[jdw64]

You're right. This stems from the characteristics of a small country. In fact, in Korea, Twitter (X) is looked down upon as something only crazy people use, and its image is not good.

But the overall situation you described is basically a combination of a chaebol-centered, family-run system of national governance, layered on top of large corporate oligarchy. Within that structure, the problem becomes one of survival through vendor contracts rather than aggressive investment—that's the real issue.

I personally hate this culture, which is why I'm trying to get a job in the U.S. Working 84 hours a week for three months and making less than 8 million won is exhausting.

[t-3]

> In fact, in Korea, Twitter (X) is looked down upon as something only crazy people use, and its image is not good.

It's basically the same in many areas of the US. Social media use is very regional due to network effects.

[jdw64]

Oh, really? That's interesting. I suppose that makes sense, since in the U.S., a single state is often larger than all of South Korea. Thanks for the good conversation. Sometimes the world is surprising in ways like this

[Glyptodon]

Even within a single state and area of the US there are often many different groups living in completely different ways almost unaware of each other.

[prmoustache]

> Twitter (X) is looked down upon as something only crazy people

I think it has been the case globally since Elon Musk converted it into a neo-nazi propaganda platform.