I’m also @thelsim@sh.itjust.works

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Cake day: August 2nd, 2023

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  • The thing I hated most with social media is that no one really wanted to email anymore.
    I used to have several pen pals around the world. We would exchange long mails every couple of days telling each other about our lives. But the moment social media popped up, the one-on-one conversations started to shift to posts with something everybody got to comment on. And on top of that, they didn’t seem very personal anymore. Not like the friends I used to know.
    Didn’t take long for those friendships to fizzle out. I’m still quite sad about it.



  • Not a resident but my partner is from SG. One of the reasons I often hear is that families(mom, dad, kids, grandparents) like to travel together, and the elderly are not always mobile enough for public transport. Public transport is really fantastic, but it doesn’t cover every single need.
    And of course it’s a status symbol, some feel the need to show they’ve got the wealth to own a car.
    Again, I hear these things second hand and am colored by my partner’s beliefs :) Maybe a SG resident has a better (or different) explanation.
    edit:
    In my eagerness to share, I realize this doesn’t really answer your question. Sorry about that :)