So, in the midst of all this noise about "rich land", who really holds the future? Because if the next 20 years are written by the same short-term logic, the echo of the Asian Tiger will remain buried beneath. But it doesn't have to be that way. The young generation should rise not just as watchers, but as thinkers, builders, and critics. That way, we can plant something better beneath the roots of real change. Let's demand more than just illusions of progress. Because there is no point in calling ourselves a rich nation, if our generation is poor in choices and direction.
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