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.

  • MxM111@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    21
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    5 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.”

    • sugartits@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      26
      arrow-down
      7
      ·
      5 months ago

      I don’t really understand what that means.

      So to be safe, you are now banned from /c/Pyongyang

          • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
            cake
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            3
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            edit-2
            5 months ago

            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!

            • sugartits@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              12
              arrow-down
              4
              ·
              5 months ago

              You are now banned from /c/Pyongyang and I have fired warheads into the Sea of Japan.