Lolumo
Lolumo t1_iww15qz wrote
Reply to TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division by evilclownattack
Samsung and the South Korean government are the same thing, in some ways
Lolumo t1_ixlcbyx wrote
Reply to comment by dmthoth in TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division by evilclownattack
Hyundai, LG and Samsung are all different variations of the same playbook. I won't call any of them any better.
The Samsung CEO was released from jail and pardoned because apparently he is the best person to head the company, name another normal country where such a thing would happen.
America and Europe are no better, but that doesn't make Korea not bad. In fact, what is happening in Korea is just an exaggeration of the corporate west.