Insights from McDonald's (on Singapore, not the burgers!)

I liked something Waspoh wrote recently:

Sitting at AMK McDonald's and just watching the world go by, I witness the compact between Singaporeans and our government. Our government takes care of all our material needs. Everyone has enough to get by and even to live comfortably. But in return, we agree not to challenge their authority. We accept that we can be worse off and we accept this trade off. We do not risk what we already have for an uncertain future. The result is a certain lifeless animation, a well designed, high tech, first world wonder, made for the person too busy with making money, meant to emulate real life and yet is inevitably lifeless. Like an Aibo.