[bbanyc]

Singapore is famously the country that banned chewing gum. Personal freedom has never been a priority there.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, or a good thing, it's just different. There are a number of ideas they've successfully implemented there that would never fly in other countries - ethnic housing quotas, for instance. It undoubtedly works in reducing residential segregation, but I don't know if it's worth the cost in not letting people live where they want.

[9nGQluzmnq3M]

While the stated goal is indeed reducing residential segregation, it also has the suspiciously convenient side effect of ensuring that every voting district has a Chinese majority.

[audiometry]

The population is something like 70% Chinese. How are you going to randomly assign locations and NOT have a Chinese majority............

[avar]

They banned the sale of chewing gum, they didn't outright ban it. You can still chew gum there and bring it into the country.

It's a useful distinction because they've really banned some other things, and they're much more serious about those.