in light of Singapore's plan for the 4th university - one that is desirably and meaningfully different, here's a quick look at what's going on beyond the little red dot:

Source: The Economist

in most parts of the developed world, universities are manufacturing graduates / job seekers / rat racers more than ever (a societal victory against the teenage pregnancy taboo, woohoo!).

i'm just wondering why there isn't any survey / study / experiment to find out how many of these educated people are actually culturally literate or intellectually self-defensive.

ooh, perhaps those holistic qualities don't quite buff up the pay cheques. or contribute to our GDP-obsessed measure of growth.

to quote Oscar Wilde, "Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." and as David Icke's friend put it, "repeaters."

back to my games of strategy!