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1. laybak · 1790806804 · focus · HN ↗

   the Singaporean government is often described as having a "parental" approach. I guess this move would be on brand

   1. vovavili · 1790809717 · focus · HN ↗

      It's also known as being one of the very few countries actually capable of using state capacity to overcome serious social and economic problems. Godspeed.

      1. oatmeal1 · 1790810135 · focus · HN ↗

         It's basically a benevolent dictatorship due to one party being in charge for the last 67 years.

         1. Der_Einzige · 1790817827 · focus · HN ↗

            Hardly benevolent. I'll take every social problem America has 10x to avoid being an extremely boring "utopia" like Singapore.

            It's literally the antithesis of "cool", whatever your definition. The most square people on earth.

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