Thread by @geekahjumma, I watch #StartUp due to curiosity of how much StartUp and Technology [...]

I watch #StartUp due to curiosity of how much StartUp and Technology world are incorporated into the story. Turn out this work is also a social commentary hidden in a drama. The Thread

What happen to the characters of this drama are part of the problem of academic inflation. https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20110722008600315

(News Focus) Korean society groaning under academic inflation | Yonhap News Agency

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Academic inflation has again emerged as a hot...

https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20110722008600315

South Korea: Suicide Nation https://thepeninsulareport.com/2020/01/25/south-koreas-suicide-problem/

South Korea's Suicide Problem - The Peninsula Report

Despite South Korea having a major suicide problem, the issue only ever seems to get attention when celebrities or Kpop idols take their own lives. This is despite the fact that many more ordinary...

https://thepeninsulareport.com/2020/01/25/south-koreas-suicide-problem/

Korean Orphan and Adoption Problem https://thegroundtruthproject.org/korean-orphans-languish-system-tradition-new-laws-make-adoption-difficult/

Korean orphans languish in system as tradition, new laws make adoption difficult | The GroundTruth...

SEOUL — At around 1:30 p.m., Jae Min’s mother carried him up the worn green steps of Jusarang Community Church on a steep hillside on the outskirts of Seoul. Jae Min was screeching. His mother...

https://thegroundtruthproject.org/korean-orphans-languish-system-tradition-new-laws-make-adoption-difficult/

South korea workplace gender inequality https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/31/asia/south-korea-hiring-discrimination-intl/index.html

South Korean women struggling to get hired by companies that only want men

The interviewer looked at the 23-year-old woman sitting in front of him. He wasn't impressed -- but his reaction had nothing to do with her resumé.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/31/asia/south-korea-hiring-discrimination-intl/index.html

Global blindnessset to triple by 2050 due to the growing ageing population https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/health-40806253

Global blindness set to 'triple by 2050'

Researchers predict predict cases will rise from 36 million to 115 million by 2050.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/health-40806253

The abolishment of hoju system http://koreanlii.or.kr/w/index.php/Hoju_system

Curse of child genius https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/12/196084/child-genius-blessing-or-curse

Child genius: Blessing or curse? | New Straits Times

BLESSING OR CURSE? It is every parent’s wish to have a child who is super smart and talented. In short, a genius. However, experts warn that it is not all that it’s cracked up to be. Some gifted...

https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/12/196084/child-genius-blessing-or-curse

South korean "han"

How SK's millenial fighting the status quo https://amp.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3004060/why-south-korean-millennials-are-ditching-white-collar-jobs

South Korean millennials are ditching white-collar jobs to chase dreams

South Korea’s strict hierarchical corporate culture and oversupply of college graduates are taking their toll.

https://amp.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3004060/why-south-korean-millennials-are-ditching-white-collar-jobs

https://cmr.berkeley.edu/2016/04/south-korea/

South Korea’s Troubled Millennial Generation

South Korea's millennials are facing hardships brought on, among other reasons, by the pressure of supporting the country's aging population. Dating, marriage, and childbirth are often deferred in...

https://cmr.berkeley.edu/2016/04/south-korea/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/born2invest.com/articles/south-korean-millennials-challenge-powerful-chaebol/amp/

South Korean millennials challenge the country’s powerful chaebol

South Korea’s strong hierarchical corporate culture is being challenged by the growing number of millennials who are leaving their corporate jobs to pursue freelance work.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/born2invest.com/articles/south-korean-millennials-challenge-powerful-chaebol/amp/

"Sowakhaeng" small but a certain moment of happiness https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200108-the-young-koreans-pushing-back-on-a-culture-of-endurance

The young Koreans pushing back on a culture of endurance

Korean millennials are turning the tables on traditional power dynamics of the workplace and social settings through innovative means. But is it only for the rich?

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200108-the-young-koreans-pushing-back-on-a-culture-of-endurance

Helljoseon/hellchosun https://www.google.com/amp/amp.abc.net.au/article/11844506

Work, work, work, repeat: Inside 'Hell Joseon'

Many young South Koreans refer to their country as hell. But the older generation say they have no idea what it's like to really struggle.

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.abc.net.au/article/11844506

Hell Chosun https://medium.com/revolutionaries/bts-hell-joseon-and-the-give-up-generations-fef9f2ba2377

BTS, Hell Joseon, and the Give-Up Generations

Most fans of BTS are acutely aware of the group’s tendency to include socially conscious lyrics in many of their songs. In a few of their…

https://medium.com/revolutionaries/bts-hell-joseon-and-the-give-up-generations-fef9f2ba2377

2016 is the years of AI https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/28/2016-the-year-ai-came-of-age

2016: the year AI came of age

Google and Amazon brought AI into the home and DeepMind built a computer that could outsmart humans at Go. Will 2017 hold similar advancements?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/28/2016-the-year-ai-came-of-age

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