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.

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      10 months ago

      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.

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        10 months ago

        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…

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            10 months ago

            That’s what I meant: you don’t necessarily have to be good at writing to write something popular.

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      10 months ago

      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.”