Review of a famous American author who visited South Korea as “the most depressed country in the world”

A famous American psychological researcher has posted a video about South Korea that says, ``I traveled to the most depressed country in the world,'' and it has become a hot topic. Mark, author and influencer
Manson (Mark Manson) recently uploaded a video with this title to his YouTube account. Manson is the author of books such as ``The Art of Not Worrying'' (2016).
It became famous and became a New York Times (NYT) bestseller. In a video he made during his visit to South Korea, Manson said, ``To understand South Korea's mental health crisis, we need to look at the popularity of South Korea in the 1990s.
"We have to start with the video game StarCraft," he said, adding, "What's remarkable is that the success formula derived from this has been replicated in multiple industries."
Manson said, ``K-pop stars gather for auditions when they're young and are sent to dormitories, and the same goes for athletes,'' and ``Samsung also has a network of dormitories, transportation, hospitals, etc.''
"There is no need for employees to leave the workplace." He said, ``Strong social pressure and competition are effective in forcing us to get better at what we do well, and to produce the best possible results.''
"It has been proven that this is true, but it has led to psychological problems." Manson said that in order to understand South Korea's excessive entrance exam competition and oppressive culture, we should pay attention to South Korea's history, stating that 15% of the population
South Korea, which had experienced a deadly and brutal war, had no choice but to rapidly develop under the threat of North Korea. For this reason, it has been pointed out that the harsh education system introduced by the government has placed a burden on South Korean youth.
did. Although the economy eventually grew, Manson said, ``South Korea has a high suicide rate among the elderly, which has created great fear in the younger generation,'' and says that Confucian culture, which forces people to sacrifice themselves for the sake of others, is deep-rooted.
Ino also blamed the situation for deepening "social isolation and loneliness." He added, ``Koreans are constantly evaluated based on Confucian standards, but the problem is that they are also pressured to achieve individual results.''
However, it seems that the bad parts of Confucianism were retained, and the good parts, the sense of intimacy with family and community, were discarded. However, he says that the Koreans he has met do not hide these issues and are proactive about them.
While acknowledging that South Korea is trying to find a solution, he said, ``South Korea's resilience, which is rare in the world, may be its true superpower.''