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"We have a simply atrocious climate, the people are rude and we have ridiculous laws that forbid the sale of chewing gum, but we have no wars, no earthquakes, no volcanoes, no famines, no floods, and no droughts. I would much rather be a Singaporean than, say, a Cambodian or an Indonesian. I think most Singaporeans are just spoiled." - someone on a forum.
Go ahead, search for "I hate Singapore" on Google and you'll find countless blogs. I hate the fucking weather here. Reminds me of Kav's "lucky you, get to escape from this hellhole masquerading as a country." And this is not unjustified.
The fact is, we have no wars, no earthquakes, no volcanoes, no famines, no floods, and no droughts, but the country is not maximising this by promoting the holistic welfare of its people! Rather, it is taking advantage of the stable climate and environment to aggressively pursue capitalist and materialistic aims, in the process generating a cold and miserable people. We have no wars, no earthquakes, no volcanoes, no famines, no floods, and no droughts, so WHY ARE people still rude, inconsiderate, selfish and narrow minded? It's not a matter of appreciating what we have that others don't; it's a matter of realising that with what we have, we really already ought to be SO MUCH MORE. But we aren't.
Why are so many people rude and petty? Because they are underexposed. There is very little opportunity as far as I see it for most people, myself included, to experience situations beyond that of our neighbourhoods and schools. I wouldn't have known many poly people if I didn't join the MPCC guitar club; and not everyone goes to a large church with an active youth group (myself included). If I had the power to change things, I would make sure schools shut down by 3pm everyday. I would screen all lecturers and teachers to make sure they had good presentation and speaking skills. I would impose a 5 day working week for non-retail/direct-service industries. I would spend less on innovation and entrepreuneurship programs and parks, which can be funded by demand and supply mechanisms, and more on sending students abroad on exchange programs and internships. In fact, if we had the money, I'd make it compulsory. I'd spend less on defence and more on energy conservation.
Actually I don't think there's very much that can be done to change the situation.
Just hold your head high and don't let others get you down. We were meant to live for so much more.
Go ahead, search for "I hate Singapore" on Google and you'll find countless blogs. I hate the fucking weather here. Reminds me of Kav's "lucky you, get to escape from this hellhole masquerading as a country." And this is not unjustified.
The fact is, we have no wars, no earthquakes, no volcanoes, no famines, no floods, and no droughts, but the country is not maximising this by promoting the holistic welfare of its people! Rather, it is taking advantage of the stable climate and environment to aggressively pursue capitalist and materialistic aims, in the process generating a cold and miserable people. We have no wars, no earthquakes, no volcanoes, no famines, no floods, and no droughts, so WHY ARE people still rude, inconsiderate, selfish and narrow minded? It's not a matter of appreciating what we have that others don't; it's a matter of realising that with what we have, we really already ought to be SO MUCH MORE. But we aren't.
Why are so many people rude and petty? Because they are underexposed. There is very little opportunity as far as I see it for most people, myself included, to experience situations beyond that of our neighbourhoods and schools. I wouldn't have known many poly people if I didn't join the MPCC guitar club; and not everyone goes to a large church with an active youth group (myself included). If I had the power to change things, I would make sure schools shut down by 3pm everyday. I would screen all lecturers and teachers to make sure they had good presentation and speaking skills. I would impose a 5 day working week for non-retail/direct-service industries. I would spend less on innovation and entrepreuneurship programs and parks, which can be funded by demand and supply mechanisms, and more on sending students abroad on exchange programs and internships. In fact, if we had the money, I'd make it compulsory. I'd spend less on defence and more on energy conservation.
Actually I don't think there's very much that can be done to change the situation.
Just hold your head high and don't let others get you down. We were meant to live for so much more.