South Korea’s dystopian nightmare
Interesting observations on the sad state of Korean society, but the UBI hook turns it into a poor piece. There is nothing unique or novel about suggesting communism as an &quot;antidote&quot; for capitalism. The author suggests the evils of Korean society are due to capitalism being carried to its logical extremes, without realizing that UBI is fundamentally a socialist idea, which if carried to <i>its</i> logical extremes, simply results in the same evils - having swapped the government for the marketplace.<p>&gt; <i>Universal Basic Income (UBI) is one policy proposal that would eliminate the dependence of people on jobs...</i><p>...and replace it with a dependence on the government.<p>Rather than receiving an education for &quot;a humiliating life of poverty, unrespected work, parental dependence, and limited dating options,&quot; one could receive a UBI check for a humiliating life of poverty, no work, parental dependence, and limited dating options.<p>&gt; <i>Rather than an outdated industrial-education complex that breeds overly passive and obedient workers...</i><p>...Korea would have an outdated industrial-political complex that breeds overly passive and obedient workers.<p>&gt; <i>All the time wasted showing facetime for one’s boss and all the commoditized companies endlessly competing against each other in zero-sum games could become...</i><p>...time wasted showing facetime for one&#x27;s party bosses and state-capitalized companies endlessly competing against each other in zero-sum games for government favor.