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------Today Singapore is one of the richest countries in the world.It has more billionaires per capita than any other nation outside of Monaco, the second busiest shipping port on earth, a massive financial center third only to London and New York, and a GDP that puts most of its far larger more populated neighbours to shame. What’s more is that despite what a lot of people may think it’s not like Singapore is just a tax haven exclusively benefiting the super rich either. Despite its tiny size, immense wealth and incredibly dense population, Singapore has effectively the highest home ownership rate of any advanced country on earth.This is all alongside world leading healthcare, education, public transport, public amenities and (most importantly for a lot of its residents) unparalleled public safety… Now, you probably already knew all of this, Singapore's reputation as a magnet of global wealth is not exactly a secret, even if it has come with some major (and often overlooked) tradeoffs. But less than a lifetime ago the story was very different… Far from what it is today, Singapore was one of the POOREST places anywhere on the planet. Its people lived in ruins left behind by a consecutive string of occupying forces, barely able to feed themselves. This desperation bred serious animosity amongst the diverse population stuck living there. Civil unrest, crime, disease and malnutrition were everyday realities.The swampy peninsula was simply SO destitute and politically problematic that it became the first (and so far only) nation in history to achieve its independence… involuntarily… Yeah that’s right, (almost exactly) 60 years ago the newly formed state of Malaysia saw what was going on in this city, and literally decided to kick them out of the club. But since then, the story has changed entirely. No population in recorded history has gained more wealth more quickly than the people of Singapore who are now, four, HUNDRED times richer than they were back when they had independence thrust upon them. What happened in between then and now, is a valuable history lesson that can teach us many of the right things (and a few of the wrong things) about what it takes to build a modern economic superpower from the ground up. *** Sources ***Lee, K.Y., 2000. From third world to first: The Singapore story, 1965–2000. New York: HarperCollins. https://www.amazon.com/Third-World-First-Singapore-1965-2000/dp/0060197765https://www.ubs.com/us/en/wealth-management/insights/global-wealth-report.htmlhttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryofBritain/The-Fall-of-Singapore/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS?locations=SG-UShttps://tradingeconomics.com/singapore/tax-revenue-percent-of-gdp-wb-data.htmlhttps://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS?locations=SG-US-XChttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19520507-1.2.21https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owner-occupancyhttps://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/singapore-among-preferred-destination-for-billionaires-with-47-in-the-countryhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240925140255/https://www.population.gov.sg/files/media-centre/publications/Population_in_Brief_2024.pdfhttps://archive.doingbusines Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! 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Today Singapore is one of the richest countries in the world.
It has more billionaires per capita than any other nation outside of Monaco, the second busiest shipping port on earth, a massive financial center third only to London and New York, and a GDP that puts most of its far larger more populated neighbours to shame.
What’s more is that despite what a lot of people may think it’s not like Singapore is just a tax haven exclusively benefiting the super rich either.
Despite its tiny size, immense wealth and incredibly dense population, Singapore has effectively the highest home ownership rate of any advanced country on earth.
This is all alongside world leading healthcare, education, public transport, public amenities and (most importantly for a lot of its residents) unparalleled public safety…
Now, you probably already knew all of this, Singapore's reputation as a magnet of global wealth is not exactly a secret, even if it has come with some major (and often overlooked) tradeoffs.
But less than a lifetime ago the story was very different…
Far from what it is today, Singapore was one of the POOREST places anywhere on the planet.
Its people lived in ruins left behind by a consecutive string of occupying forces, barely able to feed themselves.
This desperation bred serious animosity amongst the diverse population stuck living there. Civil unrest, crime, disease and malnutrition were everyday realities.
The swampy peninsula was simply SO destitute and politically problematic that it became the first (and so far only) nation in history to achieve its independence… involuntarily…
Yeah that’s right, (almost exactly) 60 years ago the newly formed state of Malaysia saw what was going on in this city, and literally decided to kick them out of the club.
But since then, the story has changed entirely.
No population in recorded history has gained more wealth more quickly than the people of Singapore who are now, four, HUNDRED times richer than they were back when they had independence thrust upon them.
What happened in between then and now, is a valuable history lesson that can teach us many of the right things (and a few of the wrong things) about what it takes to build a modern economic superpower from the ground up.

*** Sources ***

Lee, K.Y., 2000. From third world to first: The Singapore story, 1965–2000. New York: HarperCollins.

https://www.amazon.com/Third-World-First-Singapore-1965-2000/dp/0060197765

https://www.ubs.com/us/en/wealth-management/insights/global-wealth-report.html

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryofBritain/The-Fall-of-Singapore/

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS?locations=SG-US

https://tradingeconomics.com/singapore/tax-revenue-percent-of-gdp-wb-data.html

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS?locations=SG-US-XC

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19520507-1.2.21

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owner-occupancy

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/singapore-among-preferred-destination-for-billionaires-with-47-in-the-country

https://web.archive.org/web/20240925140255/https://www.population.gov.sg/files/media-centre/publications/Population_in_Brief_2024.pdf

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]]> 2557 no How To Be an Effective Dictator If you’ve ever worked for a tyrannical boss, lived with a megalomanic housemate or been trapped in a relationship with a controlling ex, then you’ve probably asked yourself “Were they always like this or did they become evil?”Perhaps instead you’ve been scared to see how dark you can be on occasion and worry about what would happen if you had complete power. Or maybe you secretly wish to rise to the top no matter the coasts? These incidents aren’t as uncommon as they sound. They are frighteningly common. All they need is consent – or coercion – or people just like you! So today we’re going to lay out the steps of this wicked transformation so you can stop it from happening to you or someone else before it’s too late.It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain “How to become a dictator”------#selfimprovement #History #dictator Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-brain-and-value/202101/why-do-we-love-underdog-stories-psychology-weighs-inhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-reichstag-fire-and-nazis-rise-power-180962240/https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/great-purgehttps://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/18-brumaire-the-context-and-course-of-a-coup-detat/https://irqnow.com/saddam1979/https://www.africanexponent.com/post/ten-reasons-libya-under-gaddafi-was-a-great-place-to-live-2746https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/08/lee-kuan-yew-blake-masters-the-new-right/https://bookanalysis.com/1984/thought-police/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27519044https://www.verdict.co.uk/saddam-hussein-book-novelist-dictators-books/https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ministry-of-propaganda-and-public-enlightenmenthttps://www.cnbc.com/2011/03/18/The-Worlds-Longest-Ruling-Dictators.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/mussolinis-final-hourshttps://www.history.com/news/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cakehttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolae-Ceausescu Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked If you’ve ever worked for a tyrannical boss, lived with a megalomanic housemate or been trapped in a relationship with a controlling ex, then you’ve probably asked yourself “Were they always like this or did they become evil?”Perhaps instead you’ve been scared to see how dark you can be on occasion and worry about what would happen if you had complete power. Or maybe you secretly wish to rise to the top no matter the coasts? These incidents aren’t as uncommon as they sound. They are frighteningly common. All they need is consent – or coercion – or people just like you! So today we’re going to lay out the steps of this wicked transformation so you can stop it from happening to you or someone else before it’s too late.It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain “How to become a dictator”------#selfimprovement #History #dictator Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-brain-and-value/202101/why-do-we-love-underdog-stories-psychology-weighs-inhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-reichstag-fire-and-nazis-rise-power-180962240/https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/great-purgehttps://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/18-brumaire-the-context-and-course-of-a-coup-detat/https://irqnow.com/saddam1979/https://www.africanexponent.com/post/ten-reasons-libya-under-gaddafi-was-a-great-place-to-live-2746https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/08/lee-kuan-yew-blake-masters-the-new-right/https://bookanalysis.com/1984/thought-police/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27519044https://www.verdict.co.uk/saddam-hussein-book-novelist-dictators-books/https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ministry-of-propaganda-and-public-enlightenmenthttps://www.cnbc.com/2011/03/18/The-Worlds-Longest-Ruling-Dictators.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/mussolinis-final-hourshttps://www.history.com/news/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cakehttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolae-Ceausescu If you’ve ever worked for a tyrannical boss, lived with a megalomanic housemate or been trapped in a relationship with a controlling ex, then you’ve probably asked yourself “Were they always like this or did they become evil?”

Perhaps instead you’ve been scared to see how dark you can be on occasion and worry about what would happen if you had complete power. Or maybe you secretly wish to rise to the top no matter the coasts? These incidents aren’t as uncommon as they sound. They are frighteningly common. All they need is consent – or coercion – or people just like you! So today we’re going to lay out the steps of this wicked transformation so you can stop it from happening to you or someone else before it’s too late.

It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain “How to become a dictator”

------

#selfimprovement #History #dictator

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-brain-and-value/202101/why-do-we-love-underdog-stories-psychology-weighs-in
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-reichstag-fire-and-nazis-rise-power-180962240/
https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/great-purge
https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/18-brumaire-the-context-and-course-of-a-coup-detat/
https://irqnow.com/saddam1979/
https://www.africanexponent.com/post/ten-reasons-libya-under-gaddafi-was-a-great-place-to-live-2746
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/08/lee-kuan-yew-blake-masters-the-new-right/
https://bookanalysis.com/1984/thought-police/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27519044
https://www.verdict.co.uk/saddam-hussein-book-novelist-dictators-books/
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ministry-of-propaganda-and-public-enlightenment
https://www.cnbc.com/2011/03/18/The-Worlds-Longest-Ruling-Dictators.html
https://www.history.com/news/mussolinis-final-hours
https://www.history.com/news/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolae-Ceausescu

]]> 999 no The (Critics) History of Warren Buffett's 80 Year Career To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant.----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#warrenbuffett #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----Even people who know nothing about business or finance will know the name Warren Buffett. As the story goes he purchased his first shares over 83 years ago, and since then he has had what many consider to be the greatest investing career of all time. His prudent approach to picking (and at times creating) winning businesses has made him one of the richest men in the world, and in the process has also minted more than a dozen OTHER billionaires who followed in his wake. Perhaps most interestingly though, he has done all of this while remaining largely popular with the general public. Today, even after a long lifetime to collect potential scandals, he is one of the few global billionaires to enjoy a positive net approval rating. Which when you really think about it… doesn’t actually make that much sense. If you actually look into details of his businesses extended history you will find that; he has stripped companies for parts, helped to kick off the private equity boom, lobbied for favorable regulations at the expense of consumers, been embroiled in antitrust lawsuits, union fights, and has had more than his fair share of double standards…Like that time that he called derivatives “financial weapons of mass destruction"... right before his company sold billions of dollars worth of those same derivatives. Or made a big deal about how financially conservative he was driving a second hand car… right before purchasing a fleet of private jets.During the global financial crisis he owned businesses that allegedly gave out predatory loans to bad borrowers, while also owning a significant stake in the company that was SUPPOSED to be overseeing the same market. After that whole system imploded, he then swooped in and made billions of dollars through favorable deals with names like Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.This is not to mention that, literally, his entire business model is just moving money around to make rich people even richer!We should hate this guy right?!... and yet… we don’t…But why? **** Sources ****https://www.statista.com/chart/25360/what-americans-think-about-famous-billionaires/https://sabercapitalmgt.com/buffetts-investment-in-dempster-mill-a-cigar-butt/https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2015/10/16/berkshire-hathaway-as-idealized-private-equity/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/601/48/376914/https://www.freightwaves.com/news/federal-court-rules-unions-cant-strike-over-bnsf-attendance-policyhttps://berkshirehathaway.com/news/may0208.pdfhttps://www.reuters.com/legal/us-regulator-sues-berkshire-unit-over-risky-home-loans-2025-01-06/https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/archival-collection/financial-crisis-inquiry-commission-4967/transcript-interview-warren-buffett-531019?page=103https://www.macrotrends.net/2324/sp-500-historical-chart-datahttps://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-presidents-timelinehttps://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/26/business/cities-service-agrees-to-occidental-s-bid-in-4-billion-merger.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/19/warren-buffett-bought-a-25-pinball-machine-in-1946-and-made-money.htmlhttps://qz.com/1190595/the-typical-us-congress-member-is-12-times-richer-than-the-typical-american-householdhttps://archive.ourworldin Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant.----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#warrenbuffett #History #business Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----Even people who know nothing about business or finance will know the name Warren Buffett. As the story goes he purchased his first shares over 83 years ago, and since then he has had what many consider to be the greatest investing career of all time. His prudent approach to picking (and at times creating) winning businesses has made him one of the richest men in the world, and in the process has also minted more than a dozen OTHER billionaires who followed in his wake. Perhaps most interestingly though, he has done all of this while remaining largely popular with the general public. Today, even after a long lifetime to collect potential scandals, he is one of the few global billionaires to enjoy a positive net approval rating. Which when you really think about it… doesn’t actually make that much sense. If you actually look into details of his businesses extended history you will find that; he has stripped companies for parts, helped to kick off the private equity boom, lobbied for favorable regulations at the expense of consumers, been embroiled in antitrust lawsuits, union fights, and has had more than his fair share of double standards…Like that time that he called derivatives “financial weapons of mass destruction"... right before his company sold billions of dollars worth of those same derivatives. Or made a big deal about how financially conservative he was driving a second hand car… right before purchasing a fleet of private jets.During the global financial crisis he owned businesses that allegedly gave out predatory loans to bad borrowers, while also owning a significant stake in the company that was SUPPOSED to be overseeing the same market. After that whole system imploded, he then swooped in and made billions of dollars through favorable deals with names like Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.This is not to mention that, literally, his entire business model is just moving money around to make rich people even richer!We should hate this guy right?!... and yet… we don’t…But why? **** Sources ****https://www.statista.com/chart/25360/what-americans-think-about-famous-billionaires/https://sabercapitalmgt.com/buffetts-investment-in-dempster-mill-a-cigar-butt/https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2015/10/16/berkshire-hathaway-as-idealized-private-equity/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/601/48/376914/https://www.freightwaves.com/news/federal-court-rules-unions-cant-strike-over-bnsf-attendance-policyhttps://berkshirehathaway.com/news/may0208.pdfhttps://www.reuters.com/legal/us-regulator-sues-berkshire-unit-over-risky-home-loans-2025-01-06/https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/archival-collection/financial-crisis-inquiry-commission-4967/transcript-interview-warren-buffett-531019?page=103https://www.macrotrends.net/2324/sp-500-historical-chart-datahttps://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-presidents-timelinehttps://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/26/business/cities-service-agrees-to-occidental-s-bid-in-4-billion-merger.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/19/warren-buffett-bought-a-25-pinball-machine-in-1946-and-made-money.htmlhttps://qz.com/1190595/the-typical-us-congress-member-is-12-times-richer-than-the-typical-american-householdhttps://archive.ourworldin To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. 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Even people who know nothing about business or finance will know the name Warren Buffett.
As the story goes he purchased his first shares over 83 years ago, and since then he has had what many consider to be the greatest investing career of all time.
His prudent approach to picking (and at times creating) winning businesses has made him one of the richest men in the world, and in the process has also minted more than a dozen OTHER billionaires who followed in his wake.
Perhaps most interestingly though, he has done all of this while remaining largely popular with the general public.
Today, even after a long lifetime to collect potential scandals, he is one of the few global billionaires to enjoy a positive net approval rating.
Which when you really think about it… doesn’t actually make that much sense.
If you actually look into details of his businesses extended history you will find that; he has stripped companies for parts, helped to kick off the private equity boom, lobbied for favorable regulations at the expense of consumers, been embroiled in antitrust lawsuits, union fights, and has had more than his fair share of double standards…
Like that time that he called derivatives “financial weapons of mass destruction"... right before his company sold billions of dollars worth of those same derivatives.
Or made a big deal about how financially conservative he was driving a second hand car… right before purchasing a fleet of private jets.
During the global financial crisis he owned businesses that allegedly gave out predatory loans to bad borrowers, while also owning a significant stake in the company that was SUPPOSED to be overseeing the same market.
After that whole system imploded, he then swooped in and made billions of dollars through favorable deals with names like Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.
This is not to mention that, literally, his entire business model is just moving money around to make rich people even richer!
We should hate this guy right?!... and yet… we don’t…
But why?

**** Sources ****

https://www.statista.com/chart/25360/what-americans-think-about-famous-billionaires/

https://sabercapitalmgt.com/buffetts-investment-in-dempster-mill-a-cigar-butt/

https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2015/10/16/berkshire-hathaway-as-idealized-private-equity/

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/601/48/376914/

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/federal-court-rules-unions-cant-strike-over-bnsf-attendance-policy

https://berkshirehathaway.com/news/may0208.pdf

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-regulator-sues-berkshire-unit-over-risky-home-loans-2025-01-06/

https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/archival-collection/financial-crisis-inquiry-commission-4967/transcript-interview-warren-buffett-531019?page=103

https://www.macrotrends.net/2324/sp-500-historical-chart-data

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-presidents-timeline

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/26/business/cities-service-agrees-to-occidental-s-bid-in-4-billion-merger.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/19/warren-buffett-bought-a-25-pinball-machine-in-1946-and-made-money.html

https://qz.com/1190595/the-typical-us-congress-member-is-12-times-richer-than-the-typical-american-household

https://archive.ourworldin

]]> 2657 no Why Tesla vs Edison Taught Us Everything We Need to Know About Business SOURCES1. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tesla-cell-phones-1926/2. https://allthatsinteresting.com/nikola-tesla-facts3. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thomas-edison-4395.php4. https://big-visioners.medium.com/did-thomas-edison-jump-in-front-of-a-train-1fd612613bdf5. https://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-in-the-obstacle-is-the-way-2014-5?op=1&r=US&IR=T6. https://www.ge.com/about-us/history#/7. https://www.magellantv.com/articles/a-war-of-currents-the-real-story-of-thomas-edison-and-the-invention-of-the-electric-chair8. https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/the-cruel-animal-testing-behind-thomas-edisons-quest-to-show-dangers-of-ac9. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/why-nikola-teslas-greatest-achievement-may-be-in-niagara-falls/10. https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/kidsyouth/the-phonograph.htm11. https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/09/edison-and-teslas-cutthroat-current-war-ushered-in-the-electric-age12. https://lcb.org/news/editorials/why-nikola-tesla-never-graduated-from-college-it-has-everything-to-do-with-gambling13. https://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-in-the-obstacle-is-the-way-2014-5?op=1&r=US&IR=T14. https://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-in-the-obstacle-is-the-way-2014-5?op=1&r=US&IR=T------#Edison #History #Tesla Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------The rivalry between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla is legendary. It’s the classic tale of genius versus genius, a tale about how the crossroads of art and commerce can lead to riches beyond your wildest dreams or financial ruin. But that’s an oversimplification. These guys were more than yesteryear’s version of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. In truth, both men were technological visionaries and savvy businessmen, but in completely different ways. One was a man who invented and the other was a man who perfected.So, whereas Nikola Tesla envisioned a future where humans could video call with devices in their pockets, Thomas Edison realized the inventions of others, like a prototype of Silicon Valley. In time, Edison would live on as a synonym for American engineering and entrepreneurism. Tesla, thought, would die penniless living in a hotel, slowly going mad and obsessed with feeding the pigeons. But together they changed the world. And they did it by doing things that anyone could do.It’s time to learn How History Works as we explore ‘The Business Dos and Don’ts of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’.Lesson number. Nurture your talents.On July 10th, 1856 in what is now modern-day-Croatia, a woman was giving birth during a thunderstorm. The midwife remarked that this dramatic fallacy proved the baby would be a child of darkness. “No”, the mother replied, “he will be a child of light”. She was right. The child would grow up to be a pioneer in electrical lighting: Nikola Tesla.It’s a good thing that his parents did not discourage him from following his destiny. They did not encourage him to take a laboring job or brush off his interest in scientific experimentation. Everyone knows how much parents worry about ensuring their children have a stable life. Yet far too many people never get to display their talents because their wings are clipped before they leave the nest. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked SOURCES1. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tesla-cell-phones-1926/2. https://allthatsinteresting.com/nikola-tesla-facts3. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thomas-edison-4395.php4. https://big-visioners.medium.com/did-thomas-edison-jump-in-front-of-a-train-1fd612613bdf5. https://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-in-the-obstacle-is-the-way-2014-5?op=1&r=US&IR=T6. https://www.ge.com/about-us/history#/7. https://www.magellantv.com/articles/a-war-of-currents-the-real-story-of-thomas-edison-and-the-invention-of-the-electric-chair8. https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/the-cruel-animal-testing-behind-thomas-edisons-quest-to-show-dangers-of-ac9. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/why-nikola-teslas-greatest-achievement-may-be-in-niagara-falls/10. https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/kidsyouth/the-phonograph.htm11. https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/09/edison-and-teslas-cutthroat-current-war-ushered-in-the-electric-age12. https://lcb.org/news/editorials/why-nikola-tesla-never-graduated-from-college-it-has-everything-to-do-with-gambling13. https://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-in-the-obstacle-is-the-way-2014-5?op=1&r=US&IR=T14. https://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-in-the-obstacle-is-the-way-2014-5?op=1&r=US&IR=T------#Edison #History #Tesla Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------The rivalry between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla is legendary. It’s the classic tale of genius versus genius, a tale about how the crossroads of art and commerce can lead to riches beyond your wildest dreams or financial ruin. But that’s an oversimplification. These guys were more than yesteryear’s version of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. In truth, both men were technological visionaries and savvy businessmen, but in completely different ways. One was a man who invented and the other was a man who perfected.So, whereas Nikola Tesla envisioned a future where humans could video call with devices in their pockets, Thomas Edison realized the inventions of others, like a prototype of Silicon Valley. In time, Edison would live on as a synonym for American engineering and entrepreneurism. Tesla, thought, would die penniless living in a hotel, slowly going mad and obsessed with feeding the pigeons. But together they changed the world. And they did it by doing things that anyone could do.It’s time to learn How History Works as we explore ‘The Business Dos and Don’ts of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’.Lesson number. Nurture your talents.On July 10th, 1856 in what is now modern-day-Croatia, a woman was giving birth during a thunderstorm. The midwife remarked that this dramatic fallacy proved the baby would be a child of darkness. “No”, the mother replied, “he will be a child of light”. She was right. The child would grow up to be a pioneer in electrical lighting: Nikola Tesla.It’s a good thing that his parents did not discourage him from following his destiny. They did not encourage him to take a laboring job or brush off his interest in scientific experimentation. Everyone knows how much parents worry about ensuring their children have a stable life. Yet far too many people never get to display their talents because their wings are clipped before they leave the nest. SOURCES

1. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tesla-cell-phones-1926/
2. https://allthatsinteresting.com/nikola-tesla-facts
3. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thomas-edison-4395.php
4. https://big-visioners.medium.com/did-thomas-edison-jump-in-front-of-a-train-1fd612613bdf
5. https://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-in-the-obstacle-is-the-way-2014-5?op=1&r=US&IR=T
6. https://www.ge.com/about-us/history#/
7. https://www.magellantv.com/articles/a-war-of-currents-the-real-story-of-thomas-edison-and-the-invention-of-the-electric-chair
8. https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/the-cruel-animal-testing-behind-thomas-edisons-quest-to-show-dangers-of-ac
9. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/why-nikola-teslas-greatest-achievement-may-be-in-niagara-falls/
10. https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/kidsyouth/the-phonograph.htm
11. https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/09/edison-and-teslas-cutthroat-current-war-ushered-in-the-electric-age
12. https://lcb.org/news/editorials/why-nikola-tesla-never-graduated-from-college-it-has-everything-to-do-with-gambling
13. https://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-in-the-obstacle-is-the-way-2014-5?op=1&r=US&IR=T
14. https://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-in-the-obstacle-is-the-way-2014-5?op=1&r=US&IR=T

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The rivalry between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla is legendary. It’s the classic tale of genius versus genius, a tale about how the crossroads of art and commerce can lead to riches beyond your wildest dreams or financial ruin. But that’s an oversimplification. These guys were more than yesteryear’s version of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. In truth, both men were technological visionaries and savvy businessmen, but in completely different ways. One was a man who invented and the other was a man who perfected.

So, whereas Nikola Tesla envisioned a future where humans could video call with devices in their pockets, Thomas Edison realized the inventions of others, like a prototype of Silicon Valley. In time, Edison would live on as a synonym for American engineering and entrepreneurism. Tesla, thought, would die penniless living in a hotel, slowly going mad and obsessed with feeding the pigeons. But together they changed the world. And they did it by doing things that anyone could do.

It’s time to learn How History Works as we explore ‘The Business Dos and Don’ts of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’.

Lesson number. Nurture your talents.

On July 10th, 1856 in what is now modern-day-Croatia, a woman was giving birth during a thunderstorm. The midwife remarked that this dramatic fallacy proved the baby would be a child of darkness. “No”, the mother replied, “he will be a child of light”. She was right. The child would grow up to be a pioneer in electrical lighting: Nikola Tesla.

It’s a good thing that his parents did not discourage him from following his destiny. They did not encourage him to take a laboring job or brush off his interest in scientific experimentation. Everyone knows how much parents worry about ensuring their children have a stable life. Yet far too many people never get to display their talents because their wings are clipped before they leave the nest.

]]> 1047 no Have We Forgotten How To Have A Recession? Get your copy of The Book. Make sure to use my Promo Code HISTORYWORKS10 for a 10% discount.Shop Now: https://bit.ly/497E7ZL-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #finance #recession Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group--- Sources ---https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/11/10/recessions-have-become-ultra-rare-that-is-storing-up-troublehttps://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/elon-r-musk/https://fortune.com/2025/11/13/38-trillion-national-debt-peter-peterson-foundation-historians-economists/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56333-8https://northlab.faculty.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/195/2022/10/sfchronicle.com-This-one-fact-will-completely-change-how-you-think-about-California-wildfires.pdfhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDShttps://www.pacificresearch.org/artificially-low-interest-rates-bad-for-economyhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-budget-director-plans-194507506.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/03/11/us/how-covid-stimulus-money-was-spent.htmlhttps://www.kearney.com/about/kearney-in-the-media/press/article/zombie-companies-surge-by-almost-9-annually-now-totaling-2-370-worldwide-kearneyhttps://www.axios.com/2020/06/15/zombie-companies-ushttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2025/press-release/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/grant-panic/https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/https://www.statista.com/chart/34534/median-house-price-versus-median-income-in-the-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoqoYJImnuzZdQ1TOwxAwBUMskHJC1aWFtF6TE0y4_NpdhCgcEIX------The crash of 1929 (and the great depression that followed in its wake) was the most severe economic downturn in modern history. A huge financial bubble, record inequality, loose borrowing and bad economic policies all combined to create a perfect storm of manufactured suffering. The impact on regular workers was so bad, that many soldiers who fought in the second world war said they preferred serving on ships in the Pacific, because at least there they were supplied with rations and a place to sleep. BUT, what a lot of people forget, is that this downturn wasn’t all that unusual at the time.Sure, the great depression was a little bit… greater… than the rest, but between 1900 and 1929 there were no less than 9 separate economic crashes, and at least 4 of those would be considered major recessions by today's standards… What makes this even more concerning is that today almost 100 years later, economists and historians still don’t fully understand what exactly caused the great depression… and if we don’t properly understand the lessons of history, it makes it very hard to learn from them.The only thing is… by one means or another, we have actually gotten really good at avoiding economic recessions… at least… on paper. Since the end of the second world war the frequency and severity of economic downturns has constantly declined. Now you might point to examples like 2008 and the lockdowns of 2020, but they are more of the exceptions that highlight a rather concerning rule… The global economy really did take a beating five years ago thanks to lockdowns, but the average person actually saw their debts decline, savings increase and overall financial situation improve.Beyond that of course, some other people did far far better. Almost a century on from the great depression it looks like one of two things have happened, either we have found a cure for economic crashes… or we have forgotten why we had these downturns in the first place… Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Get your copy of The Book. Make sure to use my Promo Code HISTORYWORKS10 for a 10% discount.Shop Now: https://bit.ly/497E7ZL-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #finance #recession Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group--- Sources ---https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/11/10/recessions-have-become-ultra-rare-that-is-storing-up-troublehttps://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/elon-r-musk/https://fortune.com/2025/11/13/38-trillion-national-debt-peter-peterson-foundation-historians-economists/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56333-8https://northlab.faculty.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/195/2022/10/sfchronicle.com-This-one-fact-will-completely-change-how-you-think-about-California-wildfires.pdfhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDShttps://www.pacificresearch.org/artificially-low-interest-rates-bad-for-economyhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-budget-director-plans-194507506.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/03/11/us/how-covid-stimulus-money-was-spent.htmlhttps://www.kearney.com/about/kearney-in-the-media/press/article/zombie-companies-surge-by-almost-9-annually-now-totaling-2-370-worldwide-kearneyhttps://www.axios.com/2020/06/15/zombie-companies-ushttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2025/press-release/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/grant-panic/https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/https://www.statista.com/chart/34534/median-house-price-versus-median-income-in-the-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoqoYJImnuzZdQ1TOwxAwBUMskHJC1aWFtF6TE0y4_NpdhCgcEIX------The crash of 1929 (and the great depression that followed in its wake) was the most severe economic downturn in modern history. A huge financial bubble, record inequality, loose borrowing and bad economic policies all combined to create a perfect storm of manufactured suffering. The impact on regular workers was so bad, that many soldiers who fought in the second world war said they preferred serving on ships in the Pacific, because at least there they were supplied with rations and a place to sleep. BUT, what a lot of people forget, is that this downturn wasn’t all that unusual at the time.Sure, the great depression was a little bit… greater… than the rest, but between 1900 and 1929 there were no less than 9 separate economic crashes, and at least 4 of those would be considered major recessions by today's standards… What makes this even more concerning is that today almost 100 years later, economists and historians still don’t fully understand what exactly caused the great depression… and if we don’t properly understand the lessons of history, it makes it very hard to learn from them.The only thing is… by one means or another, we have actually gotten really good at avoiding economic recessions… at least… on paper. Since the end of the second world war the frequency and severity of economic downturns has constantly declined. Now you might point to examples like 2008 and the lockdowns of 2020, but they are more of the exceptions that highlight a rather concerning rule… The global economy really did take a beating five years ago thanks to lockdowns, but the average person actually saw their debts decline, savings increase and overall financial situation improve.Beyond that of course, some other people did far far better. Almost a century on from the great depression it looks like one of two things have happened, either we have found a cure for economic crashes… or we have forgotten why we had these downturns in the first place… Get your copy of The Book. Make sure to use my Promo Code HISTORYWORKS10 for a 10% discount.
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https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/11/10/recessions-have-become-ultra-rare-that-is-storing-up-trouble

https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/elon-r-musk/

https://fortune.com/2025/11/13/38-trillion-national-debt-peter-peterson-foundation-historians-economists/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56333-8

https://northlab.faculty.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/195/2022/10/sfchronicle.com-This-one-fact-will-completely-change-how-you-think-about-California-wildfires.pdf

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS

https://www.pacificresearch.org/artificially-low-interest-rates-bad-for-economy

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-budget-director-plans-194507506.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/03/11/us/how-covid-stimulus-money-was-spent.html

https://www.kearney.com/about/kearney-in-the-media/press/article/zombie-companies-surge-by-almost-9-annually-now-totaling-2-370-worldwide-kearney

https://www.axios.com/2020/06/15/zombie-companies-us

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2025/press-release/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/grant-panic/

https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/

https://www.statista.com/chart/34534/median-house-price-versus-median-income-in-the-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoqoYJImnuzZdQ1TOwxAwBUMskHJC1aWFtF6TE0y4_NpdhCgcEIX

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The crash of 1929 (and the great depression that followed in its wake) was the most severe economic downturn in modern history.
A huge financial bubble, record inequality, loose borrowing and bad economic policies all combined to create a perfect storm of manufactured suffering.
The impact on regular workers was so bad, that many soldiers who fought in the second world war said they preferred serving on ships in the Pacific, because at least there they were supplied with rations and a place to sleep.
BUT, what a lot of people forget, is that this downturn wasn’t all that unusual at the time.
Sure, the great depression was a little bit… greater… than the rest, but between 1900 and 1929 there were no less than 9 separate economic crashes, and at least 4 of those would be considered major recessions by today's standards…
What makes this even more concerning is that today almost 100 years later, economists and historians still don’t fully understand what exactly caused the great depression… and if we don’t properly understand the lessons of history, it makes it very hard to learn from them.
The only thing is… by one means or another, we have actually gotten really good at avoiding economic recessions… at least… on paper.
Since the end of the second world war the frequency and severity of economic downturns has constantly declined.
Now you might point to examples like 2008 and the lockdowns of 2020, but they are more of the exceptions that highlight a rather concerning rule…
The global economy really did take a beating five years ago thanks to lockdowns, but the average person actually saw their debts decline, savings increase and overall financial situation improve.
Beyond that of course, some other people did far far better.
Almost a century on from the great depression it looks like one of two things have happened, either we have found a cure for economic crashes… or we have forgotten why we had these downturns in the first place…

]]> 1531 no The Historian's Guide to Getting Cancelled SOURCES1. https://www.history.co.uk/articles/ostracism-cancel-culture-ancient-greek-style2. https://topostext.org/work/2203. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095953796;jsessionid=16EBBB00985C76AC155986021CF862214. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/22/after-200-years-the-spanish-inquistion-still-exacts-its-price5. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ignaz-Semmelweis6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6333090/7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-513981658. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/aug/30/monty-python-life-of-brian-blasphemy-19799. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ni559bHXDg10. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lenny-Bruce11. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/63219-the-children-now-love-luxury-they-have-bad-manners-contempt12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RybNI0KB1bg13. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials14. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html15. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2769870116. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/should-free-burn-korans-john-le-carre-salman-rushdie-fought/17. https://apnews.com/article/0a63462f2b4f145f5ff89dc036d32ded18. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-6258866619. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You%27ve_Been_Publicly_Shamed20. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/how-one-stupid-tweet-ruined-justine-saccos-life.html------‘Cancel culture’ isn’t new. Well, not entirely. There’s no denying that the advent of smartphones and Twitter has played a huge part in online outrage. It’s also true that internet mobs behave differently from their off-world counterparts. But for the most part, ex-communicating people for violating social norms is part of human nature. The inevitability means it will be with us forever.There is good news though. Cancel culture has happened so many times before that there are plenty of world examples to help you escape its clutches, and plenty of lessons to help understand how this hive-mind works. However, be warned. Just like evolutionary biology, cancel culture adapts. New words are coined, old arguments are given a makeover and sooner or later a new target is chosen. So, heed these lessons from humanity’s past if you don’t want to become a persona non grata. Unless you’re ready to become a martyr of course!It’s time to learn how history works as we present ‘A Historical Guide to Surviving Cancel Culture’.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked SOURCES1. https://www.history.co.uk/articles/ostracism-cancel-culture-ancient-greek-style2. https://topostext.org/work/2203. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095953796;jsessionid=16EBBB00985C76AC155986021CF862214. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/22/after-200-years-the-spanish-inquistion-still-exacts-its-price5. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ignaz-Semmelweis6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6333090/7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-513981658. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/aug/30/monty-python-life-of-brian-blasphemy-19799. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ni559bHXDg10. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lenny-Bruce11. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/63219-the-children-now-love-luxury-they-have-bad-manners-contempt12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RybNI0KB1bg13. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials14. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html15. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2769870116. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/should-free-burn-korans-john-le-carre-salman-rushdie-fought/17. https://apnews.com/article/0a63462f2b4f145f5ff89dc036d32ded18. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-6258866619. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You%27ve_Been_Publicly_Shamed20. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/how-one-stupid-tweet-ruined-justine-saccos-life.html------‘Cancel culture’ isn’t new. Well, not entirely. There’s no denying that the advent of smartphones and Twitter has played a huge part in online outrage. It’s also true that internet mobs behave differently from their off-world counterparts. But for the most part, ex-communicating people for violating social norms is part of human nature. The inevitability means it will be with us forever.There is good news though. Cancel culture has happened so many times before that there are plenty of world examples to help you escape its clutches, and plenty of lessons to help understand how this hive-mind works. However, be warned. Just like evolutionary biology, cancel culture adapts. New words are coined, old arguments are given a makeover and sooner or later a new target is chosen. So, heed these lessons from humanity’s past if you don’t want to become a persona non grata. Unless you’re ready to become a martyr of course!It’s time to learn how history works as we present ‘A Historical Guide to Surviving Cancel Culture’.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #documentary Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group SOURCES
1. https://www.history.co.uk/articles/ostracism-cancel-culture-ancient-greek-style
2. https://topostext.org/work/220
3. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095953796;jsessionid=16EBBB00985C76AC155986021CF86221
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5. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ignaz-Semmelweis
6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6333090/
7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51398165
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9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ni559bHXDg
10. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lenny-Bruce
11. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/63219-the-children-now-love-luxury-they-have-bad-manners-contempt
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RybNI0KB1bg
13. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials
14. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html
15. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27698701
16. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/should-free-burn-korans-john-le-carre-salman-rushdie-fought/
17. https://apnews.com/article/0a63462f2b4f145f5ff89dc036d32ded
18. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62588666
19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You%27ve_Been_Publicly_Shamed
20. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/how-one-stupid-tweet-ruined-justine-saccos-life.html

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‘Cancel culture’ isn’t new. Well, not entirely.

There’s no denying that the advent of smartphones and Twitter has played a huge part in online outrage. It’s also true that internet mobs behave differently from their off-world counterparts. But for the most part, ex-communicating people for violating social norms is part of human nature. The inevitability means it will be with us forever.

There is good news though. Cancel culture has happened so many times before that there are plenty of world examples to help you escape its clutches, and plenty of lessons to help understand how this hive-mind works. However, be warned. Just like evolutionary biology, cancel culture adapts. New words are coined, old arguments are given a makeover and sooner or later a new target is chosen. So, heed these lessons from humanity’s past if you don’t want to become a persona non grata. Unless you’re ready to become a martyr of course!

It’s time to learn how history works as we present ‘A Historical Guide to Surviving Cancel Culture’.
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]]> 1094 no Would ENRON Even Be That Bad by Today's Standards? To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. -----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #enron Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----Sources McLean, B. and Elkind, P., 2003. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron. New York: Portfolio.Cruver, B., 2002. Anatomy of Greed: The Unshredded Truth from an Enron Insider. New York: Avalon.Bryce, R., 2002. Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron. New York: PublicAffairs.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-22/private-equity-firms-fundraising-stumbles-after-high-flying-erahttps://acquirersmultiple.com/2021/09/the-mark-to-market-fallacy-in-private-equity/https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/23/sam-altman-openais-850-billion-in-planned-buildouts-bubble-concern.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2005/11/05/prosecutors-link-enron-fall-to-1987-scandal/1cc9a9d0-0a88-43f9-8d11-16972f2e9a87/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-09-25/openai-searches-for-ways-to-finance-trillion-dollar-ai-planhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-22/private-equity-firms-fundraising-stumbles-after-high-flying-erahttp://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/belco-oil-gas-corp-history/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/coreweave-crwv-insiders-sold-1-billion-of-stock-in-q3-as-ai-rich-cash-outhttps://archive.org/details/conspiracyoffool00kurt/mode/2uphttps://archive.today/20230809203009/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/31/business/corporate-conduct-close-links-merrill-banker-had-many-direct-ties-to-enron.htmlhttps://qz.com/1776080/how-the-mcdonnell-douglas-boeing-merger-led-to-the-737-max-crisis-----even been considered that bad by today's standards?The headline story that you are probably familiar with is that; the business started out as a moderately successful energy company, but when compounding profits became harder and harder to come by, they resorted to progressively more desperate fraudulent activities to keep the party going as long as they could. They had convinced the world that they were the smartest men in the room, made impressive (but willfully reckless) projections about their future performance, created complex deal networks that made revenue look far better than it actually was, the reality is that, today ENRON is synonymous with corporate greed and corruption, and more than two decades on, it has radically reshaped the way that business is conducted… BUT… In the years since, there have been plenty of larger and more brazen examples of outright fraud, many of which went largely unpunished and unremembered. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. -----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #enron Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----Sources McLean, B. and Elkind, P., 2003. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron. New York: Portfolio.Cruver, B., 2002. Anatomy of Greed: The Unshredded Truth from an Enron Insider. New York: Avalon.Bryce, R., 2002. Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron. New York: PublicAffairs.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-22/private-equity-firms-fundraising-stumbles-after-high-flying-erahttps://acquirersmultiple.com/2021/09/the-mark-to-market-fallacy-in-private-equity/https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/23/sam-altman-openais-850-billion-in-planned-buildouts-bubble-concern.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2005/11/05/prosecutors-link-enron-fall-to-1987-scandal/1cc9a9d0-0a88-43f9-8d11-16972f2e9a87/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-09-25/openai-searches-for-ways-to-finance-trillion-dollar-ai-planhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-22/private-equity-firms-fundraising-stumbles-after-high-flying-erahttp://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/belco-oil-gas-corp-history/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/coreweave-crwv-insiders-sold-1-billion-of-stock-in-q3-as-ai-rich-cash-outhttps://archive.org/details/conspiracyoffool00kurt/mode/2uphttps://archive.today/20230809203009/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/31/business/corporate-conduct-close-links-merrill-banker-had-many-direct-ties-to-enron.htmlhttps://qz.com/1776080/how-the-mcdonnell-douglas-boeing-merger-led-to-the-737-max-crisis-----even been considered that bad by today's standards?The headline story that you are probably familiar with is that; the business started out as a moderately successful energy company, but when compounding profits became harder and harder to come by, they resorted to progressively more desperate fraudulent activities to keep the party going as long as they could. They had convinced the world that they were the smartest men in the room, made impressive (but willfully reckless) projections about their future performance, created complex deal networks that made revenue look far better than it actually was, the reality is that, today ENRON is synonymous with corporate greed and corruption, and more than two decades on, it has radically reshaped the way that business is conducted… BUT… In the years since, there have been plenty of larger and more brazen examples of outright fraud, many of which went largely unpunished and unremembered. To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant.

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Sources

McLean, B. and Elkind, P., 2003. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron. New York: Portfolio.

Cruver, B., 2002. Anatomy of Greed: The Unshredded Truth from an Enron Insider. New York: Avalon.

Bryce, R., 2002. Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron. New York: PublicAffairs.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-22/private-equity-firms-fundraising-stumbles-after-high-flying-era

https://acquirersmultiple.com/2021/09/the-mark-to-market-fallacy-in-private-equity/

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/23/sam-altman-openais-850-billion-in-planned-buildouts-bubble-concern.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2005/11/05/prosecutors-link-enron-fall-to-1987-scandal/1cc9a9d0-0a88-43f9-8d11-16972f2e9a87/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-09-25/openai-searches-for-ways-to-finance-trillion-dollar-ai-plan

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-22/private-equity-firms-fundraising-stumbles-after-high-flying-era

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/belco-oil-gas-corp-history/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/coreweave-crwv-insiders-sold-1-billion-of-stock-in-q3-as-ai-rich-cash-out

https://archive.org/details/conspiracyoffool00kurt/mode/2up

https://archive.today/20230809203009/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/31/business/corporate-conduct-close-links-merrill-banker-had-many-direct-ties-to-enron.html

https://qz.com/1776080/how-the-mcdonnell-douglas-boeing-merger-led-to-the-737-max-crisis

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even been considered that bad by today's standards?
The headline story that you are probably familiar with is that; the business started out as a moderately successful energy company, but when compounding profits became harder and harder to come by, they resorted to progressively more desperate fraudulent activities to keep the party going as long as they could.
They had convinced the world that they were the smartest men in the room,
made impressive (but willfully reckless) projections about their future performance,
created complex deal networks that made revenue look far better than it actually was, the reality is that, today ENRON is synonymous with corporate greed and corruption, and more than two decades on, it has radically reshaped the way that business is conducted… BUT…
In the years since, there have been plenty of larger and more brazen examples of outright fraud, many of which went largely unpunished and unremembered.

]]> 2013 no How Streaming Brought Back The Bad Old Days of Hollywood Streaming subscriptions are becoming so plentiful that you might be getting a sense of déjà vu. Wasn’t this the reason we stopped buying cable in the first place? But the advent of channels called ‘something something plus’ are also harking back to the classic era of Hollywood in ways that will alter the future of entertainment production and consumption for the worse.We’ve already seen how the likes of Marvel and Disney are designing their tent pole films with content in mind. Even Sony is incorporating memes into their big releases. [1] And it seems the world where trailers get trailers isn’t going away any time soon. But that’s just the stuff we’re allowed to see! There’s more happening behind closed doors that might make you rethink selling your DVD boxset at your next yard sale. So, should we be worried about the direction of the entertainment industry or is this paranoia just a case of Chicken Little?It’s time to learn How History Works as we turn back the clock to examine “Why Streaming is Old Hollywood’s Trojan Horse”.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #hollywood Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------SOURCEShttps://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-spider-man-pointing-meme-tom-holland-andrew-garfield-tobey-maguirehttps://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-day-the-supreme-court-killed-hollywoods-studio-systemhttps://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-the-studio-system-in-hollywood/https://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/blog/20210713-streaming-vs-cinemahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G629a_3MkkIhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53546021https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/marvel-studios-when-actors-contract-expire/https://uk.style.yahoo.com/elizabeth-olsen-marvel-only-sign-070000237.htmlhttps://www.ign.com/articles/quentin-tarantino-marvel-movies-captain-america-chris-evanshttps://www.thewrap.com/anthony-mackie-quentin-tarantino-marvel-actors-not-movie-stars-simu-liu/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/sophie-turner-social-media-following-rolehttps://decider.com/2019/01/18/netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-shades-hbo-fortnite/https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/lucas-spielberg-on-future-of-entertainment-1200496241/#!https://podcastle.ai/blog/what-are-reaction-videos/https://www.primermagazine.com/2009/field-manual/know-it-all-the-first-movie-commercially-released-on-vhshttps://www.cinemablend.com/news/2546698/looks-like-netflix-edited-back-to-the-futures-adult-contenthttps://slate.com/culture/2021/10/seinfeld-netflix-streaming-looks-different.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/finding-original-star-wars-trilogy-theatrical-105557549027.htmlhttps://kotaku.com/disney-streaming-crater-tax-rort-scam-writeoff-delete-1850604861https://daily.jstor.org/end-american-film-censorship/gamesradar.com/Is-it-just-me-or-has-the-death-of-physical-media-been-exaggerated/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Streaming subscriptions are becoming so plentiful that you might be getting a sense of déjà vu. Wasn’t this the reason we stopped buying cable in the first place? But the advent of channels called ‘something something plus’ are also harking back to the classic era of Hollywood in ways that will alter the future of entertainment production and consumption for the worse.We’ve already seen how the likes of Marvel and Disney are designing their tent pole films with content in mind. Even Sony is incorporating memes into their big releases. [1] And it seems the world where trailers get trailers isn’t going away any time soon. But that’s just the stuff we’re allowed to see! There’s more happening behind closed doors that might make you rethink selling your DVD boxset at your next yard sale. So, should we be worried about the direction of the entertainment industry or is this paranoia just a case of Chicken Little?It’s time to learn How History Works as we turn back the clock to examine “Why Streaming is Old Hollywood’s Trojan Horse”.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #hollywood Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------SOURCEShttps://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-spider-man-pointing-meme-tom-holland-andrew-garfield-tobey-maguirehttps://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-day-the-supreme-court-killed-hollywoods-studio-systemhttps://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-the-studio-system-in-hollywood/https://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/blog/20210713-streaming-vs-cinemahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G629a_3MkkIhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53546021https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/marvel-studios-when-actors-contract-expire/https://uk.style.yahoo.com/elizabeth-olsen-marvel-only-sign-070000237.htmlhttps://www.ign.com/articles/quentin-tarantino-marvel-movies-captain-america-chris-evanshttps://www.thewrap.com/anthony-mackie-quentin-tarantino-marvel-actors-not-movie-stars-simu-liu/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/sophie-turner-social-media-following-rolehttps://decider.com/2019/01/18/netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-shades-hbo-fortnite/https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/lucas-spielberg-on-future-of-entertainment-1200496241/#!https://podcastle.ai/blog/what-are-reaction-videos/https://www.primermagazine.com/2009/field-manual/know-it-all-the-first-movie-commercially-released-on-vhshttps://www.cinemablend.com/news/2546698/looks-like-netflix-edited-back-to-the-futures-adult-contenthttps://slate.com/culture/2021/10/seinfeld-netflix-streaming-looks-different.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/finding-original-star-wars-trilogy-theatrical-105557549027.htmlhttps://kotaku.com/disney-streaming-crater-tax-rort-scam-writeoff-delete-1850604861https://daily.jstor.org/end-american-film-censorship/gamesradar.com/Is-it-just-me-or-has-the-death-of-physical-media-been-exaggerated/ Streaming subscriptions are becoming so plentiful that you might be getting a sense of déjà vu. Wasn’t this the reason we stopped buying cable in the first place? But the advent of channels called ‘something something plus’ are also harking back to the classic era of Hollywood in ways that will alter the future of entertainment production and consumption for the worse.

We’ve already seen how the likes of Marvel and Disney are designing their tent pole films with content in mind. Even Sony is incorporating memes into their big releases. [1] And it seems the world where trailers get trailers isn’t going away any time soon. But that’s just the stuff we’re allowed to see! There’s more happening behind closed doors that might make you rethink selling your DVD boxset at your next yard sale. So, should we be worried about the direction of the entertainment industry or is this paranoia just a case of Chicken Little?

It’s time to learn How History Works as we turn back the clock to examine “Why Streaming is Old Hollywood’s Trojan Horse”.

------

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https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-spider-man-pointing-meme-tom-holland-andrew-garfield-tobey-maguire
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-day-the-supreme-court-killed-hollywoods-studio-system
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-the-studio-system-in-hollywood/
https://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/blog/20210713-streaming-vs-cinema
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G629a_3MkkI
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53546021
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/marvel-studios-when-actors-contract-expire/
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/elizabeth-olsen-marvel-only-sign-070000237.html
https://www.ign.com/articles/quentin-tarantino-marvel-movies-captain-america-chris-evans
https://www.thewrap.com/anthony-mackie-quentin-tarantino-marvel-actors-not-movie-stars-simu-liu/
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/sophie-turner-social-media-following-role
https://decider.com/2019/01/18/netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-shades-hbo-fortnite/
https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/lucas-spielberg-on-future-of-entertainment-1200496241/#!
https://podcastle.ai/blog/what-are-reaction-videos/
https://www.primermagazine.com/2009/field-manual/know-it-all-the-first-movie-commercially-released-on-vhs
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2546698/looks-like-netflix-edited-back-to-the-futures-adult-content
https://slate.com/culture/2021/10/seinfeld-netflix-streaming-looks-different.html
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/finding-original-star-wars-trilogy-theatrical-105557549027.html
https://kotaku.com/disney-streaming-crater-tax-rort-scam-writeoff-delete-1850604861
https://daily.jstor.org/end-american-film-censorship/
gamesradar.com/Is-it-just-me-or-has-the-death-of-physical-media-been-exaggerated/

]]> 954 no The Economic Crisis We Learned Nothing From To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. -----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #economics #japanesehistory Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------On the 29th of December 1989 the Nikkei (Japan's primary stock index) closed at a record high of 38,915… (After accounting for inflation) it would never again reach this level…At this time, Japan was quickly becoming the preeminent economic force in the world. Its highly innovative companies were churning out world class technology, investors were doubling (or even tripling their money) every other year, and all of this was creating some of the highest incomes anywhere on the planet.But! Even during these good times there were problems bubbling away under the surface.A long period of easy money and low interest rates grew a roster of underperforming and inefficient businesses, speculation ran rampant as people were expecting the technology of the day to continue dominating into the future, Companies and households loaded up on debt,Market returns and loose lending standards like 50 year mortgages fueled a real estate bubble that made innovation centers like Tokyo and Kyoto some the most expensive places on the planetall of these vulnerabilities were then tested by a radical shakeup in global trade relations, an aging population and… oh no… i've done it again… you’re all going to start to think I am mixing up these tapes just to make some kind of statement… lets just… there we go… Japan never recovered from the crash that followed. For the past 35 years the country has stagnated by almost every conceivable metric, its innovation is lacklustre, incomes haven’t budged, and the real estate that caused all of these problems?Some of those homes are now worth just ONE PERCENT of what they were during (what are now known) as the bubble years. So you might be thinking… hang on… a lot of these economic warnings sound very familiar today… I know where this is going… This is going to be another video talking about how we haven’t learned anything from history right? Wrong… “Japan’s lost decades” may have been the crisis we refused to learn from, BUT there are some big big differences between then and now that almost render this comparison completely irrelevant… The only problem is, those big differences… probably aren’t in our favour… Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. -----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #economics #japanesehistory Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------On the 29th of December 1989 the Nikkei (Japan's primary stock index) closed at a record high of 38,915… (After accounting for inflation) it would never again reach this level…At this time, Japan was quickly becoming the preeminent economic force in the world. Its highly innovative companies were churning out world class technology, investors were doubling (or even tripling their money) every other year, and all of this was creating some of the highest incomes anywhere on the planet.But! Even during these good times there were problems bubbling away under the surface.A long period of easy money and low interest rates grew a roster of underperforming and inefficient businesses, speculation ran rampant as people were expecting the technology of the day to continue dominating into the future, Companies and households loaded up on debt,Market returns and loose lending standards like 50 year mortgages fueled a real estate bubble that made innovation centers like Tokyo and Kyoto some the most expensive places on the planetall of these vulnerabilities were then tested by a radical shakeup in global trade relations, an aging population and… oh no… i've done it again… you’re all going to start to think I am mixing up these tapes just to make some kind of statement… lets just… there we go… Japan never recovered from the crash that followed. For the past 35 years the country has stagnated by almost every conceivable metric, its innovation is lacklustre, incomes haven’t budged, and the real estate that caused all of these problems?Some of those homes are now worth just ONE PERCENT of what they were during (what are now known) as the bubble years. So you might be thinking… hang on… a lot of these economic warnings sound very familiar today… I know where this is going… This is going to be another video talking about how we haven’t learned anything from history right? Wrong… “Japan’s lost decades” may have been the crisis we refused to learn from, BUT there are some big big differences between then and now that almost render this comparison completely irrelevant… The only problem is, those big differences… probably aren’t in our favour… To learn for free on Brilliant, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks. 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On the 29th of December 1989 the Nikkei (Japan's primary stock index) closed at a record high of 38,915…
(After accounting for inflation) it would never again reach this level…
At this time, Japan was quickly becoming the preeminent economic force in the world.
Its highly innovative companies were churning out world class technology, investors were doubling (or even tripling their money) every other year, and all of this was creating some of the highest incomes anywhere on the planet.
But! Even during these good times there were problems bubbling away under the surface.
A long period of easy money and low interest rates grew a roster of underperforming and inefficient businesses,
speculation ran rampant as people were expecting the technology of the day to continue dominating into the future,
Companies and households loaded up on debt,
Market returns and loose lending standards like 50 year mortgages fueled a real estate bubble that made innovation centers like Tokyo and Kyoto some the most expensive places on the planet
all of these vulnerabilities were then tested by a radical shakeup in global trade relations, an aging population and… oh no… i've done it again… you’re all going to start to think I am mixing up these tapes just to make some kind of statement… lets just… there we go…
Japan never recovered from the crash that followed.
For the past 35 years the country has stagnated by almost every conceivable metric, its innovation is lacklustre, incomes haven’t budged, and the real estate that caused all of these problems?
Some of those homes are now worth just ONE PERCENT of what they were during (what are now known) as the bubble years.
So you might be thinking… hang on… a lot of these economic warnings sound very familiar today… I know where this is going… This is going to be another video talking about how we haven’t learned anything from history right?
Wrong…
“Japan’s lost decades” may have been the crisis we refused to learn from, BUT there are some big big differences between then and now that almost render this comparison completely irrelevant…
The only problem is, those big differences… probably aren’t in our favour…

]]> 2054 no How Two Families Shaped American Politics (and War) For Their Profit Capitalism is as American as apple pie. A simple Internet search of ‘Americana’ will reveal that corporate brands are ubiquitous throughout the landscapes of the United States.But the biggest companies aren’t necessarily the ones with theme parks with fluffy mascots. There are plenty of huge businesses that hide behind subsidiaries. In the case of ‘Amway’, part of their longevity has been down to having friends in very high places. VERY high places.Even George Bush Junior gave a eulogy at the funeral of one of the founders. Longevity is also helped by having a couple hundred or so billion in the bank too. Especially when they have to fork out tens of millions of dollars to settle out of court every time the FTC does another investigation into pyramid scheme practices.For many, Amway is a cult-like scam whose operators should be in jail. For others, it’s an innovate business structure who has a right to keep their cards close to their chest. Is this a case of ‘haters gonna hate’ or ‘scammers gonna scam’? Both of these opinions seem appropriate for a company whose name is short for “American Way”.So today we’re going to learn How History Works as we unravel ‘The Corporate History of Amway’.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #mlm Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NITVp99C0MYhttps://www.zippia.com/amway-careers-14906/history/https://www.nytimes.com/1950/05/30/archives/court-validates-seizure-of-drugs-california-companys-appeal-against.htmlhttps://www.amwayglobal.com/answers/amway-annual-registration-fee/https://www.amway.com/en_US/about-amwayhttps://www.amwayglobal.com/newsroom/amway-reports-sales-of-8-8-billion-usd-in-2018/https://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1620-amway-5-realities-multi-billion-dollar-scam.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPj7brZwb0https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1350507697281005https://www.quora.com/How-do-Amway-points-work?share=1https://pdfroom.com/books/amway-the-cult-of-free-enterprise/zydD8bnMd14https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amway-Cult-Enterprise-Steve-Butterfield/dp/0920057632http://www.historygrandrapids.org/architecture/1553/pantlind-hotelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway_Centerhttps://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/family-research-councilhttps://www.propublica.org/article/family-research-council-irs-church-statushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jmnJzmGQqIhttps://www.frc.org/historymissionhttps://www.grunge.com/617219/the-untold-truth-of-the-blackwater-massacre/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/trump-pardons-blackwater-contractors-jailed-for-massacre-of-iraq-civilians Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Capitalism is as American as apple pie. A simple Internet search of ‘Americana’ will reveal that corporate brands are ubiquitous throughout the landscapes of the United States.But the biggest companies aren’t necessarily the ones with theme parks with fluffy mascots. There are plenty of huge businesses that hide behind subsidiaries. In the case of ‘Amway’, part of their longevity has been down to having friends in very high places. VERY high places.Even George Bush Junior gave a eulogy at the funeral of one of the founders. Longevity is also helped by having a couple hundred or so billion in the bank too. Especially when they have to fork out tens of millions of dollars to settle out of court every time the FTC does another investigation into pyramid scheme practices.For many, Amway is a cult-like scam whose operators should be in jail. For others, it’s an innovate business structure who has a right to keep their cards close to their chest. Is this a case of ‘haters gonna hate’ or ‘scammers gonna scam’? Both of these opinions seem appropriate for a company whose name is short for “American Way”.So today we’re going to learn How History Works as we unravel ‘The Corporate History of Amway’.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #mlm Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NITVp99C0MYhttps://www.zippia.com/amway-careers-14906/history/https://www.nytimes.com/1950/05/30/archives/court-validates-seizure-of-drugs-california-companys-appeal-against.htmlhttps://www.amwayglobal.com/answers/amway-annual-registration-fee/https://www.amway.com/en_US/about-amwayhttps://www.amwayglobal.com/newsroom/amway-reports-sales-of-8-8-billion-usd-in-2018/https://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1620-amway-5-realities-multi-billion-dollar-scam.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPj7brZwb0https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1350507697281005https://www.quora.com/How-do-Amway-points-work?share=1https://pdfroom.com/books/amway-the-cult-of-free-enterprise/zydD8bnMd14https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amway-Cult-Enterprise-Steve-Butterfield/dp/0920057632http://www.historygrandrapids.org/architecture/1553/pantlind-hotelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway_Centerhttps://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/family-research-councilhttps://www.propublica.org/article/family-research-council-irs-church-statushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jmnJzmGQqIhttps://www.frc.org/historymissionhttps://www.grunge.com/617219/the-untold-truth-of-the-blackwater-massacre/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/trump-pardons-blackwater-contractors-jailed-for-massacre-of-iraq-civilians Capitalism is as American as apple pie. A simple Internet search of ‘Americana’ will reveal that corporate brands are ubiquitous throughout the landscapes of the United States.

But the biggest companies aren’t necessarily the ones with theme parks with fluffy mascots. There are plenty of huge businesses that hide behind subsidiaries. In the case of ‘Amway’, part of their longevity has been down to having friends in very high places. VERY high places.
Even George Bush Junior gave a eulogy at the funeral of one of the founders.

Longevity is also helped by having a couple hundred or so billion in the bank too. Especially when they have to fork out tens of millions of dollars to settle out of court every time the FTC does another investigation into pyramid scheme practices.

For many, Amway is a cult-like scam whose operators should be in jail. For others, it’s an innovate business structure who has a right to keep their cards close to their chest.

Is this a case of ‘haters gonna hate’ or ‘scammers gonna scam’? Both of these opinions seem appropriate for a company whose name is short for “American Way”.

So today we’re going to learn How History Works as we unravel ‘The Corporate History of Amway’.
------

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SOURCES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NITVp99C0MY
https://www.zippia.com/amway-careers-14906/history/
https://www.nytimes.com/1950/05/30/archives/court-validates-seizure-of-drugs-california-companys-appeal-against.html
https://www.amwayglobal.com/answers/amway-annual-registration-fee/
https://www.amway.com/en_US/about-amway
https://www.amwayglobal.com/newsroom/amway-reports-sales-of-8-8-billion-usd-in-2018/
https://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1620-amway-5-realities-multi-billion-dollar-scam.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPj7brZwb0
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1350507697281005
https://www.quora.com/How-do-Amway-points-work?share=1
https://pdfroom.com/books/amway-the-cult-of-free-enterprise/zydD8bnMd14
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amway-Cult-Enterprise-Steve-Butterfield/dp/0920057632
http://www.historygrandrapids.org/architecture/1553/pantlind-hotel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway_Center
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/family-research-council
https://www.propublica.org/article/family-research-council-irs-church-status
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jmnJzmGQqI
https://www.frc.org/historymission
https://www.grunge.com/617219/the-untold-truth-of-the-blackwater-massacre/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/trump-pardons-blackwater-contractors-jailed-for-massacre-of-iraq-civilians

]]> 861 no Would Bernie Madoff's Fraud Even Be That Bad By Today's Standards? 👉 To learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks OR scan the QR code onscreen, or click on the link in the description. Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant.-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/My other channels: @HowMoneyWorks @HowMoneyWorksUncut ------#history #business #finance Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group----His fraud may be all he is remembered for today, but (whether we would like to admit it or not), he changed the landscape of modern investing in more ways than we acknowledge. Ironically had it not been for his Ponzi Scheme, he may be remembered even LESS fondly for the other financial tools he pioneered like payment for order flow, dark pools, online trading, FINRA , and the proliferation of hedge fund “market makers”.But perhaps more concerningly, his crimes also tell us a lot about the way our financial system operates to this day which is revealed just by asking the most logical question of… how did he think this was all going to end? He was a veteran of the financial industry taking money off some of the richest and (supposedly) smartest investors in the world, running an operation that by its very nature was inherently unstable… It also raises the question of, what did his victims ACTUALLY think they were investing in? The whole system was propped up on the three pillars of obscurity, ambiguity and exclusivity which are coincidently very commonplace in a lot of the biggest firms today. Of course nobody is saying that something like; “any of the several thousand private equity funds operating in America today ARE a ponzi scheme”… but the point is… if they WERE, it would be very hard to find out until it was too late… and these days, that might actually have real consequences…Perhaps the biggest irony in the Madoff story though is that… despite being one of the largest frauds in financial history… it didn’t really hurt any of its ultra wealthy victims too badly, at least not badly enough to enact any meaningful change… Good ol Bernie exposed a lot of flaws in our system… and all of them were quickly glossed over as he was shipped off to prison… Nobody wants to learn from history when there is a profit to be made by forgetting it… Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked 👉 To learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks OR scan the QR code onscreen, or click on the link in the description. 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Ironically had it not been for his Ponzi Scheme, he may be remembered even LESS fondly for the other financial tools he pioneered like payment for order flow, dark pools, online trading, FINRA , and the proliferation of hedge fund “market makers”.But perhaps more concerningly, his crimes also tell us a lot about the way our financial system operates to this day which is revealed just by asking the most logical question of… how did he think this was all going to end? He was a veteran of the financial industry taking money off some of the richest and (supposedly) smartest investors in the world, running an operation that by its very nature was inherently unstable… It also raises the question of, what did his victims ACTUALLY think they were investing in? The whole system was propped up on the three pillars of obscurity, ambiguity and exclusivity which are coincidently very commonplace in a lot of the biggest firms today. Of course nobody is saying that something like; “any of the several thousand private equity funds operating in America today ARE a ponzi scheme”… but the point is… if they WERE, it would be very hard to find out until it was too late… and these days, that might actually have real consequences…Perhaps the biggest irony in the Madoff story though is that… despite being one of the largest frauds in financial history… it didn’t really hurt any of its ultra wealthy victims too badly, at least not badly enough to enact any meaningful change… Good ol Bernie exposed a lot of flaws in our system… and all of them were quickly glossed over as he was shipped off to prison… Nobody wants to learn from history when there is a profit to be made by forgetting it… 👉 To learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days, go to http://www.brilliant.org/howhistoryworks OR scan the QR code onscreen, or click on the link in the description. 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His fraud may be all he is remembered for today, but (whether we would like to admit it or not), he changed the landscape of modern investing in more ways than we acknowledge.
Ironically had it not been for his Ponzi Scheme, he may be remembered even LESS fondly for the other financial tools he pioneered like payment for order flow, dark pools, online trading, FINRA , and the proliferation of hedge fund “market makers”.
But perhaps more concerningly, his crimes also tell us a lot about the way our financial system operates to this day which is revealed just by asking the most logical question of… how did he think this was all going to end?
He was a veteran of the financial industry taking money off some of the richest and (supposedly) smartest investors in the world, running an operation that by its very nature was inherently unstable…
It also raises the question of, what did his victims ACTUALLY think they were investing in?
The whole system was propped up on the three pillars of obscurity, ambiguity and exclusivity which are coincidently very commonplace in a lot of the biggest firms today.
Of course nobody is saying that something like; “any of the several thousand private equity funds operating in America today ARE a ponzi scheme”… but the point is… if they WERE, it would be very hard to find out until it was too late… and these days, that might actually have real consequences…
Perhaps the biggest irony in the Madoff story though is that… despite being one of the largest frauds in financial history… it didn’t really hurt any of its ultra wealthy victims too badly, at least not badly enough to enact any meaningful change…
Good ol Bernie exposed a lot of flaws in our system… and all of them were quickly glossed over as he was shipped off to prison…
Nobody wants to learn from history when there is a profit to be made by forgetting it…

]]> 2100 no The Rise and Fall of Mussolini Learn a Language by Watching TV with Lingopie! Start your free trial today: https://learn.lingopie.com/howhistoryworks------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #ww2history Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Tash and SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Before his unceremonious end, Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was the totalitarian prime minister of Italy, and later the (somewhat unwilling) Duce of the Italian Social Republic…On top of his official titles, he is also infamously remembered by history as the founder of modern fascism, or at the very least the first man to put its ideology into practice on a national scale, inspiring similar movements in Spain, Austria, Croatia, China, the Netherlands, Japan and of course… Germany.Now as students of history you might be thinking that… wait a minute… a lot of these groups ended up fighting one another, but that was a feature of the system as well as a feature of the man himself.By looking at his rise and fall, it remains unclear how much he truly believed in his own ideology, and how much was just political opportunism that fell into place.From relatively humble beginnings he was able to flip flop his way into increasing positions of power and influence by leveraging one talent above all others…He was exceptionally skilled at getting attention, and using it to sow discontent with… well… whatever happened to be convenient at the time…. And conveniently for him at the time… there was a lot to be discontent with in the nation that he would come to rule with an iron fist… Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Learn a Language by Watching TV with Lingopie! Start your free trial today: https://learn.lingopie.com/howhistoryworks------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #ww2history Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Tash and SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Before his unceremonious end, Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was the totalitarian prime minister of Italy, and later the (somewhat unwilling) Duce of the Italian Social Republic…On top of his official titles, he is also infamously remembered by history as the founder of modern fascism, or at the very least the first man to put its ideology into practice on a national scale, inspiring similar movements in Spain, Austria, Croatia, China, the Netherlands, Japan and of course… Germany.Now as students of history you might be thinking that… wait a minute… a lot of these groups ended up fighting one another, but that was a feature of the system as well as a feature of the man himself.By looking at his rise and fall, it remains unclear how much he truly believed in his own ideology, and how much was just political opportunism that fell into place.From relatively humble beginnings he was able to flip flop his way into increasing positions of power and influence by leveraging one talent above all others…He was exceptionally skilled at getting attention, and using it to sow discontent with… well… whatever happened to be convenient at the time…. And conveniently for him at the time… there was a lot to be discontent with in the nation that he would come to rule with an iron fist… Learn a Language by Watching TV with Lingopie! Start your free trial today: https://learn.lingopie.com/howhistoryworks

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Before his unceremonious end, Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was the totalitarian prime minister of Italy, and later the (somewhat unwilling) Duce of the Italian Social Republic…

On top of his official titles, he is also infamously remembered by history as the founder of modern fascism, or at the very least the first man to put its ideology into practice on a national scale, inspiring similar movements in Spain, Austria, Croatia, China, the Netherlands, Japan and of course… Germany.

Now as students of history you might be thinking that… wait a minute… a lot of these groups ended up fighting one another, but that was a feature of the system as well as a feature of the man himself.

By looking at his rise and fall, it remains unclear how much he truly believed in his own ideology, and how much was just political opportunism that fell into place.

From relatively humble beginnings he was able to flip flop his way into increasing positions of power and influence by leveraging one talent above all others…

He was exceptionally skilled at getting attention, and using it to sow discontent with… well… whatever happened to be convenient at the time…. And conveniently for him at the time… there was a lot to be discontent with in the nation that he would come to rule with an iron fist…

]]> 1730 no How To Be An Effective Cult Leader Anyone can join a cult. But not on purpose!Psychological studies have demonstrated how easy it is for groups of people to spiral into fully fledged fanatics. That’s why it takes a real mastermind to lead their own fellowship. And it’s why the hallmarks of generating a cult of personality can be seen in business and politics.Take the legacy of Steve Jobs’s Apple presentations. Or the passion of Trump supporters and anti-Trump supporters. What about sports nuts who life and breath their teams colours?Whether you’d like to admit it or not, one time or another you’ve been brainwashed by groupthink.So maybe you want to see if you have what it takes to be promoted to a dearly loved leader, or maybe you want to know the red flags before your yoga teacher asks you to drink the Kool-Aid.It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain “How To Be A Cult Leader”.------#HowTo #HistoryLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-13/cult-playbook-why-anyone-could-end-up-getting-conned/101137644https://www.livescience.com/65164-what-cult-leaders-have-in-common.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Asahara-Shokohttps://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/08/daniel-perez-now-lou-castro-today-2020-update/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57017270https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/nyregion/nxivm-lawsuit-keith-raniere.htmlhttps://bigthink.com/the-present/four-cult-recruitment-techniques/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201902/love-bombinghttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-mind/202106/understanding-cults-the-basicshttps://www.distractify.com/p/david-koresh-childrenhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nxivm-cult-leader-keith-raniere-accused-of-sex-game-cruelty-7dmnp3w2ghttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Heavens-Gate-religious-grouphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEzC-3mi3y0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL2gxb-TcLMhttps://www.heavensgate.com/https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/secrets-plymouth-brethren-global-religious-4465439https://www.britannica.com/event/Jonestownhttps://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/spring/feature/rajneeshpuram-was-more-utopia-desert-it-was-mirrorhttps://www.standleague.org/resources/whitepapers/the-truth-about-scientology-and-fair-game.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-15/court-battles-over-scientology-play-out-on-two-coastshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab7HZt6ZJRMhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Tokyo-subway-attack-of-1995https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/waco-siegehttps://www.history.com/topics/crime/jonestownhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-51821411 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Anyone can join a cult. But not on purpose!Psychological studies have demonstrated how easy it is for groups of people to spiral into fully fledged fanatics. That’s why it takes a real mastermind to lead their own fellowship. And it’s why the hallmarks of generating a cult of personality can be seen in business and politics.Take the legacy of Steve Jobs’s Apple presentations. Or the passion of Trump supporters and anti-Trump supporters. What about sports nuts who life and breath their teams colours?Whether you’d like to admit it or not, one time or another you’ve been brainwashed by groupthink.So maybe you want to see if you have what it takes to be promoted to a dearly loved leader, or maybe you want to know the red flags before your yoga teacher asks you to drink the Kool-Aid.It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain “How To Be A Cult Leader”.------#HowTo #HistoryLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-13/cult-playbook-why-anyone-could-end-up-getting-conned/101137644https://www.livescience.com/65164-what-cult-leaders-have-in-common.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Asahara-Shokohttps://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/08/daniel-perez-now-lou-castro-today-2020-update/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57017270https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/nyregion/nxivm-lawsuit-keith-raniere.htmlhttps://bigthink.com/the-present/four-cult-recruitment-techniques/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201902/love-bombinghttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-mind/202106/understanding-cults-the-basicshttps://www.distractify.com/p/david-koresh-childrenhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nxivm-cult-leader-keith-raniere-accused-of-sex-game-cruelty-7dmnp3w2ghttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Heavens-Gate-religious-grouphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEzC-3mi3y0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL2gxb-TcLMhttps://www.heavensgate.com/https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/secrets-plymouth-brethren-global-religious-4465439https://www.britannica.com/event/Jonestownhttps://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/spring/feature/rajneeshpuram-was-more-utopia-desert-it-was-mirrorhttps://www.standleague.org/resources/whitepapers/the-truth-about-scientology-and-fair-game.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-15/court-battles-over-scientology-play-out-on-two-coastshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab7HZt6ZJRMhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Tokyo-subway-attack-of-1995https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/waco-siegehttps://www.history.com/topics/crime/jonestownhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-51821411 Anyone can join a cult. But not on purpose!

Psychological studies have demonstrated how easy it is for groups of people to spiral into fully fledged fanatics.

That’s why it takes a real mastermind to lead their own fellowship. And it’s why the hallmarks of generating a cult of personality can be seen in business and politics.

Take the legacy of Steve Jobs’s Apple presentations. Or the passion of Trump supporters and anti-Trump supporters. What about sports nuts who life and breath their teams colours?

Whether you’d like to admit it or not, one time or another you’ve been brainwashed by groupthink.

So maybe you want to see if you have what it takes to be promoted to a dearly loved leader, or maybe you want to know the red flags before your yoga teacher asks you to drink the Kool-Aid.

It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain “How To Be A Cult Leader”.
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https://www.livescience.com/65164-what-cult-leaders-have-in-common.html
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Asahara-Shoko
https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/08/daniel-perez-now-lou-castro-today-2020-update/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57017270
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/nyregion/nxivm-lawsuit-keith-raniere.html
https://bigthink.com/the-present/four-cult-recruitment-techniques/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201902/love-bombing
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-mind/202106/understanding-cults-the-basics
https://www.distractify.com/p/david-koresh-children
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nxivm-cult-leader-keith-raniere-accused-of-sex-game-cruelty-7dmnp3w2g
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Heavens-Gate-religious-group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEzC-3mi3y0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL2gxb-TcLM
https://www.heavensgate.com/
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/secrets-plymouth-brethren-global-religious-4465439
https://www.britannica.com/event/Jonestown
https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/spring/feature/rajneeshpuram-was-more-utopia-desert-it-was-mirror
https://www.standleague.org/resources/whitepapers/the-truth-about-scientology-and-fair-game.html
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-15/court-battles-over-scientology-play-out-on-two-coasts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab7HZt6ZJRM
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https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/waco-siege
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-51821411

]]> 1005 no Has History Given Central Banks an Impossible Job? Thank you to Mint Mobile for partnering with us on this video! And for a limited time, you can get 50% off an unlimited premium wireless plan from Mint by visiting https://mintmobile.yt.link/pmtDn7t.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#HowHistoryWorks #History #bussinessLink To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----For as long as they have existed Central Banks have been the target of resentment from politicians, conspiracy theorists, OTHER banks, and regular people just trying to make their repayments. BUT a detailed look at their turbulent role throughout history does show that sometimes, this anger is not necessarily misplaced…In several cases a system that was supposed to make an economy more stable, actually just ended up creating a single point of failure that was simultaneously too big to fail and too big to bail… So then, why is today any different?These institutions have routinely been installed without much consideration to the people they will be “serving” and given a job they might not even really have the ability to do. Maximum employment and price stability are respectable goals, but have prices really been more stable and employment more consistent since these banks became a common feature of almost every economy in the world? It’s a simple critique that these institutions should have an answer for because on top of all of this they are once again coming under attack around the world for apparently not doing this “simple” job correctly… potentially even worse is that some governments (not looking at anybody in particular) are figuring out new ways to circumvent their influence entirely… for better or worse… but maybe the problem lies in the fact that… this was never really supposed to be their job in the first place, the early central banks (if you could even call them that) operated very differently to the banks of today and they were established to try and solve one simple problem… Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Thank you to Mint Mobile for partnering with us on this video! And for a limited time, you can get 50% off an unlimited premium wireless plan from Mint by visiting https://mintmobile.yt.link/pmtDn7t.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#HowHistoryWorks #History #bussinessLink To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----For as long as they have existed Central Banks have been the target of resentment from politicians, conspiracy theorists, OTHER banks, and regular people just trying to make their repayments. BUT a detailed look at their turbulent role throughout history does show that sometimes, this anger is not necessarily misplaced…In several cases a system that was supposed to make an economy more stable, actually just ended up creating a single point of failure that was simultaneously too big to fail and too big to bail… So then, why is today any different?These institutions have routinely been installed without much consideration to the people they will be “serving” and given a job they might not even really have the ability to do. Maximum employment and price stability are respectable goals, but have prices really been more stable and employment more consistent since these banks became a common feature of almost every economy in the world? It’s a simple critique that these institutions should have an answer for because on top of all of this they are once again coming under attack around the world for apparently not doing this “simple” job correctly… potentially even worse is that some governments (not looking at anybody in particular) are figuring out new ways to circumvent their influence entirely… for better or worse… but maybe the problem lies in the fact that… this was never really supposed to be their job in the first place, the early central banks (if you could even call them that) operated very differently to the banks of today and they were established to try and solve one simple problem… Thank you to Mint Mobile for partnering with us on this video! And for a limited time, you can get 50% off an unlimited premium wireless plan from Mint by visiting https://mintmobile.yt.link/pmtDn7t.

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For as long as they have existed Central Banks have been the target of resentment from politicians, conspiracy theorists, OTHER banks, and regular people just trying to make their repayments.
BUT a detailed look at their turbulent role throughout history does show that sometimes, this anger is not necessarily misplaced…
In several cases a system that was supposed to make an economy more stable, actually just ended up creating a single point of failure that was simultaneously too big to fail and too big to bail…
So then, why is today any different?
These institutions have routinely been installed without much consideration to the people they will be “serving” and given a job they might not even really have the ability to do.
Maximum employment and price stability are respectable goals, but have prices really been more stable and employment more consistent since these banks became a common feature of almost every economy in the world?
It’s a simple critique that these institutions should have an answer for because on top of all of this they are once again coming under attack around the world for apparently not doing this “simple” job correctly… potentially even worse is that some governments (not looking at anybody in particular) are figuring out new ways to circumvent their influence entirely… for better or worse…
but maybe the problem lies in the fact that… this was never really supposed to be their job in the first place, the early central banks (if you could even call them that) operated very differently to the banks of today and they were established to try and solve one simple problem…

]]> 2309 no How To Overthrow A Dictator (Or A Bad Manager) It’s easy to feel futile when a tyrannical overlord is controlling your life. Maybe you’re some lowly, mediaeval peasant toiling in fields for an aristocrat, or maybe you’re stuck in a corporate dead-end job working for manipulative executives or maybe you’re one of the truly unfortunate people stuck living under a dictator who is as horrible and evil as can be. However your tyrant manifests, please don’t despair. History has shown us how to speed up the end of their reign. Be warned, your mileage will vary because not all dictatorships are equal. Just know that if you play your cards right you can topple that regime sooner than you think.It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain “How to Overthrow a Dictator”.------#History #modernhistory Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSi_c3Cjq10https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/spying-family-friendshttps://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/a-military-manual-for-nonviolent-war/https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/germanic-collections/about-collections/spotlight-archive/operation-valkyriehttps://www.historytoday.com/reviews/history-french-resistancehttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/sas-gurkhas-take-terrified-fighters-24118583https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-war-on-paper-operation-mincemeathttps://orwell.ru/library/articles/funny/english/e_funnyhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Hammer-Tickle-History-Communism-Communist/dp/0753825821https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Funny-Rudolph-Herzog/dp/1935554301/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18XSGKDTIQTSB&keywords=dead+funny+germany&qid=1688804423&s=books&sprefix=dead+funny+germany%2Cstripbooks%2C56&sr=1-1 iranhttps://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/agora/2021/07/can-comedy-change-worldhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Arab-Springhttps://www.history.co.uk/article/the-fall-of-nicolae-ceausescu-romanias-last-communist-leader Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked It’s easy to feel futile when a tyrannical overlord is controlling your life. Maybe you’re some lowly, mediaeval peasant toiling in fields for an aristocrat, or maybe you’re stuck in a corporate dead-end job working for manipulative executives or maybe you’re one of the truly unfortunate people stuck living under a dictator who is as horrible and evil as can be. However your tyrant manifests, please don’t despair. History has shown us how to speed up the end of their reign. Be warned, your mileage will vary because not all dictatorships are equal. Just know that if you play your cards right you can topple that regime sooner than you think.It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain “How to Overthrow a Dictator”.------#History #modernhistory Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSi_c3Cjq10https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/spying-family-friendshttps://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/a-military-manual-for-nonviolent-war/https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/germanic-collections/about-collections/spotlight-archive/operation-valkyriehttps://www.historytoday.com/reviews/history-french-resistancehttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/sas-gurkhas-take-terrified-fighters-24118583https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-war-on-paper-operation-mincemeathttps://orwell.ru/library/articles/funny/english/e_funnyhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Hammer-Tickle-History-Communism-Communist/dp/0753825821https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Funny-Rudolph-Herzog/dp/1935554301/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18XSGKDTIQTSB&keywords=dead+funny+germany&qid=1688804423&s=books&sprefix=dead+funny+germany%2Cstripbooks%2C56&sr=1-1 iranhttps://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/agora/2021/07/can-comedy-change-worldhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Arab-Springhttps://www.history.co.uk/article/the-fall-of-nicolae-ceausescu-romanias-last-communist-leader It’s easy to feel futile when a tyrannical overlord is controlling your life. Maybe you’re some lowly, mediaeval peasant toiling in fields for an aristocrat, or maybe you’re stuck in a corporate dead-end job working for manipulative executives or maybe you’re one of the truly unfortunate people stuck living under a dictator who is as horrible and evil as can be. However your tyrant manifests, please don’t despair. History has shown us how to speed up the end of their reign. Be warned, your mileage will vary because not all dictatorships are equal. Just know that if you play your cards right you can topple that regime sooner than you think.

It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain “How to Overthrow a Dictator”.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSi_c3Cjq10
https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/spying-family-friends
https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/a-military-manual-for-nonviolent-war/
https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/germanic-collections/about-collections/spotlight-archive/operation-valkyrie
https://www.historytoday.com/reviews/history-french-resistance
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/sas-gurkhas-take-terrified-fighters-24118583
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-war-on-paper-operation-mincemeat
https://orwell.ru/library/articles/funny/english/e_funny
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hammer-Tickle-History-Communism-Communist/dp/0753825821
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Funny-Rudolph-Herzog/dp/1935554301/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18XSGKDTIQTSB&keywords=dead+funny+germany&qid=1688804423&s=books&sprefix=dead+funny+germany%2Cstripbooks%2C56&sr=1-1 iran
https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/agora/2021/07/can-comedy-change-world
https://www.britannica.com/event/Arab-Spring
https://www.history.co.uk/article/the-fall-of-nicolae-ceausescu-romanias-last-communist-leader

]]> 786 no Why is One Man Always Blamed For Everything Wrong With America? Get your copy of The Book: https://bit.ly/4kGqlROApply my Promo-code: HOWHISTORYWORKS10 for a special discount.------#history #reagan #economics Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------If you spend long enough looking at financial and economic data you would be forgiven for thinking that almost everything is getting worse all the time…Our national debt has become an almost unsolvable issue, inequality has reached gilded age levels, union membership has collapsed, wages have stagnated (even as productivity soared), people are saving less of the money they do make, corporate bankruptcies are up over 1,000%, our life expectancy has fallen behind almost every other advanced economy and our incarceration rates have more than quadrupled in the last 40 years alone… It’s pretty bleak stuff, but if you look closely enough you might notice that these numbers all started moving in the wrong direction at around about the same time…Depending on who you ask, Ronald Reagan was either one of the best presidents in history or one of the worst presidents in history and it’s that disconnect that makes a candid recount of his achievements and failures so hard to find. This split of opinions is not helped by the fact that political polarization is at its highest levels since the civil war… ironically another trend that started… right here with the election of Ronald Reagan… Now no matter what side of the fence you sit on, one thing nobody can take away from him is that more so than perhaps anybody else in modern American history, his marks can clearly be seen in almost any metric you might look at. For better or worse no other president has altered the course of the economy this significantly… but… it is possible that old ronny gets a lot of credit and/or criticism that he wasn’t directly responsible for. Before blaming all of our problems on just one man, it’s important to understand the circumstances that made him possible in the first place… What really compelled so many people to vote against their own best interests and why haven’t we been able to undo these changes in the 40 years since? Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Get your copy of The Book: https://bit.ly/4kGqlROApply my Promo-code: HOWHISTORYWORKS10 for a special discount.------#history #reagan #economics Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------If you spend long enough looking at financial and economic data you would be forgiven for thinking that almost everything is getting worse all the time…Our national debt has become an almost unsolvable issue, inequality has reached gilded age levels, union membership has collapsed, wages have stagnated (even as productivity soared), people are saving less of the money they do make, corporate bankruptcies are up over 1,000%, our life expectancy has fallen behind almost every other advanced economy and our incarceration rates have more than quadrupled in the last 40 years alone… It’s pretty bleak stuff, but if you look closely enough you might notice that these numbers all started moving in the wrong direction at around about the same time…Depending on who you ask, Ronald Reagan was either one of the best presidents in history or one of the worst presidents in history and it’s that disconnect that makes a candid recount of his achievements and failures so hard to find. This split of opinions is not helped by the fact that political polarization is at its highest levels since the civil war… ironically another trend that started… right here with the election of Ronald Reagan… Now no matter what side of the fence you sit on, one thing nobody can take away from him is that more so than perhaps anybody else in modern American history, his marks can clearly be seen in almost any metric you might look at. For better or worse no other president has altered the course of the economy this significantly… but… it is possible that old ronny gets a lot of credit and/or criticism that he wasn’t directly responsible for. Before blaming all of our problems on just one man, it’s important to understand the circumstances that made him possible in the first place… What really compelled so many people to vote against their own best interests and why haven’t we been able to undo these changes in the 40 years since? Get your copy of The Book: https://bit.ly/4kGqlRO
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If you spend long enough looking at financial and economic data you would be forgiven for thinking that almost everything is getting worse all the time…
Our national debt has become an almost unsolvable issue, inequality has reached gilded age levels, union membership has collapsed, wages have stagnated (even as productivity soared), people are saving less of the money they do make, corporate bankruptcies are up over 1,000%, our life expectancy has fallen behind almost every other advanced economy and our incarceration rates have more than quadrupled in the last 40 years alone…
It’s pretty bleak stuff, but if you look closely enough you might notice that these numbers all started moving in the wrong direction at around about the same time…
Depending on who you ask, Ronald Reagan was either one of the best presidents in history or one of the worst presidents in history and it’s that disconnect that makes a candid recount of his achievements and failures so hard to find.
This split of opinions is not helped by the fact that political polarization is at its highest levels since the civil war… ironically another trend that started… right here with the election of Ronald Reagan…
Now no matter what side of the fence you sit on, one thing nobody can take away from him is that more so than perhaps anybody else in modern American history, his marks can clearly be seen in almost any metric you might look at.
For better or worse no other president has altered the course of the economy this significantly… but… it is possible that old ronny gets a lot of credit and/or criticism that he wasn’t directly responsible for.
Before blaming all of our problems on just one man, it’s important to understand the circumstances that made him possible in the first place…
What really compelled so many people to vote against their own best interests and why haven’t we been able to undo these changes in the 40 years since?

]]> 1531 no The Dark History Of The Biggest Family Business In America Grab SUMMER DEAL because now Atlas VPN Premium is just $1.83 per month + 3 months extra! And with a 30-day money-back guarantee ➡️ https://get.atlasvpn.com/History-----If someone asked you what the largest private company in the world is, you’d probably say Aldi, Robert Bosch or State Farm. Maybe if you’re a bit savvier you might pick something like China’s Tencent or maybe even Huawei and ByteDance. Something with a big name and a singular focus. But if you’re aware of how most big corporations spread their wealth and power behind an international network of companies, then you’d know that Koch Industries is a front runner for ‘largest company in the world’. It has over 120,000 employees and makes $125 billion a year all thanks to its intricately complicated organisation. They have so many tentacles that reach far and wide that it is frequently called the ‘Kochtopus’. Yet unlike the ones I just listed, it mostly hides in the shadows. At least from the general public. In reality, the influence and power of the Koch Brothers is well known precisely.Aside from inheriting one of the biggest oil companies from their father, Charles and David Koch (a.k.a the poster boys of the 1%) also run a plethora of think tanks, lobbying groups, and subsidies to make sure their machine keeps ticking, the money keeps churning, and the tax breaks keep coming. So how did this libertarian powerhouse get started in the Soviet Union? And how did family drama help it grow? And what are the loopholes the Koch brothers exploit to keep them rich?It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain ‘How The Koch Brothers Became The Largest Private Company in The World’.------#HowHistoryWorks #business #history Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------SOURCEShttps://www.forbes.com/companies/koch-industries/https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/08/29/the-kochtopuss-gardenhttps://gw.geneanet.org/rikvandorst?lang=en&n=koch&oc=0&p=hotzehttps://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/fred-c-koch-45831.phphttps://timeline.com/the-koch-family-s-nazi-ties-are-more-entrenched-than-you-think-37c645012da0https://thenewamerican.com/fred-koch-oil-man-against-communism/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Money_(book)https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/17/dark-money-review-nazi-oil-the-koch-brothers-and-a-rightwing-revolutionhttps://www.vanityfair.com/style/society/2014/05/frederick-koch-brothershttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-and-David-Kochhttps://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/28/business/brother-versus-brother-koch-family-s-long-legal-feud-is-headed-for-a-jury.htmlhttps://www.investopedia.com/insights/companies-owned-koch-brothers/https://www.icij.org/investigations/luxembourg-leaks/new-leak-reveals-luxembourg-tax-deals-disney-koch-brothers-empire/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pl-QOwJ7JAhttps://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/inside-the-koch-brothers-toxic-empire-164403/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/22/kochland-excerpt-senate-investigation-oil-theft-native-american-tribes-227412/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-trump-adversaries-join-trump-at-his-mar-a-lago-club/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Grab SUMMER DEAL because now Atlas VPN Premium is just $1.83 per month + 3 months extra! And with a 30-day money-back guarantee ➡️ https://get.atlasvpn.com/History-----If someone asked you what the largest private company in the world is, you’d probably say Aldi, Robert Bosch or State Farm. Maybe if you’re a bit savvier you might pick something like China’s Tencent or maybe even Huawei and ByteDance. Something with a big name and a singular focus. But if you’re aware of how most big corporations spread their wealth and power behind an international network of companies, then you’d know that Koch Industries is a front runner for ‘largest company in the world’. It has over 120,000 employees and makes $125 billion a year all thanks to its intricately complicated organisation. They have so many tentacles that reach far and wide that it is frequently called the ‘Kochtopus’. Yet unlike the ones I just listed, it mostly hides in the shadows. At least from the general public. In reality, the influence and power of the Koch Brothers is well known precisely.Aside from inheriting one of the biggest oil companies from their father, Charles and David Koch (a.k.a the poster boys of the 1%) also run a plethora of think tanks, lobbying groups, and subsidies to make sure their machine keeps ticking, the money keeps churning, and the tax breaks keep coming. So how did this libertarian powerhouse get started in the Soviet Union? And how did family drama help it grow? And what are the loopholes the Koch brothers exploit to keep them rich?It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain ‘How The Koch Brothers Became The Largest Private Company in The World’.------#HowHistoryWorks #business #history Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------SOURCEShttps://www.forbes.com/companies/koch-industries/https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/08/29/the-kochtopuss-gardenhttps://gw.geneanet.org/rikvandorst?lang=en&n=koch&oc=0&p=hotzehttps://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/fred-c-koch-45831.phphttps://timeline.com/the-koch-family-s-nazi-ties-are-more-entrenched-than-you-think-37c645012da0https://thenewamerican.com/fred-koch-oil-man-against-communism/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Money_(book)https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/17/dark-money-review-nazi-oil-the-koch-brothers-and-a-rightwing-revolutionhttps://www.vanityfair.com/style/society/2014/05/frederick-koch-brothershttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-and-David-Kochhttps://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/28/business/brother-versus-brother-koch-family-s-long-legal-feud-is-headed-for-a-jury.htmlhttps://www.investopedia.com/insights/companies-owned-koch-brothers/https://www.icij.org/investigations/luxembourg-leaks/new-leak-reveals-luxembourg-tax-deals-disney-koch-brothers-empire/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pl-QOwJ7JAhttps://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/inside-the-koch-brothers-toxic-empire-164403/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/22/kochland-excerpt-senate-investigation-oil-theft-native-american-tribes-227412/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-trump-adversaries-join-trump-at-his-mar-a-lago-club/ Grab SUMMER DEAL because now Atlas VPN Premium is just $1.83 per month + 3 months extra! 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If someone asked you what the largest private company in the world is, you’d probably say Aldi, Robert Bosch or State Farm. Maybe if you’re a bit savvier you might pick something like China’s Tencent or maybe even Huawei and ByteDance. Something with a big name and a singular focus. But if you’re aware of how most big corporations spread their wealth and power behind an international network of companies, then you’d know that Koch Industries is a front runner for ‘largest company in the world’. It has over 120,000 employees and makes $125 billion a year all thanks to its intricately complicated organisation. They have so many tentacles that reach far and wide that it is frequently called the ‘Kochtopus’.

Yet unlike the ones I just listed, it mostly hides in the shadows. At least from the general public. In reality, the influence and power of the Koch Brothers is well known precisely.

Aside from inheriting one of the biggest oil companies from their father, Charles and David Koch (a.k.a the poster boys of the 1%) also run a plethora of think tanks, lobbying groups, and subsidies to make sure their machine keeps ticking, the money keeps churning, and the tax breaks keep coming. So how did this libertarian powerhouse get started in the Soviet Union? And how did family drama help it grow? And what are the loopholes the Koch brothers exploit to keep them rich?

It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain ‘How The Koch Brothers Became The Largest Private Company in The World’.

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#HowHistoryWorks #business #history

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SOURCES
https://www.forbes.com/companies/koch-industries/
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/08/29/the-kochtopuss-garden
https://gw.geneanet.org/rikvandorst?lang=en&n=koch&oc=0&p=hotze
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/fred-c-koch-45831.php
https://timeline.com/the-koch-family-s-nazi-ties-are-more-entrenched-than-you-think-37c645012da0
https://thenewamerican.com/fred-koch-oil-man-against-communism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Money_(book)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/17/dark-money-review-nazi-oil-the-koch-brothers-and-a-rightwing-revolution
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/society/2014/05/frederick-koch-brothers
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-and-David-Koch
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/28/business/brother-versus-brother-koch-family-s-long-legal-feud-is-headed-for-a-jury.html
https://www.investopedia.com/insights/companies-owned-koch-brothers/
https://www.icij.org/investigations/luxembourg-leaks/new-leak-reveals-luxembourg-tax-deals-disney-koch-brothers-empire/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pl-QOwJ7JA
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/inside-the-koch-brothers-toxic-empire-164403/
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/22/kochland-excerpt-senate-investigation-oil-theft-native-american-tribes-227412/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-trump-adversaries-join-trump-at-his-mar-a-lago-club/

]]> 856 no bUt hItLer fIxEd ThE eCoNomY! Check out Cape and use code HISTWORK33 to get 33% off your first six months https://www.cape.co/?utm_source=creators&utm_platform=youtube&utm_campaign=howhistoryworks------#history #economics Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Germany in 1933 was truly one of the most severely crippled economies in modern history. Unemployment had hit 35%, and a country (that was already badly suffering under the weight of reparations, the loss of industrial infrastructure and hyperinflation) lost an additional 50% of its capital output, exports fell by over 70% and without the resources to fund basic social services malnourishment and homelessness were commonplace all between the years of 1929 and 1933. The Great Depression was not particularly pleasant for any of the countries swept up in it, but the economic devastation felt by Germany in particular was largely without equal. But then… things changed… Adolf Hitler was appointed the Chancellor of Germany on the 30th of January 1933 and then the full fat Fuhrer of Germany a year and a half later. This was a time period that clearly coincided with a dramatic turnaround in Germany’s economy. In the years that followed unemployment fell from 35%, to less than 1%... agricultural and industrial output almost doubled, massive infrastructure projects like the Autobahns were commissioned and completed and this was all on top of, well… you know… assembling a military force to take on the rest of Europe… It is easy to see why armchair historians (and insufferable edgelords) alike will often repeat the factoid that “Hitler was a terrible guy, but at least he fixed the economy!” …The only problem is…he didn’t…The German economic miracle may have looked good on paper, but that's a lot easier, when they were the ones who controlled the paper… Lying with statistics, being in the right place at the right time, “tactically ignoring” some warning signs, not to mention good old fashioned propaganda managed to make things look good for around 6 years…But by zooming out and understanding the complete historical context, it will hopefully become clear that by 1939 Germany was at most a few years away from collapse even before the bombs started dropping… Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Check out Cape and use code HISTWORK33 to get 33% off your first six months https://www.cape.co/?utm_source=creators&utm_platform=youtube&utm_campaign=howhistoryworks------#history #economics Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Germany in 1933 was truly one of the most severely crippled economies in modern history. Unemployment had hit 35%, and a country (that was already badly suffering under the weight of reparations, the loss of industrial infrastructure and hyperinflation) lost an additional 50% of its capital output, exports fell by over 70% and without the resources to fund basic social services malnourishment and homelessness were commonplace all between the years of 1929 and 1933. The Great Depression was not particularly pleasant for any of the countries swept up in it, but the economic devastation felt by Germany in particular was largely without equal. But then… things changed… Adolf Hitler was appointed the Chancellor of Germany on the 30th of January 1933 and then the full fat Fuhrer of Germany a year and a half later. This was a time period that clearly coincided with a dramatic turnaround in Germany’s economy. In the years that followed unemployment fell from 35%, to less than 1%... agricultural and industrial output almost doubled, massive infrastructure projects like the Autobahns were commissioned and completed and this was all on top of, well… you know… assembling a military force to take on the rest of Europe… It is easy to see why armchair historians (and insufferable edgelords) alike will often repeat the factoid that “Hitler was a terrible guy, but at least he fixed the economy!” …The only problem is…he didn’t…The German economic miracle may have looked good on paper, but that's a lot easier, when they were the ones who controlled the paper… Lying with statistics, being in the right place at the right time, “tactically ignoring” some warning signs, not to mention good old fashioned propaganda managed to make things look good for around 6 years…But by zooming out and understanding the complete historical context, it will hopefully become clear that by 1939 Germany was at most a few years away from collapse even before the bombs started dropping… Check out Cape and use code HISTWORK33 to get 33% off your first six months https://www.cape.co/?utm_source=creators&utm_platform=youtube&utm_campaign=howhistoryworks

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Germany in 1933 was truly one of the most severely crippled economies in modern history.
Unemployment had hit 35%, and a country (that was already badly suffering under the weight of reparations, the loss of industrial infrastructure and hyperinflation) lost an additional 50% of its capital output, exports fell by over 70% and without the resources to fund basic social services malnourishment and homelessness were commonplace all between the years of 1929 and 1933.
The Great Depression was not particularly pleasant for any of the countries swept up in it, but the economic devastation felt by Germany in particular was largely without equal.
But then… things changed…
Adolf Hitler was appointed the Chancellor of Germany on the 30th of January 1933 and then the full fat Fuhrer of Germany a year and a half later.
This was a time period that clearly coincided with a dramatic turnaround in Germany’s economy.
In the years that followed unemployment fell from 35%, to less than 1%... agricultural and industrial output almost doubled, massive infrastructure projects like the Autobahns were commissioned and completed and this was all on top of, well… you know… assembling a military force to take on the rest of Europe…
It is easy to see why armchair historians (and insufferable edgelords) alike will often repeat the factoid that “Hitler was a terrible guy, but at least he fixed the economy!” …
The only problem is…he didn’t…
The German economic miracle may have looked good on paper, but that's a lot easier, when they were the ones who controlled the paper…
Lying with statistics, being in the right place at the right time, “tactically ignoring” some warning signs, not to mention good old fashioned propaganda managed to make things look good for around 6 years…
But by zooming out and understanding the complete historical context, it will hopefully become clear that by 1939 Germany was at most a few years away from collapse even before the bombs started dropping…

]]> 1837 no Why The Rockefeller Fortune Will Last Forever John D. Rockefeller was the world’s first bona fide billionaire, meaning that his billion-dollar status wasn’t retroactively calculated with inflation. Instead, he was the first person to own a billion’s worth of assets in real time and that’s even after the Great Depression wiped $10 billion from his bank accounts. But even that barely caused a dent to his pocketbook.Now, his fortune is spread across six generations and 70 heirs so it’s understandable why he has such a divisive reputation. For some, he was a revolutionary tycoon and trendsetting philanthropist. For others, he’s a puppet master who used his wealth and power to skew the law in his favour. In any case, you don’t make $360 billion without making a few enemies (or friends in high places). Thankfully the rules which helped him change the landscape of business and commerce can be followed by anyone, so let’s examine them to separate the man from the myth.It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain ‘Why The Rockefellers Never Lost Their Fortune’------#wealth #History #rockefeller Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://www.thoughtco.com/john-d-rockefeller-p2-1779821https://investguiding-com.ngontinh24.com/article/rockefeller-net-worth-360-billion-2023-family-jay-john-d-rockefellerhttps://www.history.com/news/john-d-rockefeller-father-con-man-originshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptreqGLGabchttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/12/21/the-biggest-losers-these-10-billionaires-each-lost-at-least-10-billion-this-year/https://www.history.co.uk/biographies/john-d-rockefellerhttps://www.rockpa.org/guide/rockefellers-legacy-giving/https://resource.rockarch.org/story/the-general-education-board-1903-1964/https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/john-d-rockefellerhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Standard-Oilhttps://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/04/11/a-new-deal-a-great-depression-the-rockefellers-take-charge/https://brandongaille.com/22-lottery-winners-bankrupt-statistics/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked John D. Rockefeller was the world’s first bona fide billionaire, meaning that his billion-dollar status wasn’t retroactively calculated with inflation. Instead, he was the first person to own a billion’s worth of assets in real time and that’s even after the Great Depression wiped $10 billion from his bank accounts. But even that barely caused a dent to his pocketbook.Now, his fortune is spread across six generations and 70 heirs so it’s understandable why he has such a divisive reputation. For some, he was a revolutionary tycoon and trendsetting philanthropist. For others, he’s a puppet master who used his wealth and power to skew the law in his favour. In any case, you don’t make $360 billion without making a few enemies (or friends in high places). Thankfully the rules which helped him change the landscape of business and commerce can be followed by anyone, so let’s examine them to separate the man from the myth.It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain ‘Why The Rockefellers Never Lost Their Fortune’------#wealth #History #rockefeller Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group-----SOURCEShttps://www.thoughtco.com/john-d-rockefeller-p2-1779821https://investguiding-com.ngontinh24.com/article/rockefeller-net-worth-360-billion-2023-family-jay-john-d-rockefellerhttps://www.history.com/news/john-d-rockefeller-father-con-man-originshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptreqGLGabchttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/12/21/the-biggest-losers-these-10-billionaires-each-lost-at-least-10-billion-this-year/https://www.history.co.uk/biographies/john-d-rockefellerhttps://www.rockpa.org/guide/rockefellers-legacy-giving/https://resource.rockarch.org/story/the-general-education-board-1903-1964/https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/john-d-rockefellerhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Standard-Oilhttps://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/04/11/a-new-deal-a-great-depression-the-rockefellers-take-charge/https://brandongaille.com/22-lottery-winners-bankrupt-statistics/ John D. Rockefeller was the world’s first bona fide billionaire, meaning that his billion-dollar status wasn’t retroactively calculated with inflation. Instead, he was the first person to own a billion’s worth of assets in real time and that’s even after the Great Depression wiped $10 billion from his bank accounts. But even that barely caused a dent to his pocketbook.

Now, his fortune is spread across six generations and 70 heirs so it’s understandable why he has such a divisive reputation. For some, he was a revolutionary tycoon and trendsetting philanthropist. For others, he’s a puppet master who used his wealth and power to skew the law in his favour. In any case, you don’t make $360 billion without making a few enemies (or friends in high places). Thankfully the rules which helped him change the landscape of business and commerce can be followed by anyone, so let’s examine them to separate the man from the myth.

It’s time to learn How History Works as we explain ‘Why The Rockefellers Never Lost Their Fortune’
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https://www.thoughtco.com/john-d-rockefeller-p2-1779821
https://investguiding-com.ngontinh24.com/article/rockefeller-net-worth-360-billion-2023-family-jay-john-d-rockefeller
https://www.history.com/news/john-d-rockefeller-father-con-man-origins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptreqGLGabc
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/12/21/the-biggest-losers-these-10-billionaires-each-lost-at-least-10-billion-this-year/
https://www.history.co.uk/biographies/john-d-rockefeller
https://www.rockpa.org/guide/rockefellers-legacy-giving/
https://resource.rockarch.org/story/the-general-education-board-1903-1964/
https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/john-d-rockefeller
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Standard-Oil
https://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/04/11/a-new-deal-a-great-depression-the-rockefellers-take-charge/
https://brandongaille.com/22-lottery-winners-bankrupt-statistics/

]]> 867 no The Secret Document That Planned America's Last Half Century Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #lobbying Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group*** Sources ***The Memo: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/assets/usa-courts-secrecy-lobbyist/powell-memo.pdfhttps://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/historical-highest-marginal-income-tax-rateshttps://news.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspxhttps://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/412/94/https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbyinghttps://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.htmhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WFRBST01134https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distribute/chart/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPATAXhttps://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/-----On the 23rd of August 1971 a well respected lawyer from Virginia mailed a letter to his friend complaining about how hard it was becoming for businesses to get anything done in America under the growing weight of endless new red tape, worker protections and “anti corporate sentiments”.Now a high end lawyer complaining about the problems his wealthy business clientele paid him to deal with, wouldn’t really be that interesting by itself…The difference was though, that this letter also included a plan to fix these problems.Within eight pages, one man outlined a lot of ideas that will probably sound eerily familiar to you today.He said that in order to put corporate interest back on top they would have to work together to nudge the media, shape minds through education, capture the courts, create think tanks to "tailor the truth” and above all else, convince people that they were shareholders, and that what was good for business was ultimately good for them.Even this still might not sound that crazy with the benefit of hindsight today, except that both the man that sent this letter, and the man that received it, went onto fill positions where they could execute on this wishlist of corporate interests.Now this document was never meant to be seen by the general public and even when it was made public by journalists a year later, it didn’t really get that much attention because the ideas it set out simultaneously sounded too radical to be taken seriously and too subtle to have any real impact.But by exploring the difference between the economy and the business landscape back then, and the same fields today it should become pretty clear to you that through meticulous and consistent execution by some of the most powerful names you've never heard, this letter basically predicted the next half century of politics and the almighty corporations position at the center of it. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #lobbying Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group*** Sources ***The Memo: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/assets/usa-courts-secrecy-lobbyist/powell-memo.pdfhttps://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/historical-highest-marginal-income-tax-rateshttps://news.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspxhttps://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/412/94/https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbyinghttps://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.htmhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WFRBST01134https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distribute/chart/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPATAXhttps://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/-----On the 23rd of August 1971 a well respected lawyer from Virginia mailed a letter to his friend complaining about how hard it was becoming for businesses to get anything done in America under the growing weight of endless new red tape, worker protections and “anti corporate sentiments”.Now a high end lawyer complaining about the problems his wealthy business clientele paid him to deal with, wouldn’t really be that interesting by itself…The difference was though, that this letter also included a plan to fix these problems.Within eight pages, one man outlined a lot of ideas that will probably sound eerily familiar to you today.He said that in order to put corporate interest back on top they would have to work together to nudge the media, shape minds through education, capture the courts, create think tanks to "tailor the truth” and above all else, convince people that they were shareholders, and that what was good for business was ultimately good for them.Even this still might not sound that crazy with the benefit of hindsight today, except that both the man that sent this letter, and the man that received it, went onto fill positions where they could execute on this wishlist of corporate interests.Now this document was never meant to be seen by the general public and even when it was made public by journalists a year later, it didn’t really get that much attention because the ideas it set out simultaneously sounded too radical to be taken seriously and too subtle to have any real impact.But by exploring the difference between the economy and the business landscape back then, and the same fields today it should become pretty clear to you that through meticulous and consistent execution by some of the most powerful names you've never heard, this letter basically predicted the next half century of politics and the almighty corporations position at the center of it. 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The Memo: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/assets/usa-courts-secrecy-lobbyist/powell-memo.pdf

https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/historical-highest-marginal-income-tax-rates

https://news.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspx

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/412/94/

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.htm

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WFRBST01134

https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distribute/chart/

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPATAX

https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/

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On the 23rd of August 1971 a well respected lawyer from Virginia mailed a letter to his friend complaining about how hard it was becoming for businesses to get anything done in America under the growing weight of endless new red tape, worker protections and “anti corporate sentiments”.
Now a high end lawyer complaining about the problems his wealthy business clientele paid him to deal with, wouldn’t really be that interesting by itself…
The difference was though, that this letter also included a plan to fix these problems.
Within eight pages, one man outlined a lot of ideas that will probably sound eerily familiar to you today.
He said that in order to put corporate interest back on top they would have to work together to nudge the media, shape minds through education, capture the courts, create think tanks to "tailor the truth” and above all else, convince people that they were shareholders, and that what was good for business was ultimately good for them.
Even this still might not sound that crazy with the benefit of hindsight today, except that both the man that sent this letter, and the man that received it, went onto fill positions where they could execute on this wishlist of corporate interests.
Now this document was never meant to be seen by the general public and even when it was made public by journalists a year later, it didn’t really get that much attention because the ideas it set out simultaneously sounded too radical to be taken seriously and too subtle to have any real impact.
But by exploring the difference between the economy and the business landscape back then, and the same fields today it should become pretty clear to you that through meticulous and consistent execution by some of the most powerful names you've never heard, this letter basically predicted the next half century of politics and the almighty corporations position at the center of it.

]]> 2129 no How To Build A Company That Will Last 1,000 Years Rome wasn’t built in a day but that’s all it took for the civilisation to fall when the last Roman emperor was deposed and companies have it even harder, with only a select few lasting a century or so. According to Forbes, of the businesses that made the Fortune 500 list way back in 1955, only 12 were still around by the year 2014. That’s an 88% drop, the corporate equivalent of an apex predator going extinct in a single generation. In your own lifetime you’ve no doubt seen one-time behemoths of business go bust, broke or get bought out. But even the sloth dodged a few asteroids, ice ages and volcanic eruptions. That’s why a few business lineages beat the odds without ever needing to become giants.The oldest company in the world is Kongō Gumi, a construction company from Japan who got their start building shrines and temples way back in the year 578. This company’s start was as close to Jesus as you are now to William Shakespeare. However, even that is disputed because it had to be saved from liquidation by another company – not because it was a money-making machine, but because of its cultural significance.Afterall, is it the same company if the name is the same but the structure is different? What if it changes industry but not the logo? It’s like the old joke of the street broom that never retires because it keeps getting a new brush and handle. But today we’re not going to get bogged down in the philosophical weeds. Instead, we’re going to focus on the main survival strategies that help a business do the one thing it’s not supposed to do: survive.It’s time to Learn How History Works as we explain ‘How To Make A Business That Will Last 1,000 Years’.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #business Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sourceshttps://www.thoughtco.com/what-was-the-fall-of-rome-112688https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/fortune-500-firms-in-1955-vs-2014-89-are-gone-and-were-all-better-off-because-of-that-dynamic-creative-destruction/https://worksthatwork.com/3/kongo-gumihttps://www.nintendo.co.uk/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.htmlhttps://simplicable.com/economics/necessity-goodshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhnTuzp7lFkhttps://www.oldest.org/technology/companies/https://www.britannica.com/topic/banana-republichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xN6IdhTQ7Ahttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aol-time-warner-formedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60898614 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Rome wasn’t built in a day but that’s all it took for the civilisation to fall when the last Roman emperor was deposed and companies have it even harder, with only a select few lasting a century or so. According to Forbes, of the businesses that made the Fortune 500 list way back in 1955, only 12 were still around by the year 2014. That’s an 88% drop, the corporate equivalent of an apex predator going extinct in a single generation. In your own lifetime you’ve no doubt seen one-time behemoths of business go bust, broke or get bought out. But even the sloth dodged a few asteroids, ice ages and volcanic eruptions. That’s why a few business lineages beat the odds without ever needing to become giants.The oldest company in the world is Kongō Gumi, a construction company from Japan who got their start building shrines and temples way back in the year 578. This company’s start was as close to Jesus as you are now to William Shakespeare. However, even that is disputed because it had to be saved from liquidation by another company – not because it was a money-making machine, but because of its cultural significance.Afterall, is it the same company if the name is the same but the structure is different? What if it changes industry but not the logo? It’s like the old joke of the street broom that never retires because it keeps getting a new brush and handle. But today we’re not going to get bogged down in the philosophical weeds. Instead, we’re going to focus on the main survival strategies that help a business do the one thing it’s not supposed to do: survive.It’s time to Learn How History Works as we explain ‘How To Make A Business That Will Last 1,000 Years’.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #business Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: Sam ElyVideo Created By: Gabriela GutierrezFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sourceshttps://www.thoughtco.com/what-was-the-fall-of-rome-112688https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/fortune-500-firms-in-1955-vs-2014-89-are-gone-and-were-all-better-off-because-of-that-dynamic-creative-destruction/https://worksthatwork.com/3/kongo-gumihttps://www.nintendo.co.uk/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.htmlhttps://simplicable.com/economics/necessity-goodshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhnTuzp7lFkhttps://www.oldest.org/technology/companies/https://www.britannica.com/topic/banana-republichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xN6IdhTQ7Ahttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aol-time-warner-formedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60898614 Rome wasn’t built in a day but that’s all it took for the civilisation to fall when the last Roman emperor was deposed and companies have it even harder, with only a select few lasting a century or so. According to Forbes, of the businesses that made the Fortune 500 list way back in 1955, only 12 were still around by the year 2014. That’s an 88% drop, the corporate equivalent of an apex predator going extinct in a single generation. In your own lifetime you’ve no doubt seen one-time behemoths of business go bust, broke or get bought out. But even the sloth dodged a few asteroids, ice ages and volcanic eruptions. That’s why a few business lineages beat the odds without ever needing to become giants.

The oldest company in the world is Kongō Gumi, a construction company from Japan who got their start building shrines and temples way back in the year 578. This company’s start was as close to Jesus as you are now to William Shakespeare. However, even that is disputed because it had to be saved from liquidation by another company – not because it was a money-making machine, but because of its cultural significance.

Afterall, is it the same company if the name is the same but the structure is different? What if it changes industry but not the logo? It’s like the old joke of the street broom that never retires because it keeps getting a new brush and handle. But today we’re not going to get bogged down in the philosophical weeds. Instead, we’re going to focus on the main survival strategies that help a business do the one thing it’s not supposed to do: survive.

It’s time to Learn How History Works as we explain ‘How To Make A Business That Will Last 1,000 Years’.

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#HowHistoryWorks #History #business

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Sources
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-was-the-fall-of-rome-112688
https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/fortune-500-firms-in-1955-vs-2014-89-are-gone-and-were-all-better-off-because-of-that-dynamic-creative-destruction/
https://worksthatwork.com/3/kongo-gumi
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html
https://simplicable.com/economics/necessity-goods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhnTuzp7lFk
https://www.oldest.org/technology/companies/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/banana-republic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xN6IdhTQ7A
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aol-time-warner-formed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60898614

]]> 840 no The Year Global Oil Supplies Fell... By 4% Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #oilcrisis #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group- Sources -https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/fossil-fuel-cons-per-capitahttps://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CDhttps://www.macrotrends.net/1369/crude-oil-price-history-charthttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FPCPITOTLZGUSAhttps://www.epa.gov/automotive-trends/highlights-automotive-trends-reporthttps://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/leafhandler.ashx?n=pet&s=mcrfpus2&f=mhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WTISPLChttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDShttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATEhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090624150658/http://dieoff.org/page224.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20091201015034/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C946222%2C00.htmlhttps://thesoundingline.com/global-per-capita-oil-production-is-lower-than-before-the-shale-boom/https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-oilhttps://yaleclimateconnections.org/2008/11/jimmy-carters-solar-panels/-----In 1979 global oil consumption per capita peaked, and even to this day (almost 50 years later) it has never again fully recovered. This is an especially shocking statistic when you stop to realise that the average person living on earth today is 500% more economically productive than they were back then. In plain english what this means is that since the year 1980, our global economy has become 6 times more fuel efficient, which soouunnds great… but cmon, you already know it wasn’t diligent long term planning or environmental conscientiousness that got us here, it was an economic shock so severe that it literally reshaped the global economy. The oil crisis of the late 70s and early 80s was kicked off by a rapid succession of protests and regime change in Iran which was quickly followed by full scale war across the region. The fighting destroyed infrastructure and slowed oil exports destined for countries in the west that had become very accustomed to having easy energy on demand. Prices more than doubled within just a few months, and as people panicked to get their hands on fuel for their cars, rationing was introduced across the world. But cutting off the circulation of oil also impacted far more than just the morning commute in 1970s landyachts… It was a massive shock to global industry that relied on oil to power their machinery, fuel their trucks and produce their chemicals. All of these costs were eventually passed along to consumers resulting in some of the highest rates of inflation ever seen in advanced economies in modern history, not to mention the most severe economic downturn between the GFC and the great depression. The impacts of what was ultimately a short (and not even particularly major) disruption in global oil supplies would also go on to echo throughout the decades that followed directly impacting things like the savings and loan crisis of the early 1990s not to mention the wider global industrial landscape of the world today.And well yeah… that hinted at perhaps the biggest irony of all in this story… at the height of the greatest oil crisis in history… total oil production was down by less than 5% worldwide, once again proving that learning from history is easy, until there is a profit to be made from ignoring it… Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #oilcrisis #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group- Sources -https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/fossil-fuel-cons-per-capitahttps://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CDhttps://www.macrotrends.net/1369/crude-oil-price-history-charthttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FPCPITOTLZGUSAhttps://www.epa.gov/automotive-trends/highlights-automotive-trends-reporthttps://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/leafhandler.ashx?n=pet&s=mcrfpus2&f=mhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WTISPLChttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDShttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATEhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090624150658/http://dieoff.org/page224.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20091201015034/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C946222%2C00.htmlhttps://thesoundingline.com/global-per-capita-oil-production-is-lower-than-before-the-shale-boom/https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-oilhttps://yaleclimateconnections.org/2008/11/jimmy-carters-solar-panels/-----In 1979 global oil consumption per capita peaked, and even to this day (almost 50 years later) it has never again fully recovered. This is an especially shocking statistic when you stop to realise that the average person living on earth today is 500% more economically productive than they were back then. In plain english what this means is that since the year 1980, our global economy has become 6 times more fuel efficient, which soouunnds great… but cmon, you already know it wasn’t diligent long term planning or environmental conscientiousness that got us here, it was an economic shock so severe that it literally reshaped the global economy. The oil crisis of the late 70s and early 80s was kicked off by a rapid succession of protests and regime change in Iran which was quickly followed by full scale war across the region. The fighting destroyed infrastructure and slowed oil exports destined for countries in the west that had become very accustomed to having easy energy on demand. Prices more than doubled within just a few months, and as people panicked to get their hands on fuel for their cars, rationing was introduced across the world. But cutting off the circulation of oil also impacted far more than just the morning commute in 1970s landyachts… It was a massive shock to global industry that relied on oil to power their machinery, fuel their trucks and produce their chemicals. All of these costs were eventually passed along to consumers resulting in some of the highest rates of inflation ever seen in advanced economies in modern history, not to mention the most severe economic downturn between the GFC and the great depression. The impacts of what was ultimately a short (and not even particularly major) disruption in global oil supplies would also go on to echo throughout the decades that followed directly impacting things like the savings and loan crisis of the early 1990s not to mention the wider global industrial landscape of the world today.And well yeah… that hinted at perhaps the biggest irony of all in this story… at the height of the greatest oil crisis in history… total oil production was down by less than 5% worldwide, once again proving that learning from history is easy, until there is a profit to be made from ignoring it… Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/fossil-fuel-cons-per-capita

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD

https://www.macrotrends.net/1369/crude-oil-price-history-chart

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FPCPITOTLZGUSA

https://www.epa.gov/automotive-trends/highlights-automotive-trends-report

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/leafhandler.ashx?n=pet&s=mcrfpus2&f=m

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WTISPLC

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE

https://web.archive.org/web/20090624150658/http://dieoff.org/page224.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20091201015034/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C946222%2C00.html

https://thesoundingline.com/global-per-capita-oil-production-is-lower-than-before-the-shale-boom/

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-oil

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2008/11/jimmy-carters-solar-panels/

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In 1979 global oil consumption per capita peaked, and even to this day (almost 50 years later) it has never again fully recovered.
This is an especially shocking statistic when you stop to realise that the average person living on earth today is 500% more economically productive than they were back then.
In plain english what this means is that since the year 1980, our global economy has become 6 times more fuel efficient, which soouunnds great… but cmon, you already know it wasn’t diligent long term planning or environmental conscientiousness that got us here, it was an economic shock so severe that it literally reshaped the global economy.
The oil crisis of the late 70s and early 80s was kicked off by a rapid succession of protests and regime change in Iran which was quickly followed by full scale war across the region.
The fighting destroyed infrastructure and slowed oil exports destined for countries in the west that had become very accustomed to having easy energy on demand.
Prices more than doubled within just a few months, and as people panicked to get their hands on fuel for their cars, rationing was introduced across the world.
But cutting off the circulation of oil also impacted far more than just the morning commute in 1970s landyachts… It was a massive shock to global industry that relied on oil to power their machinery, fuel their trucks and produce their chemicals.
All of these costs were eventually passed along to consumers resulting in some of the highest rates of inflation ever seen in advanced economies in modern history, not to mention the most severe economic downturn between the GFC and the great depression.
The impacts of what was ultimately a short (and not even particularly major) disruption in global oil supplies would also go on to echo throughout the decades that followed directly impacting things like the savings and loan crisis of the early 1990s not to mention the wider global industrial landscape of the world today.
And well yeah… that hinted at perhaps the biggest irony of all in this story… at the height of the greatest oil crisis in history… total oil production was down by less than 5% worldwide, once again proving that learning from history is easy, until there is a profit to be made from ignoring it…

]]> 3348 no What Was Life Like For The Average Person in Weimar Germany? - How History Works At it's prime, the Weimar Republic wasn't actually a bad place to live, it had a vibrant culture, a rapidly developing economy, an egalitarian political system, and a love of intellectualism that gave rise to world-renowned scholars like Albert Einstein among others. It's time to learn how history works to find out what a day in the life was like in Weimar era Germany. #HowHistoryWorks #Weimar #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked At it's prime, the Weimar Republic wasn't actually a bad place to live, it had a vibrant culture, a rapidly developing economy, an egalitarian political system, and a love of intellectualism that gave rise to world-renowned scholars like Albert Einstein among others. It's time to learn how history works to find out what a day in the life was like in Weimar era Germany. #HowHistoryWorks #Weimar #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group At it's prime, the Weimar Republic wasn't actually a bad place to live, it had a vibrant culture, a rapidly developing economy, an egalitarian political system, and a love of intellectualism that gave rise to world-renowned scholars like Albert Einstein among others.

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]]> 1072 no America's Forgotten Coup Was... Really Dumb If you’re ready to level up your skills, head to this link https://masterclass.yt.link/UWlyvsU to get 15% off your AI Fundamentals Certificate from MasterClass.------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/Gold Standard Videos: https://youtu.be/S-6WNmL26wE?si=vNvfKMVT39iiUkms https://youtu.be/UVflys4loV0?si=QdowNZrX3Z7K9xqb------#history #business #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----I know it might be hard to believe today, but there was a time when a group of wealthy businessmen in America secretly schemed to take control of American politics… The only problem they had was… they weren’t very good at it yet. The Business Plot, was an attempt by a group of financiers to rally disenfranchised veterans to literally march on Washington and oust then president Franklin Roosevelt to replace him with retired Marine General, Smedley Butler, who would act as a (temporary) dictator to get the country back on track… because that always ends so well… The only problem with this plan though… was the man that the financiers wanted at the center of it. It turned out that even though he did not personally believe in a lot of Roosevelt's politics, a highly decorated WW1 Marine General was, uhh well, something of a patriot…He immediately exposed the plan to reporters and later before congress in a testimony that went… absolutely nowhere… despite being potentially one of the most open conspiracies against America ever, nobody was charged, and the men involved got to live out their lives with their wealth and reputations intact… Now the details of the story itself are crazy enough, and they can give us all some unique insights into just how unhinged politics really was back then, but beyond that something that is even more interesting is the context that motivated one of the most genuine attempts at a coup d'etat in modern American history. There is an old saying used by doctors that you keep on poking until you find the spot that hurts…now that might not be board certified medical advice BUT in 1933 there was obviously something that made a group of wealthy businessmen so uneasy that they would risk being charged with treason to fix it… So what exactly was it that was making wealthy people (and Wall Street in particular) so angry at Roosevelt? Well there were actually 3 things, and once you understand those, the story of how this all unfolded becomes even more funny (if not a little bit more concerningly relevant to today)... 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The Business Plot, was an attempt by a group of financiers to rally disenfranchised veterans to literally march on Washington and oust then president Franklin Roosevelt to replace him with retired Marine General, Smedley Butler, who would act as a (temporary) dictator to get the country back on track… because that always ends so well… The only problem with this plan though… was the man that the financiers wanted at the center of it. It turned out that even though he did not personally believe in a lot of Roosevelt's politics, a highly decorated WW1 Marine General was, uhh well, something of a patriot…He immediately exposed the plan to reporters and later before congress in a testimony that went… absolutely nowhere… despite being potentially one of the most open conspiracies against America ever, nobody was charged, and the men involved got to live out their lives with their wealth and reputations intact… Now the details of the story itself are crazy enough, and they can give us all some unique insights into just how unhinged politics really was back then, but beyond that something that is even more interesting is the context that motivated one of the most genuine attempts at a coup d'etat in modern American history. There is an old saying used by doctors that you keep on poking until you find the spot that hurts…now that might not be board certified medical advice BUT in 1933 there was obviously something that made a group of wealthy businessmen so uneasy that they would risk being charged with treason to fix it… So what exactly was it that was making wealthy people (and Wall Street in particular) so angry at Roosevelt? Well there were actually 3 things, and once you understand those, the story of how this all unfolded becomes even more funny (if not a little bit more concerningly relevant to today)... If you’re ready to level up your skills, head to this link https://masterclass.yt.link/UWlyvsU to get 15% off your AI Fundamentals Certificate from MasterClass.

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I know it might be hard to believe today, but there was a time when a group of wealthy businessmen in America secretly schemed to take control of American politics… The only problem they had was… they weren’t very good at it yet.
The Business Plot, was an attempt by a group of financiers to rally disenfranchised veterans to literally march on Washington and oust then president Franklin Roosevelt to replace him with retired Marine General, Smedley Butler, who would act as a (temporary) dictator to get the country back on track… because that always ends so well…
The only problem with this plan though… was the man that the financiers wanted at the center of it.
It turned out that even though he did not personally believe in a lot of Roosevelt's politics, a highly decorated WW1 Marine General was, uhh well, something of a patriot…
He immediately exposed the plan to reporters and later before congress in a testimony that went… absolutely nowhere… despite being potentially one of the most open conspiracies against America ever, nobody was charged, and the men involved got to live out their lives with their wealth and reputations intact…
Now the details of the story itself are crazy enough, and they can give us all some unique insights into just how unhinged politics really was back then, but beyond that something that is even more interesting is the context that motivated one of the most genuine attempts at a coup d'etat in modern American history.
There is an old saying used by doctors that you keep on poking until you find the spot that hurts…now that might not be board certified medical advice BUT in 1933 there was obviously something that made a group of wealthy businessmen so uneasy that they would risk being charged with treason to fix it…
So what exactly was it that was making wealthy people (and Wall Street in particular) so angry at Roosevelt?
Well there were actually 3 things, and once you understand those, the story of how this all unfolded becomes even more funny (if not a little bit more concerningly relevant to today)...

]]> 1650 no Why Do Historians Only Care About Rich People? - How History Works Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you lived at a different time in history? I am sure all of us have at one point or another, but it can be quiet hard to imagine. How would you live as a regular person? What would your house look like, what would your job be, what food would you eat, what would you do for fun, would you be educated and would your life be more or less stressful than the one you lead today? The answer to all of these questions can be quite hard to work out. Historians have done much less work researching and reporting on the lives of common people than they have on the lives of a handful of wealthy and powerful individuals. ------#HowHistoryWorks #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you lived at a different time in history? I am sure all of us have at one point or another, but it can be quiet hard to imagine. How would you live as a regular person? What would your house look like, what would your job be, what food would you eat, what would you do for fun, would you be educated and would your life be more or less stressful than the one you lead today? The answer to all of these questions can be quite hard to work out. Historians have done much less work researching and reporting on the lives of common people than they have on the lives of a handful of wealthy and powerful individuals. ------#HowHistoryWorks #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you lived at a different time in history?

I am sure all of us have at one point or another, but it can be quiet hard to imagine.

How would you live as a regular person? What would your house look like, what would your job be, what food would you eat, what would you do for fun, would you be educated and would your life be more or less stressful than the one you lead today?

The answer to all of these questions can be quite hard to work out. Historians have done much less work researching and reporting on the lives of common people than they have on the lives of a handful of wealthy and powerful individuals.

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]]> 738 no What Actually Popped The Dot-Com Bubble? Get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free. You can upgrade to Premium to unlock all courses. How History Works viewers can save 20% off an annual subscription at https://brilliant.org/HowHistoryWorks/------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#dotcom #ai #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.groupSOURCEShttps://www.nsf.gov/news/mosaic-launches-internet-revolutionhttps://www.nsf.gov/impacts/internethttps://www.fcc.gov/general/telecommunications-act-1996https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/asian-financial-crisishttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDShttps://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/1996/19961205.htmhttps://nvca.org/nvca-yearbook/https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/big-funding-trends-charts-eoy-2025/https://introl.com/blog/hyperscaler-capex-600b-2026-ai-infrastructure-debt-january-2026https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/nvidia-openai-circular-financing-ai-bubble/https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/06/sam-altman-says-openai-has-20b-arr-and-about-1-4-trillion-in-data-center-commitments/https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/podcasts/thoughts-on-the-market/credit-markets-ai-financing-gap-vishy-tirupattur-vishwas-patkarhttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/private-credit-software-firms-fall-ai-fears.htmlhttps://www.icifactbook.org/https://en.macromicro.me/charts/123469/us-magnificent-seven-total-market-cap-and-share-of-sp-500https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60870-----Would the Dot Com Bubble even be that bad by today's standards? That sounds like a dumb question to ask about what is widely recognized as the single largest speculative market crash in recent history, but there is also a lot of misunderstanding about what the dot com bubble actually was, the lasting impact it had, who it affected and perhaps most importantly who it didn’t… Yes of course there are the usual surface level talking points about historically stretched valuations, circular financing deals, overly optimistic projections about unfounded technologies, a massive and ultimately unsustainable amount of infrastructure spending to support everything, all held together by a level of “irrational exuberance” that looks almost comical in hindsight…And yes of course these historic anecdotes have once again come into focus for uhm… some reason… But there are also a lot of details about the dot com crash that tend to get ignored in favour of just pointing and laughing at everybody for being so stupid… even if it was partially deserved. For starters, a lot of people recognised it was a bubble, it wasn’t like the entire world was fully onboard, and there were plenty of naysayers in the media, finance, and even in the tech sector itself… the dot com crash was also really two separate crashes that both impacted very different corners of the market, and well yeah… if 2001 really is going to be a cautionary tale about speculative manias, it’s also worth understanding how it could have been a lot worse… For how bad it was, the dot com bubble was largely isolated to a select group of companies, it didn’t involve that much debt, it was relatively easy for regular investors to avoid completely, the infrastructure that developed alongside it remained relevant and valuable even after the hype died down, and more broadly, the rest of the real economy was still relatively strong, Employment was high, debt was low, inflation was stable and most people were still doing very well. The bursting bubble certainly wasn’t a walk in the park… but if… you know… hypothetically… the entire economy was dependant on this line going up, with nothing el Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free. You can upgrade to Premium to unlock all courses. How History Works viewers can save 20% off an annual subscription at https://brilliant.org/HowHistoryWorks/------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#dotcom #ai #money Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.groupSOURCEShttps://www.nsf.gov/news/mosaic-launches-internet-revolutionhttps://www.nsf.gov/impacts/internethttps://www.fcc.gov/general/telecommunications-act-1996https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/asian-financial-crisishttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDShttps://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/1996/19961205.htmhttps://nvca.org/nvca-yearbook/https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/big-funding-trends-charts-eoy-2025/https://introl.com/blog/hyperscaler-capex-600b-2026-ai-infrastructure-debt-january-2026https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/nvidia-openai-circular-financing-ai-bubble/https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/06/sam-altman-says-openai-has-20b-arr-and-about-1-4-trillion-in-data-center-commitments/https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/podcasts/thoughts-on-the-market/credit-markets-ai-financing-gap-vishy-tirupattur-vishwas-patkarhttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/private-credit-software-firms-fall-ai-fears.htmlhttps://www.icifactbook.org/https://en.macromicro.me/charts/123469/us-magnificent-seven-total-market-cap-and-share-of-sp-500https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60870-----Would the Dot Com Bubble even be that bad by today's standards? That sounds like a dumb question to ask about what is widely recognized as the single largest speculative market crash in recent history, but there is also a lot of misunderstanding about what the dot com bubble actually was, the lasting impact it had, who it affected and perhaps most importantly who it didn’t… Yes of course there are the usual surface level talking points about historically stretched valuations, circular financing deals, overly optimistic projections about unfounded technologies, a massive and ultimately unsustainable amount of infrastructure spending to support everything, all held together by a level of “irrational exuberance” that looks almost comical in hindsight…And yes of course these historic anecdotes have once again come into focus for uhm… some reason… But there are also a lot of details about the dot com crash that tend to get ignored in favour of just pointing and laughing at everybody for being so stupid… even if it was partially deserved. For starters, a lot of people recognised it was a bubble, it wasn’t like the entire world was fully onboard, and there were plenty of naysayers in the media, finance, and even in the tech sector itself… the dot com crash was also really two separate crashes that both impacted very different corners of the market, and well yeah… if 2001 really is going to be a cautionary tale about speculative manias, it’s also worth understanding how it could have been a lot worse… For how bad it was, the dot com bubble was largely isolated to a select group of companies, it didn’t involve that much debt, it was relatively easy for regular investors to avoid completely, the infrastructure that developed alongside it remained relevant and valuable even after the hype died down, and more broadly, the rest of the real economy was still relatively strong, Employment was high, debt was low, inflation was stable and most people were still doing very well. The bursting bubble certainly wasn’t a walk in the park… but if… you know… hypothetically… the entire economy was dependant on this line going up, with nothing el Get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free. You can upgrade to Premium to unlock all courses. How History Works viewers can save 20% off an annual subscription at https://brilliant.org/HowHistoryWorks/

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SOURCES

https://www.nsf.gov/news/mosaic-launches-internet-revolution

https://www.nsf.gov/impacts/internet

https://www.fcc.gov/general/telecommunications-act-1996

https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/asian-financial-crisis

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS

https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/1996/19961205.htm

https://nvca.org/nvca-yearbook/

https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/big-funding-trends-charts-eoy-2025/

https://introl.com/blog/hyperscaler-capex-600b-2026-ai-infrastructure-debt-january-2026

https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/nvidia-openai-circular-financing-ai-bubble/

https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/06/sam-altman-says-openai-has-20b-arr-and-about-1-4-trillion-in-data-center-commitments/

https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/podcasts/thoughts-on-the-market/credit-markets-ai-financing-gap-vishy-tirupattur-vishwas-patkar

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/private-credit-software-firms-fall-ai-fears.html

https://www.icifactbook.org/

https://en.macromicro.me/charts/123469/us-magnificent-seven-total-market-cap-and-share-of-sp-500

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60870

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Would the Dot Com Bubble even be that bad by today's standards?
That sounds like a dumb question to ask about what is widely recognized as the single largest speculative market crash in recent history, but there is also a lot of misunderstanding about what the dot com bubble actually was, the lasting impact it had, who it affected and perhaps most importantly who it didn’t…
Yes of course there are the usual surface level talking points about historically stretched valuations, circular financing deals, overly optimistic projections about unfounded technologies, a massive and ultimately unsustainable amount of infrastructure spending to support everything, all held together by a level of “irrational exuberance” that looks almost comical in hindsight…
And yes of course these historic anecdotes have once again come into focus for uhm… some reason…
But there are also a lot of details about the dot com crash that tend to get ignored in favour of just pointing and laughing at everybody for being so stupid… even if it was partially deserved.
For starters, a lot of people recognised it was a bubble, it wasn’t like the entire world was fully onboard, and there were plenty of naysayers in the media, finance, and even in the tech sector itself…
the dot com crash was also really two separate crashes that both impacted very different corners of the market,
and well yeah… if 2001 really is going to be a cautionary tale about speculative manias, it’s also worth understanding how it could have been a lot worse…
For how bad it was, the dot com bubble was largely isolated to a select group of companies, it didn’t involve that much debt, it was relatively easy for regular investors to avoid completely, the infrastructure that developed alongside it remained relevant and valuable even after the hype died down, and more broadly, the rest of the real economy was still relatively strong,
Employment was high, debt was low, inflation was stable and most people were still doing very well.
The bursting bubble certainly wasn’t a walk in the park… but if… you know… hypothetically… the entire economy was dependant on this line going up, with nothing el

]]> 1733 no What Future Historians Will Think Of Us In 100 Years - How History Works if someone has ever said the following to you then you know you're dealing with a narcissistic douchebag"Don't Be On The Wrong Side Of History"Despite how easy it is to look back over the course of human history for all the progress that's been made it's a highly simplistic mind that thinks everything was a black and white fight between good and evil.------#HowHistoryWorks #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked if someone has ever said the following to you then you know you're dealing with a narcissistic douchebag"Don't Be On The Wrong Side Of History"Despite how easy it is to look back over the course of human history for all the progress that's been made it's a highly simplistic mind that thinks everything was a black and white fight between good and evil.------#HowHistoryWorks #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group if someone has ever said the following to you then you know you're dealing with a narcissistic douchebag

"Don't Be On The Wrong Side Of History"

Despite how easy it is to look back over the course of human history for all the progress that's been made it's a highly simplistic mind that thinks everything was a black and white fight between good and evil.

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]]> 834 no 130 Years Of The Same Dumb Excuse Get your copy of The Book here: https://mdsh.io/gewerdvwe0 Use code HOWHISTORYWORKS10 for 10% off. The Book: The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization by Hungry Minds is a luxury coffee table book packed with handmade illustrations and mind-expanding ideas.If you’re into unique gifts, premium books, or just love going down rabbit holes - this one’s for you.-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #career Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group** Sources ***https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nobody-wants-to-work-anymore/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/379643726/https://books.google.com/books?id=XpCgCNZwpvoChttps://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/HTML/R47596.web.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Smith-Hughes-Acthttps://daily.jstor.org/the-chinese-exclusion-act-annotated/https://archive.org/details/ghostsofgoldmoun0000chanhttps://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20200664https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6040835/https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/h-1b-specialty-occupationshttps://www.newsweek.com/nobody-wants-work-these-days-meme-thread-old-1726774https://www.nber.org/papers/w29575------In 1894, a reader of the Rooks County Record in Stockton, Kansas wrote into the paper with a complaint that might sound familiar… "With all of the mines of the country shut down by strikers, what will the poor editor do for coal next winter? It is becoming apparent that nobody wants to work these hard times."Now, this was during the Panic of 1893… the worst economic depression the country had seen since the Civil War. Banks were collapsing, factories were closing, and 180,000 coal miners had just walked off the job across five states in one of the largest strikes in American history.But the letter writer's takeaway from all of this wasn't that workers were fighting for survival wages during a financial collapse… it was that coal miners, from the 1800s … had gotten lazy.In 1905 the Edgefield Advertiser complained that "Labor is scarce, high and very unreliable. None want to work for wages". 1916, and a Binghamton Press in New York article bemoans that "nobody wants to work as hard as they used to."… 1922… a reader of the Mulberry News in Kansas writes in to ask, "What is the cause of unemployment and hard times?" The answer from business owners was the same as it was in 1894… nobody wants to work1937… in the aftermath of the Great Depression… unemployment still above 14 percent… and peach farmers in Pennsylvania can't find anybody willing to pick fruit for poverty wages. Nobody wants to work.1952, 1969, 1979… nobody wants to work.1999… two brothers closing their shoe repair shop after 53 years tell a reporter, "Nobody wants to work anymore. They all want to work in front of a computer and make lots of money." 2006, 2014… nobody wants to work.And then in 2022, a Forbes survey finds that one in five executives says "no one wants to work anymore"… in the tightest labour market in decades, with unemployment sitting near historic lows.So yeah, if unemployment is too high it’s because nobody wants to work… if unemployment is too low… it’s because nobody wants to work… And if the headlines are to be believed, nobody has wanted to work for 130 straight years now. And you know what?... they might have a point… not many people DO actually want to work, most people do not dream of labour… they work because they NEED to… so at some point we have to ask whether you are just as lazy as your great great grandfather… or if there is some other reason why p Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Get your copy of The Book here: https://mdsh.io/gewerdvwe0 Use code HOWHISTORYWORKS10 for 10% off. The Book: The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization by Hungry Minds is a luxury coffee table book packed with handmade illustrations and mind-expanding ideas.If you’re into unique gifts, premium books, or just love going down rabbit holes - this one’s for you.-----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #business #career Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group** Sources ***https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nobody-wants-to-work-anymore/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/379643726/https://books.google.com/books?id=XpCgCNZwpvoChttps://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/HTML/R47596.web.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Smith-Hughes-Acthttps://daily.jstor.org/the-chinese-exclusion-act-annotated/https://archive.org/details/ghostsofgoldmoun0000chanhttps://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20200664https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6040835/https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/h-1b-specialty-occupationshttps://www.newsweek.com/nobody-wants-work-these-days-meme-thread-old-1726774https://www.nber.org/papers/w29575------In 1894, a reader of the Rooks County Record in Stockton, Kansas wrote into the paper with a complaint that might sound familiar… "With all of the mines of the country shut down by strikers, what will the poor editor do for coal next winter? It is becoming apparent that nobody wants to work these hard times."Now, this was during the Panic of 1893… the worst economic depression the country had seen since the Civil War. Banks were collapsing, factories were closing, and 180,000 coal miners had just walked off the job across five states in one of the largest strikes in American history.But the letter writer's takeaway from all of this wasn't that workers were fighting for survival wages during a financial collapse… it was that coal miners, from the 1800s … had gotten lazy.In 1905 the Edgefield Advertiser complained that "Labor is scarce, high and very unreliable. None want to work for wages". 1916, and a Binghamton Press in New York article bemoans that "nobody wants to work as hard as they used to."… 1922… a reader of the Mulberry News in Kansas writes in to ask, "What is the cause of unemployment and hard times?" The answer from business owners was the same as it was in 1894… nobody wants to work1937… in the aftermath of the Great Depression… unemployment still above 14 percent… and peach farmers in Pennsylvania can't find anybody willing to pick fruit for poverty wages. Nobody wants to work.1952, 1969, 1979… nobody wants to work.1999… two brothers closing their shoe repair shop after 53 years tell a reporter, "Nobody wants to work anymore. They all want to work in front of a computer and make lots of money." 2006, 2014… nobody wants to work.And then in 2022, a Forbes survey finds that one in five executives says "no one wants to work anymore"… in the tightest labour market in decades, with unemployment sitting near historic lows.So yeah, if unemployment is too high it’s because nobody wants to work… if unemployment is too low… it’s because nobody wants to work… And if the headlines are to be believed, nobody has wanted to work for 130 straight years now. And you know what?... they might have a point… not many people DO actually want to work, most people do not dream of labour… they work because they NEED to… so at some point we have to ask whether you are just as lazy as your great great grandfather… or if there is some other reason why p Get your copy of The Book here: https://mdsh.io/gewerdvwe0 Use code HOWHISTORYWORKS10 for 10% off.
The Book: The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization by Hungry Minds is a luxury coffee table book packed with handmade illustrations and mind-expanding ideas.
If you’re into unique gifts, premium books, or just love going down rabbit holes - this one’s for you.

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** Sources ***

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nobody-wants-to-work-anymore/

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/379643726/

https://books.google.com/books?id=XpCgCNZwpvoC

https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/HTML/R47596.web.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Smith-Hughes-Act

https://daily.jstor.org/the-chinese-exclusion-act-annotated/

https://archive.org/details/ghostsofgoldmoun0000chan

https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20200664

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6040835/

https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/h-1b-specialty-occupations

https://www.newsweek.com/nobody-wants-work-these-days-meme-thread-old-1726774

https://www.nber.org/papers/w29575

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In 1894, a reader of the Rooks County Record in Stockton, Kansas wrote into the paper with a complaint that might sound familiar… "With all of the mines of the country shut down by strikers, what will the poor editor do for coal next winter? It is becoming apparent that nobody wants to work these hard times."

Now, this was during the Panic of 1893… the worst economic depression the country had seen since the Civil War. Banks were collapsing, factories were closing, and 180,000 coal miners had just walked off the job across five states in one of the largest strikes in American history.

But the letter writer's takeaway from all of this wasn't that workers were fighting for survival wages during a financial collapse… it was that coal miners, from the 1800s … had gotten lazy.

In 1905 the Edgefield Advertiser complained that "Labor is scarce, high and very unreliable. None want to work for wages". 1916, and a Binghamton Press in New York article bemoans that "nobody wants to work as hard as they used to."…

1922… a reader of the Mulberry News in Kansas writes in to ask, "What is the cause of unemployment and hard times?" The answer from business owners was the same as it was in 1894… nobody wants to work

1937… in the aftermath of the Great Depression… unemployment still above 14 percent… and peach farmers in Pennsylvania can't find anybody willing to pick fruit for poverty wages. Nobody wants to work.

1952, 1969, 1979… nobody wants to work.

1999… two brothers closing their shoe repair shop after 53 years tell a reporter, "Nobody wants to work anymore. They all want to work in front of a computer and make lots of money." 2006, 2014… nobody wants to work.And then in 2022, a Forbes survey finds that one in five executives says "no one wants to work anymore"… in the tightest labour market in decades, with unemployment sitting near historic lows.So yeah, if unemployment is too high it’s because nobody wants to work… if unemployment is too low… it’s because nobody wants to work… And if the headlines are to be believed, nobody has wanted to work for 130 straight years now.
And you know what?... they might have a point… not many people DO actually want to work, most people do not dream of labour… they work because they NEED to… so at some point we have to ask whether you are just as lazy as your great great grandfather… or if there is some other reason why p

]]> 1654 no The Slow Downfall of the History Channel - How History Works MTV used to only show music videos, Cartoon Network never used to play live-action programming, and the History Channel - if you can believe it - was about history.But somewhere along the way, it seems those executives realized all those Ken Burns-style documentaries about Napoleon, Nazis and…more Nazis just wasn’t bringing in the dollar.Because around 2010, the History Channel decided to pivot towards, well, not History. They turned their eyes away from the Earth and towards the stars.------#HowHistoryWorks #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked MTV used to only show music videos, Cartoon Network never used to play live-action programming, and the History Channel - if you can believe it - was about history.But somewhere along the way, it seems those executives realized all those Ken Burns-style documentaries about Napoleon, Nazis and…more Nazis just wasn’t bringing in the dollar.Because around 2010, the History Channel decided to pivot towards, well, not History. They turned their eyes away from the Earth and towards the stars.------#HowHistoryWorks #History Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group MTV used to only show music videos, Cartoon Network never used to play live-action programming, and the History Channel - if you can believe it - was about history.

But somewhere along the way, it seems those executives realized all those Ken Burns-style documentaries about Napoleon, Nazis and…more Nazis just wasn’t bringing in the dollar.

Because around 2010, the History Channel decided to pivot towards, well, not History. They turned their eyes away from the Earth and towards the stars.

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]]> 780 no We've Played These Games Before Get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free. You can upgrade to Premium to unlock all courses. How History Works viewers can save 20% off an annual subscription at https://brilliant.org/HowHistoryWorks/ -----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #economy #oilcrisis Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sourceshttps://www.economist.com/special-report/2006/07/27/an-affair-to-remember https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/cold-war/end-of-empire/suez-crisishttps://www.unsabarcelona.org/wp-content/uploads/UNHSC-Final.pdf-------Books (I have tried to find free links where I could)https://archive.org/details/causesconsequenc0000ross_w6z0/mode/2uphttps://books.google.com.au/books?id=1Z-po72YcH4C&redir_esc=yhttps://books.google.com.au/books?id=zLfnAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://archive.org/details/economicaidameri0000burn------In the first week of November 1956, the largest amphibious invasion fleet assembled since D-Day steamed out of a harbour in Malta… over a hundred warships, half a dozen aircraft carriers, and tens of thousands of British and French troops, were headed for Egypt.Their job was to take back the Suez canal.A hundred-mile stretch of water through the desert that had been, until about three months earlier, run by a company headquartered in Paris whose single biggest shareholder was the British government.The country they were sailing against had an army that was, at that very moment, being decimated by attacks from Israel… an air force that would mostly be destroyed while still parked on its runways… and no navy to speak of.On the surface, this was one of the most lopsided engagements of the century. But the empire behind it still lost… everything… in six days.Now the strange part is that the fighting itself went fine… the paratroopers took their objectives, and the landings went almost embarrassingly smoothly.The British Empire did not lose a single battle in November 1956.What it DID lose though was the one thing that had actually been holding the aging empire together for two centuries… and it turned out that thing could be destroyed much, much faster than a navy.And by the time the fleet sailed home, everyone on earth had seen exactly what it was…. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free. You can upgrade to Premium to unlock all courses. How History Works viewers can save 20% off an annual subscription at https://brilliant.org/HowHistoryWorks/ -----Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#history #economy #oilcrisis Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group------Sourceshttps://www.economist.com/special-report/2006/07/27/an-affair-to-remember https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/cold-war/end-of-empire/suez-crisishttps://www.unsabarcelona.org/wp-content/uploads/UNHSC-Final.pdf-------Books (I have tried to find free links where I could)https://archive.org/details/causesconsequenc0000ross_w6z0/mode/2uphttps://books.google.com.au/books?id=1Z-po72YcH4C&redir_esc=yhttps://books.google.com.au/books?id=zLfnAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://archive.org/details/economicaidameri0000burn------In the first week of November 1956, the largest amphibious invasion fleet assembled since D-Day steamed out of a harbour in Malta… over a hundred warships, half a dozen aircraft carriers, and tens of thousands of British and French troops, were headed for Egypt.Their job was to take back the Suez canal.A hundred-mile stretch of water through the desert that had been, until about three months earlier, run by a company headquartered in Paris whose single biggest shareholder was the British government.The country they were sailing against had an army that was, at that very moment, being decimated by attacks from Israel… an air force that would mostly be destroyed while still parked on its runways… and no navy to speak of.On the surface, this was one of the most lopsided engagements of the century. But the empire behind it still lost… everything… in six days.Now the strange part is that the fighting itself went fine… the paratroopers took their objectives, and the landings went almost embarrassingly smoothly.The British Empire did not lose a single battle in November 1956.What it DID lose though was the one thing that had actually been holding the aging empire together for two centuries… and it turned out that thing could be destroyed much, much faster than a navy.And by the time the fleet sailed home, everyone on earth had seen exactly what it was…. Get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free. You can upgrade to Premium to unlock all courses. How History Works viewers can save 20% off an annual subscription at https://brilliant.org/HowHistoryWorks/

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Sources


https://www.economist.com/special-report/2006/07/27/an-affair-to-remember

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/cold-war/end-of-empire/suez-crisis

https://www.unsabarcelona.org/wp-content/uploads/UNHSC-Final.pdf

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Books (I have tried to find free links where I could)

https://archive.org/details/causesconsequenc0000ross_w6z0/mode/2up

https://books.google.com.au/books?id=1Z-po72YcH4C&redir_esc=y

https://books.google.com.au/books?id=zLfnAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://archive.org/details/economicaidameri0000burn

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In the first week of November 1956, the largest amphibious invasion fleet assembled since D-Day steamed out of a harbour in Malta… over a hundred warships, half a dozen aircraft carriers, and tens of thousands of British and French troops, were headed for Egypt.
Their job was to take back the Suez canal.
A hundred-mile stretch of water through the desert that had been, until about three months earlier, run by a company headquartered in Paris whose single biggest shareholder was the British government.
The country they were sailing against had an army that was, at that very moment, being decimated by attacks from Israel… an air force that would mostly be destroyed while still parked on its runways… and no navy to speak of.
On the surface, this was one of the most lopsided engagements of the century.
But the empire behind it still lost… everything… in six days.
Now the strange part is that the fighting itself went fine… the paratroopers took their objectives, and the landings went almost embarrassingly smoothly.
The British Empire did not lose a single battle in November 1956.
What it DID lose though was the one thing that had actually been holding the aging empire together for two centuries… and it turned out that thing could be destroyed much, much faster than a navy.
And by the time the fleet sailed home, everyone on earth had seen exactly what it was….

]]> 1541 no The REALLY Weird 130 Year History of Nintendo - How History Works Nintendo predates video games by a good hundred years, having started learning about game design as a humble card company in 1889. Even when the fledging company was learning about game design in the playing card business it would be some time before the company settled on video games as its main source of profit.So what was the journey from Hanafuda cards to Pokémon cards? how did they grow the video game company off the backs of a taxi firm and when did Mario change the game forever? Well it's time to learn How History Works.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #Nintendo Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Nintendo predates video games by a good hundred years, having started learning about game design as a humble card company in 1889. Even when the fledging company was learning about game design in the playing card business it would be some time before the company settled on video games as its main source of profit.So what was the journey from Hanafuda cards to Pokémon cards? how did they grow the video game company off the backs of a taxi firm and when did Mario change the game forever? Well it's time to learn How History Works.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #Nintendo Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Nintendo predates video games by a good hundred years, having started learning about game design as a humble card company in 1889.

Even when the fledging company was learning about game design in the playing card business it would be some time before the company settled on video games as its main source of profit.

So what was the journey from Hanafuda cards to Pokémon cards? how did they grow the video game company off the backs of a taxi firm and when did Mario change the game forever? Well it's time to learn How History Works.

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]]> 803 no Has Any Other New Technology Ever Been THIS Unpopular? Get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free. You can upgrade to Premium to unlock all courses. 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]]> 2301 no The One Word Mistake That Toppled the Berlin Wall - How History Works It's hard to imagine how a city like modern-day berlin a city filled with eccentric vibrant artistic types was once a city divided divided. Not by offering different opinions on which is the best seasoning for currywurst but split street down the middle between two super global powers the east and the west. For those living on each side of the country it felt like their home and even the world would never be united again. But miraculously the berlin wall started to crumble all because of one word. This proves that history can be changed by bold actions radical change and even typos------#HowHistoryWorks #History #ColdWarLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked It's hard to imagine how a city like modern-day berlin a city filled with eccentric vibrant artistic types was once a city divided divided. Not by offering different opinions on which is the best seasoning for currywurst but split street down the middle between two super global powers the east and the west. For those living on each side of the country it felt like their home and even the world would never be united again. But miraculously the berlin wall started to crumble all because of one word. This proves that history can be changed by bold actions radical change and even typos------#HowHistoryWorks #History #ColdWarLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group It's hard to imagine how a city like modern-day berlin a city filled with eccentric vibrant artistic types was once a city divided divided.

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]]> 676 no How Did We Pay Off The National Debt Last Time? Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group#debt #finance #money ------Sources (In Order)https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEAhttps://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/national-debt-panic-40-trillion/688425/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1Y5JMhttps://econofact.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1.1-EF-Klein-Obstfeld-Desktop.pnghttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1Y5JMhttps://www.oecd.org/en/topics/marshall-plan.htmlhttps://www.econlib.org/archives/2010/07/paul_samuelsons.htmlhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYONGDA188Shttps://apnews.com/article/doge-musk-trump-government-efficiency-shutdown-2026https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-says-doge-probably-wont-find-2-trillion-federal-budget-cuts-rcna186924https://www.jstor.org/page-scan-delivery/get-page-scan/26787126/0https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Us_savings_rate_history.jpghttps://www.nber.org/digest/oct09/wartime-prosperity-reassessment-us-economy-1940shttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSGDA188Shttps://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/treasury-fed-accordhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/business/bond-yields-debt.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/us-treasury-scott-bessent-bond-buying-donald-trump-stanley-druckenmillerhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPhttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/59946https://www.ssa.gov/oact/TR/2024/https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w15639/w15639.pdfhttps://peri.umass.edu/wp-content/uploads/joomla/images/WP322.pdf------For just the second time in history, America has a debt to GDP ratio of over 120% represented by 40 trillion dollars worth of outstanding liabilities. Just paying the interest on this debt is now costing Americans over a trillion dollars a year alone…and, as Uncle Sam piles on ever more debt and continually refinances onto higher interest rate bonds, that cost is only going to grow from here. Now for a long time, we have always been told by most economists that America's debt burden was “manageable” or perhaps even “optimal” given its size and uniquely privileged position in the global economy… (whatever that meant)... but today, even a lot of those confident voices are suggesting that this might have gone too far. If this continues, just the interest on this debt could quickly end up growing faster than the American economy does… and at that point it’s basically in a hole that will be impossible to dig its way out of… or atleast… that’s the story… Because well yeah… we have kind of played these games before… In the aftermath of the second world war the national debt was ALSO over 120% of GDP, and America still managed to pay it down to roughly half that level within a decade. And it’s not exactly like Uncle Sam was pinching pennies, this happened at the same time as expanding generous welfare programs that effectively established the modern American middle class, while also gearing up for the cold war, and helping to rebuild both Western Europe and Japan. Sooo what is it that they did back then that they can’t just do again today? Well, the answer involves everything you need to get a finance bro excited, from years of global macro-economic planning being based on an excel formatting error, all the way down to the simple fact that… as much as we might not like to admit it… it’s possible that America just isn’t that special anymore… Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------Link To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group#debt #finance #money ------Sources (In Order)https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEAhttps://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/national-debt-panic-40-trillion/688425/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1Y5JMhttps://econofact.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1.1-EF-Klein-Obstfeld-Desktop.pnghttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1Y5JMhttps://www.oecd.org/en/topics/marshall-plan.htmlhttps://www.econlib.org/archives/2010/07/paul_samuelsons.htmlhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYONGDA188Shttps://apnews.com/article/doge-musk-trump-government-efficiency-shutdown-2026https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-says-doge-probably-wont-find-2-trillion-federal-budget-cuts-rcna186924https://www.jstor.org/page-scan-delivery/get-page-scan/26787126/0https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Us_savings_rate_history.jpghttps://www.nber.org/digest/oct09/wartime-prosperity-reassessment-us-economy-1940shttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSGDA188Shttps://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/treasury-fed-accordhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/business/bond-yields-debt.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/us-treasury-scott-bessent-bond-buying-donald-trump-stanley-druckenmillerhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPhttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/59946https://www.ssa.gov/oact/TR/2024/https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w15639/w15639.pdfhttps://peri.umass.edu/wp-content/uploads/joomla/images/WP322.pdf------For just the second time in history, America has a debt to GDP ratio of over 120% represented by 40 trillion dollars worth of outstanding liabilities. Just paying the interest on this debt is now costing Americans over a trillion dollars a year alone…and, as Uncle Sam piles on ever more debt and continually refinances onto higher interest rate bonds, that cost is only going to grow from here. Now for a long time, we have always been told by most economists that America's debt burden was “manageable” or perhaps even “optimal” given its size and uniquely privileged position in the global economy… (whatever that meant)... but today, even a lot of those confident voices are suggesting that this might have gone too far. If this continues, just the interest on this debt could quickly end up growing faster than the American economy does… and at that point it’s basically in a hole that will be impossible to dig its way out of… or atleast… that’s the story… Because well yeah… we have kind of played these games before… In the aftermath of the second world war the national debt was ALSO over 120% of GDP, and America still managed to pay it down to roughly half that level within a decade. And it’s not exactly like Uncle Sam was pinching pennies, this happened at the same time as expanding generous welfare programs that effectively established the modern American middle class, while also gearing up for the cold war, and helping to rebuild both Western Europe and Japan. Sooo what is it that they did back then that they can’t just do again today? Well, the answer involves everything you need to get a finance bro excited, from years of global macro-economic planning being based on an excel formatting error, all the way down to the simple fact that… as much as we might not like to admit it… it’s possible that America just isn’t that special anymore… Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/

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https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSGDA188S

https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/treasury-fed-accord

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/business/bond-yields-debt.html

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/us-treasury-scott-bessent-bond-buying-donald-trump-stanley-druckenmiller

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDP

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59946

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/TR/2024/

https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w15639/w15639.pdf

https://peri.umass.edu/wp-content/uploads/joomla/images/WP322.pdf

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For just the second time in history, America has a debt to GDP ratio of over 120% represented by 40 trillion dollars worth of outstanding liabilities.
Just paying the interest on this debt is now costing Americans over a trillion dollars a year alone…
and, as Uncle Sam piles on ever more debt and continually refinances onto higher interest rate bonds, that cost is only going to grow from here.
Now for a long time, we have always been told by most economists that America's debt burden was “manageable” or perhaps even “optimal” given its size and uniquely privileged position in the global economy… (whatever that meant)... but today, even a lot of those confident voices are suggesting that this might have gone too far.
If this continues, just the interest on this debt could quickly end up growing faster than the American economy does… and at that point it’s basically in a hole that will be impossible to dig its way out of… or atleast… that’s the story…
Because well yeah… we have kind of played these games before…
In the aftermath of the second world war the national debt was ALSO over 120% of GDP, and America still managed to pay it down to roughly half that level within a decade.
And it’s not exactly like Uncle Sam was pinching pennies, this happened at the same time as expanding generous welfare programs that effectively established the modern American middle class, while also gearing up for the cold war, and helping to rebuild both Western Europe and Japan.
Sooo what is it that they did back then that they can’t just do again today?
Well, the answer involves everything you need to get a finance bro excited, from years of global macro-economic planning being based on an excel formatting error, all the way down to the simple fact that… as much as we might not like to admit it… it’s possible that America just isn’t that special anymore…

]]> 1751 no The Problematic Story of Porsche - How History Works Porsche today is synonymous with fast cars big price tags and let's be honest midlife crisesBut the company that we know today has had a long and colorful history since it was first founded as a small engineering design firm in inner Ward Germany. Porsche is a company that should not exist today, during its 91 year history it has been on the brink of shutdown more times than it would publicly like to admit.The secret to its resilience has been its unparalleled ability to adapt and make the most out of the opportunities it has to work with today when you think of Porsche you might only think of sports cars but that was never even the initial intention of the company, it's not the only thing they make, and for those of you who come from how money works you will know that it's not even their primary business anymore.So it's time to learn how history Works to learn about all the times that Porsche should have been shut down and how it survived to become the company that it is today.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #PorscheLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Porsche today is synonymous with fast cars big price tags and let's be honest midlife crisesBut the company that we know today has had a long and colorful history since it was first founded as a small engineering design firm in inner Ward Germany. Porsche is a company that should not exist today, during its 91 year history it has been on the brink of shutdown more times than it would publicly like to admit.The secret to its resilience has been its unparalleled ability to adapt and make the most out of the opportunities it has to work with today when you think of Porsche you might only think of sports cars but that was never even the initial intention of the company, it's not the only thing they make, and for those of you who come from how money works you will know that it's not even their primary business anymore.So it's time to learn how history Works to learn about all the times that Porsche should have been shut down and how it survived to become the company that it is today.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #PorscheLink To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Porsche today is synonymous with fast cars big price tags and let's be honest midlife crises

But the company that we know today has had a long and colorful history since it was first founded as a small engineering design firm in inner Ward Germany. Porsche is a company that should not exist today, during its 91 year history it has been on the brink of shutdown more times than it would publicly like to admit.

The secret to its resilience has been its unparalleled ability to adapt and make the most out of the opportunities it has to work with today when you think of Porsche you might only think of sports cars but that was never even the initial intention of the company, it's not the only thing they make, and for those of you who come from how money works you will know that it's not even their primary business anymore.

So it's time to learn how history Works to learn about all the times that Porsche should have been shut down and how it survived to become the company that it is today.

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]]> 773 no Was This The Beginning of The End For America.... Economically? Thanks to Monarch for partnering with me! Start your free trial and get 50% off your first year of total money clarity using my link https://monarchmoney.yt.link/R1KB1VK or code hbw50 for 50% Off Monarch Core tier------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#debt #History #businessLink To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sources (In order)https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?end=2001&locations=JP-US&start=1960https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/107th-congress-2001-2002/reports/entire-report.pdfhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1004548380881711360https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/10/20/LifeAfterDebt.pdfhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-why-us-doesnt-pay-035612736.htmlhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEAhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEAhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/06/upshot/balancing-budget-painful-spending-cuts.htmlhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1YyCLhttps://files.taxfoundation.org/20230125101530/FedData2023_2.pnghttps://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/the-legacy-of-the-2001-and-2003-bush-tax-cutshttps://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RL32502.htmlhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1836/texthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-108publ27/pdf/PLAW-108publ27.pdfhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1YyEvhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ97/pdf/PLAW-115publ97.pdfhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/pdf/PLAW-119publ21.pdfhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/06/myth-vs-fact-the-one-big-beautiful-bill/https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2000/06/2000b_bpea_fleming.pdfhttps://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/2001/20010427/default.htmhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1Yz1xhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FDEFXhttps://www.macrotrends.net/1320/nasdaq-historical-charthttps://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/great-recession-and-its-aftermathhttps://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/achievement/chap7.html------At the start of the new Millennium, it's hard to express just how truly dominant the American economy was.Externally, the fall of the Soviet Union and the cold war was a decade old memory, and the new economic challenge from Japan had largely fizzled in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis.The American economy was more than twice as large as the runner up, which was a lead not seen by any other nation in history outside of the end of the second world war (which was arguably influenced a lot more by international destruction than domestic prosperity)Internally things were arguably even better. The markets were booming, people were seeing meaningful quality of life increases and this was all achieved while ALSO running the largest fiscal surplus in history.In 2001 the congressional budget office estimmated that by 2009 the national debt (which was already modest at the time) would be fully paid off, thanks to over 5.6 trillion dollars in surplus revenue coming in over that time…At the time this seemed almost so guaranteed to happen that the treasury even stopped issuing 30 year bonds, because well… they didn't want to have a debt burden that would be around longer than the country needed it.The assumed inevitability of America being debt free was such a big deal, that a lot of economists were actually freaking out about what this could mean for the global economy and the nature of money itself… But of course… that never happened…In just 10 years America went from assuming that its debt would be gone for good… Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Thanks to Monarch for partnering with me! Start your free trial and get 50% off your first year of total money clarity using my link https://monarchmoney.yt.link/R1KB1VK or code hbw50 for 50% Off Monarch Core tier------Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/------#debt #History #businessLink To Our Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksWritten By: SamVideo Created By: Svibe Multimedia StudioEditor: CardanMedia Gatherer: Andrea RivasFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic Sound📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group-----Sources (In order)https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?end=2001&locations=JP-US&start=1960https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/107th-congress-2001-2002/reports/entire-report.pdfhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1004548380881711360https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/10/20/LifeAfterDebt.pdfhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-why-us-doesnt-pay-035612736.htmlhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEAhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEAhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/06/upshot/balancing-budget-painful-spending-cuts.htmlhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1YyCLhttps://files.taxfoundation.org/20230125101530/FedData2023_2.pnghttps://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/the-legacy-of-the-2001-and-2003-bush-tax-cutshttps://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RL32502.htmlhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1836/texthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-108publ27/pdf/PLAW-108publ27.pdfhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1YyEvhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ97/pdf/PLAW-115publ97.pdfhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/pdf/PLAW-119publ21.pdfhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/06/myth-vs-fact-the-one-big-beautiful-bill/https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2000/06/2000b_bpea_fleming.pdfhttps://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/2001/20010427/default.htmhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1Yz1xhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FDEFXhttps://www.macrotrends.net/1320/nasdaq-historical-charthttps://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/great-recession-and-its-aftermathhttps://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/achievement/chap7.html------At the start of the new Millennium, it's hard to express just how truly dominant the American economy was.Externally, the fall of the Soviet Union and the cold war was a decade old memory, and the new economic challenge from Japan had largely fizzled in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis.The American economy was more than twice as large as the runner up, which was a lead not seen by any other nation in history outside of the end of the second world war (which was arguably influenced a lot more by international destruction than domestic prosperity)Internally things were arguably even better. The markets were booming, people were seeing meaningful quality of life increases and this was all achieved while ALSO running the largest fiscal surplus in history.In 2001 the congressional budget office estimmated that by 2009 the national debt (which was already modest at the time) would be fully paid off, thanks to over 5.6 trillion dollars in surplus revenue coming in over that time…At the time this seemed almost so guaranteed to happen that the treasury even stopped issuing 30 year bonds, because well… they didn't want to have a debt burden that would be around longer than the country needed it.The assumed inevitability of America being debt free was such a big deal, that a lot of economists were actually freaking out about what this could mean for the global economy and the nature of money itself… But of course… that never happened…In just 10 years America went from assuming that its debt would be gone for good… Thanks to Monarch for partnering with me! 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https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?end=2001&locations=JP-US&start=1960

https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/107th-congress-2001-2002/reports/entire-report.pdf

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1004548380881711360

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/10/20/LifeAfterDebt.pdf

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-why-us-doesnt-pay-035612736.html

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEA

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEA

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/06/upshot/balancing-budget-painful-spending-cuts.html

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1YyCL

https://files.taxfoundation.org/20230125101530/FedData2023_2.png

https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/the-legacy-of-the-2001-and-2003-bush-tax-cuts

https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RL32502.html

https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1836/text

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-108publ27/pdf/PLAW-108publ27.pdf

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1YyEv

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ97/pdf/PLAW-115publ97.pdf

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/pdf/PLAW-119publ21.pdf

https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/06/myth-vs-fact-the-one-big-beautiful-bill/

https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2000/06/2000b_bpea_fleming.pdf

https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/2001/20010427/default.htm

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1Yz1x

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FDEFX

https://www.macrotrends.net/1320/nasdaq-historical-chart

https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/great-recession-and-its-aftermath

https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/achievement/chap7.html

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At the start of the new Millennium, it's hard to express just how truly dominant the American economy was.
Externally, the fall of the Soviet Union and the cold war was a decade old memory, and the new economic challenge from Japan had largely fizzled in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis.
The American economy was more than twice as large as the runner up, which was a lead not seen by any other nation in history outside of the end of the second world war (which was arguably influenced a lot more by international destruction than domestic prosperity)
Internally things were arguably even better. The markets were booming, people were seeing meaningful quality of life increases and this was all achieved while ALSO running the largest fiscal surplus in history.
In 2001 the congressional budget office estimmated that by 2009 the national debt (which was already modest at the time) would be fully paid off, thanks to over 5.6 trillion dollars in surplus revenue coming in over that time…
At the time this seemed almost so guaranteed to happen that the treasury even stopped issuing 30 year bonds, because well… they didn't want to have a debt burden that would be around longer than the country needed it.
The assumed inevitability of America being debt free was such a big deal, that a lot of economists were actually freaking out about what this could mean for the global economy and the nature of money itself…
But of course… that never happened…
In just 10 years America went from assuming that its debt would be gone for good…

]]> 1552 no The Man Who Almost Went to Prison for Saving the World - How History Works Starting or preventing war can be as simple as making a tough decision and pressing a button. That’s a decisions that one mind had to make, one man who stood between us and complete, global annihilation…He was a simple man who believed in the common good. And it was this guiding instinct that convinced a regular soviet soldier that the computer warning flashing on his screen about an incoming nuclear missile attack was, in fact, a false alarm. If he was wrong, his motherland could be destroyed and a retaliation of missiles would be fired, creating a domino effect of nuclear explosions worldwide.But if he was right, then he’d save all of humankind. So what was it like in those crucial seconds? What was his thought process and why was he punished for preventing the end of the world?Well, it’s time to learn How History Works to understand everything that led up to this fateful decision, and how the world almost changed on a dime.It all went down on the 26th of September 1983 when a 44-year-old lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defense Forces started his shift. His name was Stanislav Petrov and he was sitting at this terminal when the screen showed 5 nuclear missiles leaving the US and heading to Russia, his motherland. Presumably back then the graphics looked like something from an Arcade version of missile command, but for Petrov, it was all too real.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #worldwar3 Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:26:00 -0000 full How Business Worked Starting or preventing war can be as simple as making a tough decision and pressing a button. That’s a decisions that one mind had to make, one man who stood between us and complete, global annihilation…He was a simple man who believed in the common good. And it was this guiding instinct that convinced a regular soviet soldier that the computer warning flashing on his screen about an incoming nuclear missile attack was, in fact, a false alarm. If he was wrong, his motherland could be destroyed and a retaliation of missiles would be fired, creating a domino effect of nuclear explosions worldwide.But if he was right, then he’d save all of humankind. So what was it like in those crucial seconds? What was his thought process and why was he punished for preventing the end of the world?Well, it’s time to learn How History Works to understand everything that led up to this fateful decision, and how the world almost changed on a dime.It all went down on the 26th of September 1983 when a 44-year-old lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defense Forces started his shift. His name was Stanislav Petrov and he was sitting at this terminal when the screen showed 5 nuclear missiles leaving the US and heading to Russia, his motherland. Presumably back then the graphics looked like something from an Arcade version of missile command, but for Petrov, it was all too real.------#HowHistoryWorks #History #worldwar3 Link To My Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowMoneyWorksVideo Created By: Arun SinghFootage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesMusic Provided By: Epidemic SoundFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Starting or preventing war can be as simple as making a tough decision and pressing a button. That’s a decisions that one mind had to make, one man who stood between us and complete, global annihilation…

He was a simple man who believed in the common good. And it was this guiding instinct that convinced a regular soviet soldier that the computer warning flashing on his screen about an incoming nuclear missile attack was, in fact, a false alarm. If he was wrong, his motherland could be destroyed and a retaliation of missiles would be fired, creating a domino effect of nuclear explosions worldwide.

But if he was right, then he’d save all of humankind. So what was it like in those crucial seconds? What was his thought process and why was he punished for preventing the end of the world?

Well, it’s time to learn How History Works to understand everything that led up to this fateful decision, and how the world almost changed on a dime.

It all went down on the 26th of September 1983 when a 44-year-old lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defense Forces started his shift. His name was Stanislav Petrov and he was sitting at this terminal when the screen showed 5 nuclear missiles leaving the US and heading to Russia, his motherland. Presumably back then the graphics looked like something from an Arcade version of missile command, but for Petrov, it was all too real.

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