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As a Singaporean, this is another "feel good" article about Singapore that cherry picks anecdotal examples to paint a false image.
by nubela 7y ago
As a Singaporean, this is another "feel good" article about Singapore that cherry picks anecdotal examples to paint a false image.
- analognoise 7y agoCould you elaborate? What's the true image?
- mfcl 7y agoThe true image is that 65-year-olds are not learning how to code.
- Aloha 7y ago> The true image is that 65-year-olds are not learning how to code. The true image is that most 65-year-olds are not learning how to code.
- epx 7y agoIf just one leant to code at 65 this is so great to hear about.
- WalterBright 7y agoMy uncle in his 60's returned to the university to get an advanced degree in vulcanology.
- coldtea 7y agoSeveral people do it, like several people do matchstick Eiffel Towers or have a crocodile as a pet. It's still rare, and in no way anything statistically significant to write home about, nor the "way out" for the serious problem of old people forced to work.
- coldtea 7y agoThe true image is that (a) almost none 65-year-olds are learning how to code, (b) implying that even a small but significant (say 5%) group are is lazy journalist / political propaganda BS (c) even if it was true, 65-year olds forced to learn to code and desperate for work, is not a positive thing, it's a societal failure
- jesterson 7y agoI'll second that (not a Singaporean yet, but live here enough to call it my home). Singapore government produces amazing programs aimed to adapt elderly workers to changing environment, which includes help to understand how to work with modern devices. A lot of government money is poured in it and I personally consider it as money well spent. In other countries I've been living in elderly people are usually just being left with their problems or thrown in into some kind of welfare scheme, which younger generation has to be paying for. In Singapore everyone works which means contribution to society and it pays off with opportunities for everyone and excellent government services.