Singapore is paying its citizens to read. (But will it work?)
Culture Index
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Relevance
3/25
Freshness
24/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
5/15
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On September 6, Singapore started paying its citizens to read. As The Guardian reported, this scheme represents the city-state’s latest attempts to quash doomscrolling and protect children from the harms of social media. The National Library Board (NLB)—progenitor of the
