I had to miss out on a Valentine's Day post because of the intensity of my marking workload and grappling with changes in how investment courses are conducted in the age of Agentic AI. But since today is Chap Goh Meh, which is the Chinese equivalent of Valentine's Day, I shall dispense with dating wisdom on this blog today instead. Clearly, the context in the dating space is grim, as Singapore faces an all-time-low TFR of 0.87. I'm not sure whether it's coincidental that markets are at an all-time high. But the dating market is already quite broken.

1. a) Maybe it's time to ditch dating apps

As I consume a lot of social media poison on Instagram, I sometimes get hilarious video snippets that explain what happened on their dates. And Gen Z guys on dating platforms these days are losers. Insisting on splitting the bill is fine, but more importantly, not being able to articulate career goals and bragging...