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Once in a while I'll see news from Korea get blown out of proportion and make it to the front page of HN when the same topic didn't even make it to the front pa
by httpz 3y ago
Once in a while I'll see news from Korea get blown out of proportion and make it to the front page of HN when the same topic didn't even make it to the front page of Korean news.
This article made it sound like the government will just start paying loners so I had to look up some Korean sources. Apparently, S.Korean government already has a program to financially help "at-risk youths" from households below median income and either not in school or have frequent trouble with the law. The news is now saying they'll include reclusive youths in the program. The article doesn't really say the criteria to qualify but it's not like the government will handout allowances to millions of loners like the title makes it seem.