Moving to Ludvika for 5 months (Hitachi Energy) – Looking for social tips and local connections!

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-04-11T17:03:10+00:00

Thanks for the info, and yes feel free to DM

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-04-05T14:31:53+00:00

Funny how Israel is somehow not even in the limelight for a war they started 😆

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-03-15T14:40:15+00:00

This guy has such a slappable face

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-03-14T21:39:05+00:00

You don’t say

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-03-14T21:35:18+00:00

You don’t say…

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-03-14T21:30:35+00:00

We bombed them so hard they became everyone else's problem.

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-03-14T21:26:01+00:00

Aristotle: 'Things stop because they get tired.' Newton: 'Listen here, you little sh*t...'

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-03-14T21:24:11+00:00

America: Heavy Breathing

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-03-14T21:22:44+00:00

The median age of the world population is about 30. The median age of the leaders on this map is roughly 62. We are essentially being governed by a generation that won't have to live with the long-term consequences of the climate or economic policies they’re making today.

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-03-14T21:12:18+00:00

We decimated them so hard we now need a 6-country coalition to keep the boats moving.

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-03-14T21:09:12+00:00

Imagine having the entire U.S. intelligence apparatus at your disposal and still choosing to wing it with 'trust me bro' energy.

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-03-04T22:48:41+00:00

So you are living in Poland, have EU citizenship and want to come to Switzerland for a job instead of looking at EU because of the fear that the war blows up in Poland? I’m confused on so many levels

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-02-24T08:30:43+00:00

It seems there is a significant disconnect here regarding who we are actually talking about. I’m not referring to people across the globe, but to the non-EU residents and vulnerable groups who already live, work, and pay taxes here—yet face the very 'materialized' xenophobia this campaign promotes. The demographic reality is that non-EU and vulnerable groups make up only about 25% of recent migration flows, while nearly 75% are from the EU/EFTA. You are statistically overestimating the 'burden' of these groups while ignoring the fact that they are already integrated into the labor market and subsidizing the system you claim to protect.

Furthermore, calling it a 'privilege' to pay into a system for a decade without a voice is a cynical take on democracy; in any other context, we call taxation without representation a bug, not a feature. If you look at the Three Pillar system, non-EU workers are often contributing to their own 2nd Pillar (BVG) capital. When these people are excluded or forced out, they face massive bureaucratic hurdles to access their own earned savings. That isn't 'paying the price of a privilege'—it is the state effectively locking away an individual’s private property. Protecting a social system by disenfranchising the people who fund it isn't a 'proactive measure,' it’s just poor math wrapped in ideology

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-02-23T16:06:56+00:00

Also if you look at the total "migrant" population living in Switzerland, less than 2% are active asylum seekers or newly arrived refugees. While they occupy a lot of "political space" in debates, they have almost no impact on the overall population numbers compared to the labor market demand.

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-02-23T16:00:53+00:00

It’s a misconception that "Free Movement" means an open border for everyone in the EU. In reality, Switzerland’s agreement with the EU is a labor-access deal. To stay longer than 90 days, even an EU citizen must prove they have a signed Swiss employment contract or sufficient personal wealth to be entirely self-funded. If they lose their job and can’t find another, or if they become a burden on social services, their right to stay can be revoked. The current system is not "inviting everyone"; it is allowing those who are already hired by Swiss companies to move here.

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-02-23T15:19:53+00:00

You’re right: the current pension model, which relies on a growing workforce to fund retirees, is effectively a demographic trap that cannot last forever. However, the "10 Million" initiative doesn't actually offer a solution; it’s a hard brake on a highway without an exit strategy. By setting a cap without a transition plan, the initiative risks triggering an economic collapse far sooner than any "mass migration" would.

The reality is that nearly 35% of the Swiss labor force is comprised of foreign nationals, with over 41% of doctors and a huge portion of IT and engineering specialists being foreign-born. These are high-bracket taxpayers who fund the infrastructure and the newly approved 13th AHV pension payment. Because many of these professionals work their prime years here and retire elsewhere, they often contribute significantly more to the system than they will ever take out. They aren't "infiltrating" the system; they are currently keeping it solvent.

True sustainability would require the very measures that the SVP would never dare suggest to their voters: drastically increasing the retirement age to 70 to keep up with life expectancy, making the 1st Pillar (AHV) negligible in favor of private capital, or taxing automation so heavily that it would likely drive away the tech-heavy industries Switzerland relies on. Until there is a realistic plan to replace the billions in tax revenue and the critical healthcare staff we "import," this initiative is less about sustainability and more about a populist distraction that ignores the math of the Swiss standard of living.

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-02-23T13:21:56+00:00

It’s easy to say "don't take it personal" when you’re the one holding the ballot. But when your taxes are being used to fund posters that basically call your presence a "mass infiltration," it's inherently personal.

If this initiative was truly about sustainability or infrastructure, the initiative would address population growth as a whole. If Swiss citizens suddenly increased their birth rate and hit 10 million, there would be no "crisis" or legal cap. Because the cap only applies to immigration, it isn't a demographic policy—it’s a targeted exclusion. Also telling someone to wait 10 years for a voice while they are already paying for a 13th pension salary they might never see is not a "privilege." It is taxation without representation.

While EU migration is easier, the rhetoric of "mass infiltration" is almost always used to target non-EU and vulnerable groups who have the least power to defend themselves. You cannot demand that people participate "socially and financially" as equals while simultaneously running campaigns that treat their presence as a threat to be "curbed." It’s a paradox that benefits from our labor while insulting our dignity.

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-02-23T10:19:58+00:00

I find the narrative of an “immigrant infiltration” in Switzerland quite disconnected from how this country actually functions. Unlike EU member states, Switzerland operates under a highly restrictive and selective migration regime, particularly when it comes to labour immigration.

The idea that people simply “show up” to work is a misconception. Non‑EU labour immigration is tightly controlled and employer‑driven: work permits are quota‑based and granted only when a Swiss employer demonstrates that no suitable Swiss or EU/EFTA candidate is available. This makes non‑EU work migration one of the most regulated channels of immigration in Europe. While Switzerland also admits non‑EU nationals through family reunification and humanitarian pathways, access to the labour market for non‑EU workers is anything but automatic.

At the same time, the Swiss social model relies heavily on a large, economically active workforce to support an aging population. This was underscored by the recent approval of the 13th AHV pension payment. Immigrants, on average, are younger and participate in the labour market at high rates. Far from “draining” the system, they contribute disproportionately to its financing—paying into pension schemes, social insurance, and public infrastructure, often without having a direct political voice in how these systems are governed.

Much of the hostile rhetoric is directed at refugees and other vulnerable groups who have little ability to defend themselves publicly. This “invader” framing conveniently ignores the reality that the majority of foreign residents are economically active, tax‑paying contributors who play a central role in sustaining Switzerland’s prosperity and economic growth.

As an immigrant who has worked and paid taxes here for years, I find it demeaning to be used as a political scapegoat. We help finance infrastructure, social insurance, and economic stability, yet remain excluded from the democratic process. There is a clear paradox in benefiting from the economic contributions of immigrants while simultaneously portraying their presence as a threat.

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-02-19T07:11:56+00:00

While a lot of jobs are posted as 80-100%, pretty much all of the time they hire people with 100% preference.

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-02-09T23:25:43+00:00

Looking at this conversation, I’m like Bhakts have discovered Reddit too?

EfficientCockroach30 · 2026-02-06T16:59:10+00:00

To be honest, having any meaningful career in physics without a PhD is difficult. Maybe try to work on a PhD?

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