EPTWhy South Korea is one of the unhappiest countries - Page 18
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Sumahi
Guam5609 Posts
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RavenLoud
Canada1100 Posts
On April 09 2012 08:39 scaban84 wrote: Exactly this. Maybe they are depressed because of the compulsory military service. Blaming economic liberty is just plain silly. I'm pretty sure both factors are relevant. It is far from "silly" to point out the economic factors, at least it's less silly than your assumption as someone who doesn't live there especially with several users from Korea confirming some aspects of it. | ||
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Tien
Russian Federation4447 Posts
On April 03 2012 00:44 Crushinator wrote: You took an anecdote about sleeping in subways and turned it into a strawman. Nobody is claiming that a lack of welfare-benefits is the only important factor. I don't think you even understand what logic is. So you honestly belief that a lack of safety net has no effect on pressure to succeed at all? You can't see that the risk of having no money at all when you fail puts any additional stress on people? And you can't see that this additional stress can contribute to an increase in suicidal thoughts at all? Because that would be ridiculous. An anecdote that people sleeping in subways is proof that people are working too hard because there isn't enough social nets? Laughable how Velr is trying to make that connection, also laughable how you are defending it. Doesn't matter what I believe. The comparison is just stupid. How come countries with much fewer social nets have fewer suicide rates? I can name a few 3rd world countries with fewer suicide rates that have zero safety nets. Explain that one to me. It's called using logic. If you assume one social theory to be correct, at least have the mental courtesy of testing that theory with other countries to see if that theory holds any weight. It doesn't. Like another poster said, this article is left wing drivel trying to rile up an emotional response from the bleeding hearts (that don't like to think logically) so that western nations don't cut spending on social programs. | ||
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Xann
United States17 Posts
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Sub40APM
6336 Posts
On April 07 2012 18:10 storkfan wrote: The difference is Seoul is the 2nd biggest metropolis in the world, so it has vastly more of a wealth gathering advantage on other areas compared to what other countries' cities have. What does that have to do with anything? the GDP of New York City dwarfs an equivalent number of people who live on the farms of Iowa. | ||
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