"What I really found surprising was the (apparent) naivety from the perspective of both writers." Singaporean here. I'm guessing that it's mostly a rhetorical

"What I really found surprising was the (apparent) naivety from the perspective of both writers." Singaporean here. I'm guessing that it's mostly a rhetorical device rather than genuine ignorance. Sometimes you want to go into an obstacle head on- like that guy who filmed himself riding his bicycle into things on the bike lane, or that guy who got himself arrested to prove a point.