Have you actually lived in Singapore? I don&#x27;t know where you&#x27;re from. I&#x27;m from the USA. And while I don&#x27;t like everything SG does, having lived there I see trade offs.<p>In the USA I get freedom of speech (+). In exchange I get mugged on the streets, cars stolen, cars broken into, poverty all over, always having to be on my guard.<p>Then I go live in Singapore where I hate that the internet is filtered, there&#x27;s no porn, but in exchange I always feel safe. Safe to walk pretty much anywhere at any time day or night. It&#x27;s a nice feeling. For many people who experience it for a few years it&#x27;s hard to go back to a place where you always have to look over your shoulder like SF, LA, NYC.