List: Culture and Society | Curated by Alvin T.

Nov 24, 2023
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Culture and SocietyMy writings on culture and society that are not related to Japan.
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Digital Global Traveler
Why This Singaporean Doesn’t Write Much about SingaporeA country that’s both crazy rich and “Disneyland with the Death Penalty” doesn’t inspire one to put pen to paper
Oct 16, 2023
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Oct 16, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
This Over-Thinker Ponders if AI Will Make Us Artificial and UnintelligentWe need to think carefully about how to make use of AI — or this might be the last time humans might ever think.
May 21, 2023
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May 21, 2023
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Digital Global Traveler
I Traveled Home to Singapore for the First Time Since the PandemicMany things have changed, and I feel strangely out of place.
Aug 11, 2022
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Aug 11, 2022
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Digital Global Traveler
Why the (Chinese) Lunar New Year Isn’t Really a Lunar New YearLet’s call it for what it is and learn to be humbled by what it represents.
Jan 23, 2023
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Jan 23, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
Why Do So Many Children Today Want to Be YouTubers or Influencers?Could they have seen through our silly money game?
Oct 22, 2022
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Oct 22, 2022
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Stupid Internet Videos Are Everywhere — And They Reveal 7 Cruel TruthsI’ve come to accept what stupid videos are telling me about the nature of people and the modern economy.
Jan 11, 2022
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Jan 11, 2022
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This Apple Watch “Clone” Runs Only One App — and Costs a Shocking 27,000 EurosThe question is — who would buy such a thing?
Sep 25, 2022
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Sep 25, 2022
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ILLUMINATION
All of Us Are Slaves to CultureThere is no escaping the webs of significance that we ourselves have spun.
Jul 31, 2022
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Jul 31, 2022
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People Are Now Dying to Get Likes on Social Media — LiterallyMust we now consider social media as a driver of human evolution?
Jul 4, 2022
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Jul 4, 2022
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ILLUMINATION
The United States of America Scares the Hell out of MeIt is nothing like the country I thought it would be
Jun 19, 2022
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Jun 19, 2022
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Digital Global Traveler
Why Interpreters and Translators Are the True Heroes We NeedMore than ever, we need to build cultural bridges
May 19, 2022
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May 19, 2022
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ILLUMINATION
No, You Aren’t Getting Rid of Social Norms with “Diversity and Inclusion”You are merely creating new ones
Jun 2, 2022
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Jun 2, 2022
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Digital Global Traveler
You’ll Never Believe the Weirdest Thing That Happened to Me in ChinaIt was so bizarre that I can remember it to this day
May 1, 2022
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May 1, 2022
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ILLUMINATION
Why I See a Serious Problem with the Use of the Term “Virtue Signaling”It is often invoked to take the moral high ground, dismantle the opponent, and divert the argument.
Apr 11, 2022
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Apr 11, 2022
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The Most Exotic Food I Have Eaten Is a Korean Dish — Can You Guess What?It was high in protein and I had it together with an equally strange alcoholic mix.
Mar 27, 2022
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Mar 27, 2022
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Faceless Internet Trolls Aren’t Brave Enough to Write Their Own StoriesThey hide behind a fake profile picture and prey on others in the comments.
Mar 20, 2022
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Mar 20, 2022
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Writers’ Blokke
Do Writers Have the Power to Change Society?And if they can, should they?
Mar 9, 2022
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Mar 9, 2022
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The Shortform
This Asian Country Shows Us An Alternative Model to Handle the COVID-19 PandemicBut it might not work anywhere else.
Jan 29, 2022
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Jan 29, 2022
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The Shortform
Are You Suffering From Wanderlust?What history tells us about our desire to be somewhere else.
Jan 17, 2022
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Jan 17, 2022
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The Shortform
How To Think Deeper About BitcoinNot another Bitcoin story!
Jan 8, 2022
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Jan 8, 2022
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