Your argument relies on the Bible assumed to be right.

I would offer a counter argument which is unconditionally true

Statement: We’re all going to some hell.

Proof: there exist at least two conflicting religions with respective hells. Since you cannot be a believer of both simultaneously, you’re at least going to one of these two religions’s hells. Actually you’re going to many more hells…

Either way, you’re not going to heaven, since loads of hells are waiting for you (N-1 hells or N hells, depending on whether you believe in some religion and where N is the total number of religions on Earth).

Conclusion: you’re going to some hell, dude, so no point in freaking out. Just relax and enjoy your life!

Good guy EU!

I’m afraid companies are going to charge us even more now, since they must maintain new standards…

Thanks!

Thanks!!!

Is this a reference to The Dig?

True, lots of places (but I suppose maybe not everywhere) have really wide roads with tons of lanes so it’s easy to drive around with SUV’s, but this is generally not true in Europe where, even in large cities, often roads/lanes are narrower, making SUV’s unwieldy for those driving around them.

Then there’s the pollution aspect which I can’t address, but I imagine SUV’s pollute more on average than other cars (and probably Europe is currently being a bit more stingy on allowing this)

Besides listening to her when she is on the radio from time to time, Taylor Swift was forever carved in my mind when she agreed to have a (now classic) duet with a goat.

Here’s hoping at some point search engines will return Lemmy links when people look for answers, but we’re not there yet

I tried using it three days ago and had to resort to the Wayback Machine instead. Thanks Google!

I’ve had the pleasure (?) To eat KFC in the US and in Europe. Besides the fact that it was junk food either way, the European version was just so much better.

I can believe that in its distant origins, KFC was actually tasty, but right now I’d sooner enjoy being punched in the stomach than eating there (a similar statement is true by replacing KFC with McDonald’s or Burger King or several other fast food chains, though for only these three I’ve tried both US and EU versions of these products)

Well, I’m sure you can buy delicious fried chicken elsewhere at a local joint (those people won’t block your ads)!

That’s a lot of nuts!

This is it. The hero we need, but not the one we deserve

Thanks for the clarification!

I didn’t know Re:Zero. I’ll check it out!

That wouldn’t happen to be Edge of Tomorrow which then was made into a movie starring Tom Cruise, right?

(Well, there you go, I had to spoil the joke)

I have very limited, but non-zero knowledge of Korean society and I agree with what you say at the higher echelon of the most ambitious students (of which I actually met several and fit your remark perfectly), I guess when I wrote I had in mind the various ones I met who just weren’t chasing the same goals and were content (or not fussed) to study elsewhere.

Rethinking the article though, I’m in agreement with you that the percentages mentioned are not really surprising (especially the second one)

I understand that prestige is super important, especially for those who want high achieving careers, so it makes sense kids decide to hold off one year if they can get in a school that will greatly improve or maintain the type of life they’re used to, but I’m still a bit surprised to hear that so many kids do that.

The other universities are good too! A friend of mine graduated from one in Daegu and now has a good job in Seoul living well and supporting his family.

Sure, I suppose if they’d graduated from Seoul university, they might be doing even better, but I wonder if going to Seoul university and ending up being average is considered better than someone graduating with flying colors from a “less important” university. Hell, I’ve seen tons of people graduating from “less important” US institutions and now doing as well than peers from top institutions

Anyhow, it’s complicated: ambition is important, but if kids don’t get in they might feel like their life is over, when there are plenty of other good options

That’s true and it’s heartbreaking: when they realize they’ve screwed up their finances and that they should have had better sense, they’re far too gone. Families or school don’t teach this hard enough, if the phenomenon is so widespread.

You’re right. I do understand why people end up choosing to do that, but it feels like there’s been a “training” to spend a lot to show your status or simply “because you deserve it” and instead (just like mentioned in an answer above), school or family has not taught any financial sense and people jump on purchasing without a real clue (even though they think they do)

That’s something I could never understand: how do people sign up for as many as 10 credit cards and then buy stuff with money that isn’t really there, then dealing with debt collectors?

It doesn’t make sense to me, but I’ve met people who are OK with living like that