Disneyland with Death Penalty
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#2The 1993 Wired article, by William Gibson: https://www.wired.com/1993/04/gibson-2/
or https://archive.ph/twY5Y
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#3Singapore, Gibson details, is lacking any sense of creativity or authenticity,
I find it interesting the impression I personally formed of Singapore exactly matches the one Gibson did over a decade earlier. I understand how a particular kind of person could see it as a paradise, but personally I found it the most depressing place on earth.
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#4Very interesting, thank you for sharing.
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#5The 1993 Wired article, by William Gibson: https://www.wired.com/1993/04/gibson-2/ or https://archive.ph/twY5Y
Thanks! This is the perfect sort of longform article to save via Pocket/Instapaper and read later on my e-reader.
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#6I remember reading that, when he wrote it.
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#7Singapore, Gibson details, is lacking any sense of creativity or authenticity, I find it interesting the impression I personally formed of Singapore exactly matches the one Gibson did over a decade earlier. I understand how a particular kind of person could see it as a paradise, but personally I found it the most depressing place on earth.
Is it better or worse than Dubai? Or similar?
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#8I remember reading that, when he wrote it.
I have the print copy right here :-0
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#10I remember seeing an interview with Lee Kuan Yew and the idea of our 1st amendment rights were brought up and Mr. Yew began to laugh.