Singapore is paying people to read books – can it fix the reading crisis?

16 pointsposted 6 hours ago
by CrypticShift

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daggerdrone

an hour ago

If you are wondering how much is the government paying ...

> Under the scheme, readers accrue points that can be redeemed for a few cents. People will have to log 50 daily reading sessions on a government website to earn S$1 (approx 80 US cents). A session of 15 minutes or more is rewarded with 20 virtual coins, with 1,000 coins needed for a dollar payment. One reading session is allowed daily.