Live music is returning in so many parts of the world with 70%+ vaccination rate, while SG is 80%+ and our best option is doing a show at Esplanade Annexe or Scape Ground Theatre with 50 plastic chairs arranged 1.5m apart?

50 tickets at $20 each is $1000. You give us 100% venue subsidy, we can't even cover equipment/crew unless there's SEPG. Anyone else with no SEPG/grant support, basically can go marina barrage fly kite. At least look good on STB poster 🙄

The rest of our musicians doing "livestream performances" and getting tipped $30-50 a night tops. Paylah Paynow whatever dog also no use, Singaporeans not willing to pay cos all stingy af in general🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️spoilt for choice when it comes to online entertainment

Meanwhile our production crews, sound, lighting, tech people (vocational/poly), i hear so many stories of them becoming delivery riders. Young 19-21 year-olds graduating from Lasalle & NAFA but not doing anything art/culture/music-related at all for a living.

The impact? Our arts & culture will just be replaced by influencers and YouTubers making slapstick about secondary school. Maybe that's really what Singaporeans want anyway, judging by the insane engagement numbers.

I come from a family of civil servants, with a handful of direct family in Defence, Very High Priority in SG: There's an anecdote that during the Asian Financial Crisis, Singapore doubled-down on defence spending, building up military to leapfrog our neighbours

But think about it: If our Nation has no culture or identity, then what are we defending? Influencer agencies? Lazada and Shopee X/X sale? The new Dyson office at St James Power Station? Private equity funds? Our fantastic returns on REITs and logistics companies?

In future, all we have will be memories of online shopping, go downstairs tapao, at home watching YouTubs Netflux Dizney_, go work, work from home, clap for healthcare workers, scrol tiktok, occasionally go esplanade listen to free performance? What's the point sia

Countries with strong culture industries have continued to thrive and grow, building export capability by garnering stronger local support during this time (because no international competition). We had such a good opportunity to catch up, but....

Instead, SG focusing on mega pilot events so that international acts and MICE can come back. Yeah sure, i mean at least that creates jobs, i get it. Sucks for Singaporeans who are trying to build our own culture lor.

We'll live forever, but die of boredom. Everyone go and do some self-reflection lah.

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