Saying that, I rarely buy ebooks. I generally 'find' them online but only if I own the actual physical book. If I don't have the physical book whilst I'm travelling, I'll buy the eBook and then I'll usually buy the physical book too.

First was when I go the Kindle I realized I could make the text as big as I wanted so I would do that, as stated before.

Another time is when I wanted an external monitor and I bought a big TV because it was much cheaper. Because the TV was bigger the text was also bigger, and I realized how much easier it was for me to work.

I think I used to feel like there was a "coolness" factor to keeping the text small. I don't know why I thought that, but I think what's much cooler than having lots of small text is actually being able to read and understand the text on the screen.

Now I have no desire to impress anyone, and I keep my text in the browser at like 200%.

After winning my way through the Hobbit/LOTR series, they changed the rules specifically for me to require oral exams on each of the books I was reading, and later book reports. I was eventually banned completely so there could be an actual competition.

Another seminal book for me was Lord of the Rings, which I read in 6th grade.

I had so many points that even though I stopped reading books on the list in 6th (I got into manga). I still placed 1st in my school until the last semester of 8th because of my point lead.

note that at least "Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity: a high-density EEG study with implications for the classroom" is critized - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10....

Maybe it doesn't deserve to be on the bottom, dead, but something this basic certainly doesn't deserve to be showered in upvotes

No you don't, most foreigners don't pay more taxes overall per lifetime.

It's $43.60 per year [1].

Thank you for contributing a bit more to the library's budget…?

[1] https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/services/library-membership/type...

I ran into this a few years ago. Maybe they improved it.

There's a FAQ specifically addressing this [1]:

> If you do not have Singpass, you may still approach our pool or gym staff to buy single-entry passes.

[1] https://ask.gov.sg/activesg/questions/clztixkjr00agracq0ys53...

They also have to pass the annual military fitness test otherwise they will have to go back to the military to do further physical training in the evenings for weeks even if they have a job. Throughout their 20s and early 30s, most of them cannot even have long hair due to this military duty. Penalty of avoidance is military prison of 3 years. When they go overseas for work or other reasons for longer period of time, they need to apply for an exit permit from the military like a leash. When they go overseas for short periods of time, they still have to notify their military unit first.

People die or get injured all the time in the army during their conscription period.

And then you have foreigners coming over and complaining they are not getting subsidized services when they also pay tax.

Why don't you first talk about the responsibilities of these "first class" citizens before talking about their privileges.

On days when I am too lazy to be productive or be “creating” something, I sometimes take out my old Harry Potter collection and read for two straight hours. I don’t really feel that’s meaningfully different from watching online videos for two straight hours. It is indeed just consumption. And Harry Potter series is in fact one of the better ones among contemporary literature.