The Homework That Jeong-in Left Us.

Recently, the so-called Jeong-in case, which was reported in the news and on various social media, has been publicized. News of child abuse has been a constant theme in our society since many years ago. The search word “I’m sorry, Jeong-in,” which has been on the search list every day, broke many people’s hearts. In addition, there were many abuse incidents before the incident, but similar incidents have been occurring constantly. As to ...

The Unethical Nature of People Who Wear AI Masks

‘Lee-luda’ is an AI chatbot that turned a 20-year-old female college student into a virtual person. It drew people’s attention because she is very similar to the way people in their twenties talk in their daily lives. But very quickly, ethical problems occurred. It has been confirmed that the database used to develop the AI chatbot ‘Lee-luda’ was created based on private Kakao Talk conversations among users of the ‘Science of Love’...

The Fixed Book Price System: of The Books, by the Books, and for the Books

The fixed book price system means that the price of books is set by the publisher and is clearly labeled. In addition, the fixed book price system is institution where the country regulates the discount rate of books so that all books are sold at a fixed price. The number of signatures on a national petition at the Cheongwadae website exceeded more than 200,000 people regarding the agenda to abolish the fixed book price system i...

Is the Transition of Irregular Workers to Regular Workers Equality or Reverse Discrimination?

Recently, controversy has grown about the regularization of irregular workers at public institutions. In many public enterprises, including the Korea Expressway Corporation, Korea Railroad Corporation and Seoul Metro, they have adopted the regularization of irregular workers as a solution to the problem of discrimination against non-regular workers. However, the lack of systematic policies and standards has caused conflicts between reg...

Multiple Masks, Multi-Personas

Persona, meaning mask in Greek, highlights the variability of identity, as when a person wears many different masks. Multi-persona similarly refers to revealing different identities depending on different situations and social media. For example, modern people show the characteristics of various identities, such as the different character aspects shown at work and after work, and aspects revealed in daily life and when engaged in their favor...

Discrimination Viewed through COVID-19

Soccer player Son Heung-min coughed during an interview after a game. The reporter who was interviewing him closed his eyes and made an awkward gesture, and some reporters went too far, asking if he had the coronavirus. The whole world is experiencing a serous crisis, with the number of infections rising exponentially and the huge number of deaths caused by COVID-19. There is no doubt that everyone is concerned because of this catastrophic...

2020 Tokyo Olympics, Is It a Ridiculous Dream?

Japan was originally scheduled to hold the Olympics in Tokyo on July 24, 2020. Through this opportunity, Japan was hoping for an increase in economic growth and tourism. However, the Olympics have been postponed until next summer due to COVID-19, which hit the country earlier this year. However, there have also been concerns that the Olympics, which should be held in harmony with various nations, are dangerous due to frequent earthquakes and rad...

Korea Is Extremely Upset

This summer, Koreans were very upset due to actions by Japan. A decision Japan made and the history around the decision kindled the rage. People in our country started a movement that encouraged Koreans to stop buying Japanese products, and it spread very quickly. There are different opinions inside and outside of the country, but the truth is almost all citizens turned against Japan. It does not seem that this movement will be ending anytime ...

It’s Not “Singlism,” It’s “Unmarriage”

It’s Not “Singlism,” It’s “Unmarriage” Have you seen the drama “WWW”? The main character of the drama “BAE-Tami” is considering “unmarriage”, and reflecting on the changing of people’s values these days. Like in the story of the drama, there are many people that support unmarriage-not getting married-because of difficulty in finding a job, the increasing of house prices, and...

What’s the Inside Story of the New Job YouTuber?

As the YouTube market expands, more and more YouTube users are making profits by posting videos on YouTube and attracting viewers. In other words, the YouTuber is emerging as a new leader in the job market, taking fifth place in elementary school students’ future career plans. In addition, if you watch TV these days, you can see that YouTubers that appeared only on YouTube have come out as advertising models. As such, YouTubers are affec...