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Not just enviable, they have the worlds highest GDP per capita, the only Asian country with a triple AAA rating by all ratings bodies, good integration policies
by eddmakesio 3y ago
Not just enviable, they have the worlds highest GDP per capita, the only Asian country with a triple AAA rating by all ratings bodies, good integration policies (low crime but basically a 20/20/20/20 split between Buddhism, Atheism, Christianity, and Islam - not completely 20:20:20:20 but can't remember the right numbers and it's close-ish), one of the highest life expectancies in the world, and pretty awesome food!
It's almost like cracking down on crime in a tough way with liberal economics can lead to a great place to live.
- lostlogin 3y agoUser Joak lived there and has posted here - it’s an interesting take. The oppressive state behaviour has repercussions in their view.
- avgcorrection 3y agoPrivileged migrants (I mean expats) might not be terribly affected by how unfree or authoritarian a society is. > As an expat, the censorship and oppression was only materialized by the absence of a decent art scene.
- eddmakesio 3y agoEven if Singapore is authoritarian and unfree, if they have high happiness scores, high life expectancies, high standards of living, maybe we have to accept you can have some good authoritarian places to live.
- avgcorrection 3y agoIf you'll read my comments again you'll see that I haven't taken a stance on this myself one way or the other.
- eddmakesio 3y agoFair point!