Book Review of "Keul-Chun-Mun-Ye"
Posts like "Keul-Chun-Mun-Ye" share a common pattern.
When a criticism is leveled at issue A, instead of simply accepting it as criticism, they overinterpret it and bring up the unique strengths of issues B or C to provide a shield.
Of course, this shield is only activated when a specific target is being criticized.
For example, if someone says that housing prices have skyrocketed making life difficult for the common people, that youth employment is difficult, or that the stock market has become a gambling den and the country is doomed, these can be micro-level survival issues that individual citizens feel firsthand.
However, instead of calmly accepting criticism, those who read "Keul-Chun-Mun-Ye" suddenly bring up grand discourses, citing irrelevant macro indicators or corporate economic performance. They employ bizarre logic such as, "Compared to major global cities, it's not that expensive yet," or "You're probably the only one failing; how can the country be doomed when Samsung Electronics is doing so well and the current account balance is at an all-time high?"
Everyone recognizes that even if actual gangsters were to seize power, the economy, industry, and the level of public consciousness in South Korea are so firmly established that the nation would not collapse as long as tasks are properly delegated to experts in each field.
However, when "Keul-Chun-Mun-Ye" subscribers shout, "Korea is not doomed," it is clear that they are not praising the nation's potential, but rather acting as bodyguards to neutralize sharp criticisms directed at the groups or entities they support.
We call this "Keul-Chun-Mun-Ye"—the act of being unable to accept criticism as criticism and, unable to stand by while seeing the side they support being criticized, suddenly transforming into a self-appointed spokesperson to write fiction, even while their own lives are difficult and struggling.
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