Korea and depression

Article: Depressed Korea... the problem is 'money'

Source: No Cut News via Nate

600 men and women were surveyed on depression. 41% said they felt depressed. 51.3% of women feel to be on the verge of depression, with 32.3% for men.

16.3% chose money to be the biggest reason for their problems.

Women:
18.8% money
16.5% family problems
5.2% social relationships

Men:
17.5% work
9.3% when things aren't going well
6.2% dissatisfaction with reality

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1. [+606, -24] The problem is money but you have to look at why money is the problem. It's the way our society's built. Junior high school students have to wear Abercrombie and middle aged people have to wear expensive hiking gear to get any respect. If you suck at studying, your life's a failure, if you're not dating someone, your life is worthless. Your wedding has to be the most expensive, your honeymoon trip must be overseas, you have to have traveled the world if you're in your 20s, and you have to prefer liquor to soju. You get ignored if you drive a cheap car, you get ignored if you wear cheap clothes. Luxury brands are flying off the shelves and mothers are buying the most expensive strollers on the market just to compete with others.

Your kid has to do better than others, your life's a failure if your job involves physical labor, you can eat out at McDonald's but that's not impressive on a date so you have to buy expensive steak. No matter how poor you are, you have to be able to afford couple rings and expensive coffee brands...

You list these things out and the list is endless. Our country's people literally buy their own unhappiness. You're all choking each other to death.

2. [+345, -26] No matter how you restrict spending and save, costs continue to rise and salaries stay stagnant. And it's not like crime rates are getting better either...

3. [+303, -18] The problem is the dramas that make people yearn for the lives of chaebols

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