Mark Manson, an American bestselling author and famous YouTuber, has made headlines by posting a video that he “traveled to the world’s most depressing country” after visiting Korea. Manson, a best-selling author who has written famous self-development books such as “The Art of Turning Off Nervousness,” is a YouTube creator with 1.44 million subscribers.
Manson recently released a 24-minute video on his YouTube channel under the theme of “Traveling to the World’s Depressing Country.” During his visit to Korea, Manson met with Americans, psychologists, and psychiatrists living in Korea to look into depression in Korean society.
Which Korea are we talking about here?
South Korea or Best Korea?
From the article:
He also expressed regret, saying, “It is the result of Korea maximizing the bad points of Confucian culture and the shortcomings of capitalism.”
I don’t really understand what that means.
So to be safe, you are now banned from /c/Pyongyang
I like this whole schtick you have going 😁
You are now a moderator of /c/Pyongyang
Fun fact: Kim Jong Un is the fattest person in all of North Korea, a nation experiencing perpetual famine. This makes him the living embodiment of parasitic autocracy! Fun!
You are now banned from /c/Pyongyang and I have fired warheads into the Sea of Japan.
Dammit, I was going to go for a swim there!
You would think a best selling author could express himself more clearly. But then again he‘s American. Perhaps he really doesn‘t know or care which one or if there is a difference.
Technically, Stephanie Meyer (Twilight), E.L. James (50 Shades of Grey) and Donald Trump (The Fart of the Eel) are all best selling authors, so…
That’s not even technically. They wrote immensely popular books, they’re just poorly written ones
That’s what I meant: you don’t necessarily have to be good at writing to write something popular.
Nicholas Plot, an American StarCraft professional commentator who has lived in Korea for 15 years, said, "One of the things that surprised me when I first came here was work ethics. They almost collapsed from overwork but didn’t say anything. In an apartment in suburban Seoul, 15 to 16 game players trained in an environment similar to a PC room, using bunk beds, he said. “When there is a small ecosystem where everyone pushes each other to get better and better, Koreans completely dominate (the environment). At the same time, I had no choice but to think about the psychological slump it created,” he said.
This is reasonably accurate. Korea is very heavy on the grind. If you ever want to learn work ethics and how to have fun with the short amount of free time you get, this is the place.
Source: 대한민국에서 살고 있어
Source: 대한민국에서 살고 있어
No, YOUR mother is a craven harlot!
But Korea has their superior fried chicken and the corn dogs with potatoes on the outside. It can’t possibly be bad.
corn dogs with potatoes on the outside
Wouldn’t that be potato dogs?
The potatoes are cubed and attached to the outside of the dog, often with a mild cheese filling instead of a hot dog.
Ok, that’s just WEIRD! 1😂
