Chitchat The fallen Tembusu tree and Singapore's state of Productivity

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

When the 270 year old tree fell at the Botanic gardens, it sadly took away the life of a young mother with 2 kids that had not even reached 2 years old.

It also showed another tragedy, an on-going one of Singapore - its very poor productivity levels that began in the 90s. An army of workers were brought in to remove the tree or whats left of it. And there is whole series of photos in social media contributed by netizens as the operation got underway. 4 men carrying large trunks? Only in urban Singapore you would see these sorts of things unlike any other urban city.

We are a small island where space is a major premium. We bring in manpower that is quite easily replaced by machines and they come in all sizes and do a multitude of activities in quick time and with much precision. They are also much safer to deploy and social issues arising from their use is minimal. The 4 men carrying the heavy cut log is not at all a safe operation. How long will this go on.


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