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Maybe? The final two paragraphs: “What the Pew survey shows isn's that Koreans are far more materialistic than their counterparts in other developed economies.
by politician 5y ago
Maybe? The final two paragraphs:
“What the Pew survey shows isn's that Koreans are far more materialistic than their counterparts in other developed economies. It's that Korea suffers from an absence of existential purpose.
Many of its people say they have nothing to live for, and that's the country's biggest problem.”
- lisper 5y agoBut the data don't support that conclusion at all. It's a value judgement that materialism is somehow invalid as an existential purpose.
- politician 5y agoThat’s a good point. Historically, groups religious and otherwise have looked unfavorably on the idea that one’s purpose in life is to concentrate material wealth for one’s self. Acceptable beneficiaries are usually the government or family or religion, depending on the period.
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