Why South Korea Became the Most Suicidal Country in the World

Sign up for Brilliant and get 20% off plus a 30 day free trial when using my link: https://brilliant.org/MarkManson Special thanks to: Nick "Tasteless" Plott https://youtube.com/@Tasteless_TV https://www.twitch.tv/tastelesstv Seohyun Lee: https://www.youtube.com/@seobam_coach The Yang Bros: https://youtu.be/OlgcSPhFlLo?si=uwtko4h2BpRnV_Cc And Jiwon Moon for being our guide/translator: https://youtube.com/@jilli_studios South Korea is an incredible country with a vibrant culture... but it’s also undergoing what’s possibly the worst mental health crisis in the world. So between playing video games, hosting a reader meet-up and eating some of the spiciest f*cking food of my life, I went out to discover what intense social pressures foster such high rates of anxiety and depression. Enjoy and "gamsahamnida." If you want to appear in a video like this, you can apply here: https://mrk.mn/youtube For useful practical advice each week, sign up for my free newsletter: http://bit.ly/3JRg3NX If you are not already a member of my premium membership, get access to my courses and exclusive writing here: http://bit.ly/3LwHWfi I am Mark Manson, 3x #1 NY Times bestselling author of: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - https://mrk.mn/3svfxcu Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope - https://mrk.mn/2RNxVAD I share other types of content to make you a less awful human in these places: https://instagram.com/markmanson/ https://twitter.com/IAmMarkManson/ https://facebook.com/Markmansonnet/ https://linkedin.com/in/markmanson/ Thanks for watching.