Interesting observation--although, I'd like to think that the elevator phenomenon is part and parcel of the greater peril of the digital era, the era of living instantaneously. I've had my share of nearly getting run over numerous times on the road just cuz other cyclists think I don't cycle fast enough. None of us here wear bike helmets, mind you. And how many of you lose patience waiting for a webpage to load once and awhile, even when you're already running a 384 kbps connection and a P4 system? I say this whole obsession with the concept of speed and time has become the norm in the developed world and not necessarily a S'porean phenomenon.
ah yes, (post?)modernity
Interesting observation--although, I'd like to think that the elevator phenomenon is part and parcel of the greater peril of the digital era, the era of living instantaneously. I've had my share of nearly getting run over numerous times on the road just cuz other cyclists think I don't cycle fast enough. None of us here wear bike helmets, mind you. And how many of you lose patience waiting for a webpage to load once and awhile, even when you're already running a 384 kbps connection and a P4 system? I say this whole obsession with the concept of speed and time has become the norm in the developed world and not necessarily a S'porean phenomenon.