Both liberty and privacy are *very* important to me. And I agree there are some very stupid political things here in the #Philippines. For example, mandatory ID for SIM registration is just plain stupid and pointless... Import duties and protectionism is also very negative...

But despite all this, generally speaking, life in the Philippines feels a lot more exciting, free and fluid than western countries.

Keep in mind, the population is very young and living within the framework and shadows of political corruption. I have full confidence filipinos will find their way and prosper. True capitalism can be found here, more so than the fake democracy of many western countries.

If someone wants to live, say, in the UK and have their body organs automatically "donated" on death. Or live with fake "free" healthcare, and die from excessive hospital waiting lists. Or extorted with crazy high energy bills. And honestly, the list of failures is huge... then yes, good luck to them.