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jdw64today at 6:17 PM2 repliesview on HN

Are you angling for an 'Honorary Korean' title? You know too much about Korea


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jmyeettoday at 7:08 PM

My form of autism is going on deep dives into political and history topics and I'm not gonna lie, I've watched a super-long video essays on the 4B movement, neo-confucianism and the chaebols. This [1] I think was one of them.

I've never been to South Korea. I'd like to go to Seoul. For me though, South Korea is a cautionary tale in what happens to a country when a handful of families get to control all the wealth, all the good jobs, all the good university places and so on while the working class gets squeezed ever more. There are cultural issues here too that are distinctly Korean, namely that women are expected to have a demanding job AND have children, look after those children and take care of the house (traditionally).

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Im4YAMWK74

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jimbokuntoday at 7:24 PM

God forbid people learn about the world outside their everyday experience.