Countries like Singapore have undeniably excelled in areas of infrastructure and economic management, establishing themselves as models of efficiency and stability.
However, there's an important distinction to be made between building material success and fostering a society that encourages intellectual and creative freedom.
It's one thing to create an environment where productivity is maximized, but quite another to cultivate an atmosphere where individuals are free to explore ideas beyond the approved or expected norms.
Economic success, while valuable, must not come at the cost of stifling the very creativity and innovation that push societies forward.
The long-term vitality of a nation depends not only on what it constructs physically, but on how well it allows its citizens the freedom to think, debate, and create without undue constraint.
Such freedoms often do more for a society's advancement than any building project or financial initiative ever could.
Countries like Singapore have undeniably excelled in areas of infrastructure and economic management, establishing themselves as models of efficiency and stability.
However, there's an important distinction to be made between building material success and fostering a society that encourages intellectual and creative freedom.
It's one thing to create an environment where productivity is maximized, but quite another to cultivate an atmosphere where individuals are free to explore ideas beyond the approved or expected norms.
Economic success, while valuable, must not come at the cost of stifling the very creativity and innovation that push societies forward.
The long-term vitality of a nation depends not only on what it constructs physically, but on how well it allows its citizens the freedom to think, debate, and create without undue constraint.
Such freedoms often do more for a society's advancement than any building project or financial initiative ever could.
S. Tominaga AKA CSW
Sep 8, 2024
https://x.com/CsTominaga/status/1832783899346260195?t=5kKywO5freXbq0IeWgeMPQ&s=19
上段英文翻译为中文如下：
不可否认，像新加坡这样的国家在基础设施和经济管理领域表现出色，成为效率和稳定的典范。
然而，在建筑材料的成功和培育一个鼓励智力和创造自由的社会之间有一个重要的区别。
创造一个生产力最大化的环境是一回事，但培养一种氛围，让个人自由地探索超越认可或预期规范的想法则是另一回事。
经济上的成功虽然有价值，但绝不能以扼杀推动社会前进的创造力和革新为代价。
一个国家的长期活力不仅取决于它在物质上建设了什么，还取决于它在多大程度上允许公民在不受不必要限制的情况下自由思考、辩论和创造。
这种自由往往比任何建筑项目或金融倡议对社会进步的贡献都要大。
S. Tominaga 又名 CSW
2024 年 9 月 8 日