Like Hunger Games. A localized small country run by elites, separated into non-communicating subsections for easy control. Each subsection specializing in one piece of the economic infrastructure with the common goal (and manufactured belief system) of saving the world. A task which is never finished.
wow. That felt a bit surreal watching that.
And, a bit spooky.
The inmate part of the quote is chilling.
The inmates are in a sort of "Schrödinger's cat". Both the guard and the inmate.
Wow, just wow.
It's chilling because it's fundamentally true. We've just never thought of it this way.
very.
Like Hunger Games. A localized small country run by elites, separated into non-communicating subsections for easy control. Each subsection specializing in one piece of the economic infrastructure with the common goal (and manufactured belief system) of saving the world. A task which is never finished.
What's so special about Singapore?
Did you watch the last season of westworld?
All those "city of the future" scenes were shot in Singapore.
place looks beautiful right? very clean, interesting buildings
Now take a deep dive into how that society is ran, their rules and laws and how their entire system works.
some crazy shit going on there...
selling gum is illegal. no, not guns, GUM... as in chewing gum.
it's illegal to not flush the toilet.
you will be arrested if you enter the country with cigarettes.
connecting to a non-sanctioned "unsecure" wi-fi is considered "hacking".
fireworks are illegal, doesn't matter when or what for, the only people permitted to have or shoot fireworks are state licensed pyrotechnicians.
if you vouch for someone and that person ends up being a piece of shit... it's against the law.
you aren't even allowed to walk around naked in your own home.
now, this is just ordinary shit, shit we do all the time and would be scratching our heads as to why we no longer couldn't.
however take a look into what they do to you if you get caught.
for example... singing in public earns you 3 months in jail.
connecting to someone's laptop or wifi earns you 3 years in prison or 10k in fines
if you get caught selling chewing gum to someone, 2 years in jail or $100,000 fine.
spitting in public will cost you a grand.
a joint and a handgun can get you the death penalty
it's a fucking dystopian nightmare,
It was once a poor city turned into a city of wealth within a generation.
I call it the Switzerland of Asia. High IQ and very developed.
Crazy expensive cost of living (like the Swiss).