Cheapen by the millions

Life used to be good at barely 3m population. $3k graduate pay gets a young manager's calibre with lots of commitment and tenacity to spur the company to grow. $1.8k diploma worker works diligently, gets to be home on time with family or night classes and aspire to be a graduate. Life was in balance, you get what you reap, because Sg then was in optimum balance.

What happened? Chaos. Now with 5.5m, you get what you see in populated India, jobs aplenty, goes to the lowest bidder, no benefits, no medical, no retirement, work like a robot, get paid, no friends. Grossly overpopulated places created an economic stagnation, becos the best profits can be ripped from mediocre, quantity based sales like telcos, transport, f&b, hospitals etc. So businesses that are innovative and incurrs high R&D costs cant survive in a city that thrives on a dull population. Talents living in such sorry state tends to leave to more highly developed and attuned cities that are well balanced and nurture their intellect.

What does a grossly populated city has to offer that excites one's mind??? Bollywood movies is the population's spiritual escape from the dark, smoggy cities that is their reality. You can only dream in your mind, your physical state is sold to the devil.