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I Actually Think Our Prime Minister is Underpaid
Singapore’s political salary debate keeps asking whether our leaders need more money. I think we’re asking the wrong economic question.
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AI is Stealing Our Jobs, Our Art, and Apparently Our Common Sense
AI is bad. It’s stealing people’s art. That’s like saying guns are bad because they kill people. A tool isn’t inherently good or bad. How it is developed, regulated and used matters. If AI companies are exploiting artists’ work without consent or compensation, then regulate that. Create clearer copyright rules. Establish licensing frameworks. Require consent…
AI, AI and Jobs, AI Art, AI Ethics, AI Governance, AI Regulation, Artifical Intelligence, Automation, Capitalism, climate change, Copyright, Corporate Responsibility, Deepfakes, Digital Transformation, Environmental Impact, Future of Work, Generative AI, Government Regulation, Innovation, Job Displacement, Labour Rights, Misinformation, Society, Technological Progress, technology, Technology Ethics -
When “Digital Nomad” Is Just “Immigrant” With Better PR
Exhibit A: The Rebranding of the Immigrant The colonizers in Bali call themselves “expats” and “digital nomads” because apparently the word immigrant is derogatory. Which is interesting. Because their home countries have spent decades making the word “immigrant” sound like an insult. So perhaps the problem isn’t the word. Perhaps it’s being on the receiving…
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Even Spiderman Couldn’t Outrun His Trauma
Recently, I had the pleasure of having lunch with my favourite Gen Z representative, who informed me that she had not watched Spiderman: Brand New Day yet. Mind you, she is 21 years old. No husband. No children. Parents still perfectly capable of opening their own jars. No debts. No quarterly business reviews. No annual…
Accountability, Character Analysis, Community, Emotional Intelligence, Film Analysis, Friendship, Grief, Healing, Human Connection, Life Lessons, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Media Literacy, mental-health, Movie Review, Personal Growth, Pop Culture, Recovery, Relationships, Resilience, Self Reflection, Spider-Man, Spider-man BND, Spider-Man Brand New Day, Spiderman, Spiderman BND, Spiderman Brand New Day, Starting Over, Superheroes, Trauma, Trust