Get paid to read? Singapore is making it happen
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The measure seeks to alleviate the rise of doomscrolling, the action of consuming content on social networks and internet compulsively; a few months ago, the country also announced an economic allocation to families to boost the birth rate.
A reading session of at least 15 minutes generates about 20 virtual pieces on a platform launched by the government at the beginning of September, which shows the goal of reaching 150,000 users by September 2027.
The Singapore government measure is part of a five-year project - ReadSG - to encourage reading. Critics share on the feasibility of the long-term initiative.
A new initiative provides symbolic rewards to limit past time to scroll social networks
Fifty times a quarter of an hour = one dollar.
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