Get paid to read? Singapore is making it happen
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The residents of one of the most prosperous countries are encouraged with financial rewards to leave the phone aside and read a book. How much money they need for a reading session. The country that helps their citizens to stay off the phone. People are paid to read at least 15 minutes a day appears first on Romania TV.
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
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