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Singapore’s National Library Board offers micropayments to build reading habits

288 points · 149 comments · geox

  1. Sorrel47 · · focus · HN ↗
    Micropayments for reading? Curious if this actually fosters intrinsic love for books, or just turns it into a chore for cash.
    1. mimo84 · · focus · HN ↗
      The article explains that the payments are very low because the experiment is designed as a behavioral nudge rather than as a side hustle. For a day of reading someone would only get 0.02SGD
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