Not sure why you’re getting downvotes, it’s true. Most of the hype around how bad sitting is comes from people trying to sell you standing desks.

I have never been, but IMO you can’t just divorce politics from a discussion like this. Do you want to live in a totalitarian autocracy or not? The political environment is an important thing to consider whether you pay attention to it or not.

And to clarify, I live in Singapore which is not a full democracy. I’m okay with the heavy handed ‘benevolent dictatorship’ model. Works really well.

Well it’s a pretty wanky thing to call yourself let’s be honest. Better to be discreet about it as other commenters have mentioned.