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慢钱! October 6, 2009 2 Comments

是否记得我们昨天报道过的万年钟传奇?由恒今基金会(Long Now Foundation)主持建造的这一超越千年的项目之宗旨在于传播长线思维,而长线思维的一大特点就是从长远的视角对问题细斟慢酌,近年来产生的慢活运动(The Slow Movement)就是其中一个例证。其后,由慢活逐渐演化出来的慢食运动(Slow Food),则是希望将人们带回本地化生产、有机食品的传统当中。
美国最近还诞生了一个叫“慢钱联盟”(Slow Money Alliance)的组织,通过发起慢钱运动,唤醒人们对于金钱使用的觉悟,亦即把金钱花在最值得花的地方(英文里头有句俗语是 put your money where your mouth is,这里可以说是 putting your investment where your dinner is),且看《时代》杂志对他们的描述:

The Slow Money Alliance, set up as a nonprofit, brings the tenets of the Slow Food movement (buying local) to finance — exploring investment vehicles that re-circulate within the local economy, minimize environmental impact, [...]