• derpgon@programming.dev
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    6 months ago

    I am sorry, but what does SK stand for? All I can think of is Slovakia and it is just too funny 🤣

    • Zagorath@aussie.zone
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      6 months ago

      I assume South Korea. Calling it a dystopian shithole seems kinda unfair (especially when the only land border is with an actual dystopian nightmare of a country) but there is valid reason for the criticism. Korea has an incredibly patriarchal society where calling out authority is seen as a big no-no. Working hours are intense. Time after work is frequently spent with your colleagues and boss because of strong social expectations, with it being normal to expect employees to stay out drinking until the boss is ready to go home. Pressure for students at school is so intense the government has had to make efforts to ban the ubiquitous “hagwon” private approval schooling. For many, not achieving a spot at the one specific university is considered failure. The economy is something almost literally out of a dystopia, controlled by a handful of “chaebols”, massive family-owned conglomerates like Samsung, Hyundai, LG, and Lotte.

      • Rozaŭtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        6 months ago

        assume South Korea. Calling it a dystopian shithole seems kinda unfair (especially when the only land border is with an actual dystopian nightmare of a country) but there is valid reason for the criticism.

        The Korean peninsula can have two dystopian shitholes, as a treat.

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          6 months ago

          Very different kinds of dystopias though. One’s basically taken right out of a cyberpunk novel with corporations ruling over an ostensibly-free populous. The other is an extreme authoritarian dictatorship where the government rules with an iron fist.

    • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 months ago

      It’s South Korea. Country is 3 corpos in a trenchcoat and the culture is based on merit where merit is how hard you slave for those corpos. Seeing that shit so pushedby the mainstream disgusts me.