Sometimes this blog can still get a longer article if I succeed in connecting the dots between what I hear and what I do, and hopefully, it can result in some insights about what it's like to survive in Singapore today.

A few weeks ago, my buddy was saying on The Financial Coconuts that folks should not hide behind their degrees. I did not listen to the video, but this is a potentially memeable proclamation for all the wrong reasons. If this were said by a non-degree holder to a degree holder, it would invite more scorn than self-reflection, as it does sound like a challenge. I can just say "Sour grapes", then move on in my life. 

But if I do that, it's also mean-spirited on my part.

But I suspect in this AI-obsessed economy, this statement is not a challenge, but just