The Dubious Grouping of Ages

By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

February 2023 FEATURE
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I ASSUME THAT he who sees a cup as half empty will try to conserve what he has, while he who sees a cup as half full will proceed to fill it further. I also assume that those who have lived longer tend to be more conscious of what has been lost than of what is available, while the young, not having lost much, tend to be more embracing of new things.At the same time, those who have had to...

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Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.

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