and if we were to follow our passions/gifts and work three quarters as hard as we do now I strongly feel we would still be a successful nation – and a much happier one at that.
It’s as if you cannot say even one thing bad about Singapore to suddenly be on the receiving end of alot of flack. Kind of reminds you of the PAP. It does seem to show a level of insecurity but i think more so a deeper sense of irrational thinking....................
I think that it must be hard on the human psyche to have a big brother government constantly micro-managing everything you do. I only realised this after I had been living away from Singapore for a while. It’s almost like OCD to want to control every small little thing. You can’t, it’s irrational."
And here I am trying to do the opposite and so far not finding it easy....Strong Eagle wrote:I certainly relate to those articles after eight years on the red dot. I'd like to go back... I think economics and a changing conditions in a global economy make it impossible.
I'm unsure what this means, 'Everyone has a comparative advantage'. It reminds me of naive youthful idealism, that everyone has talents, and such talents hold equal value (if not remunerative worth). The 'noble' street-sweeper and manual labourer, nobility apparently earned through manual toil and getting dirty. I recall believing this and preaching it one time to my parents when I was 13/14, I think they nearly passed out in horror... hehe...earthfriendly wrote:From the comment section.
'Everyone has a compararive advantage, and if we were to follow our passions/gifts and work three quarters as hard as we do now I strongly feel we would still be a successful nation – and a much happier one at that.'
Evolving countries tend to carry insecure baggage, a short-fused defensiveness. I'm not sure SG has acquired the innate self-confidence yet to loosen up and laugh about itself.It’s as if you cannot say even one thing bad about Singapore to suddenly be on the receiving end of alot of flack. ... [edit]"
I have zero idea what that means. Could it be the latest internet buzzwordJR8 wrote:I'm unsure what this means, 'Everyone has a comparative advantage'. It reminds me of naive youthful idealism, that everyone has talents, and such talents hold equal value (if not remunerative worth).earthfriendly wrote:From the comment section.
'Everyone has a compararive advantage, and if we were to follow our passions/gifts and work three quarters as hard as we do now I strongly feel we would still be a successful nation – and a much happier one at that.'
It is getting harder for me with each passing day. See the following link. The PM held a meeting with a bunch of SG bloggers. Guess what the agenda is. At the end of the meeting, he made the announcement that "they" all agree that people should not be allowed to hide behind anonymity in the cyber world. Noticed the wide spread ID ing in that island. You got to provide your IC number even for the most mundane activities. Makes it easier to sue, should the need arise. Fear and paranoid. That is how they rule.Brah wrote:And here I am trying to do the opposite and so far not finding it easy....Strong Eagle wrote:I certainly relate to those articles after eight years on the red dot. I'd like to go back... I think economics and a changing conditions in a global economy make it impossible.
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