r/interestingasfuck • u/Dismal-Display-370 • 18h ago

Everyone is too happy around this guy

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u/littlespider55 18h ago

They’re “happy” because their lives depend on it

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u/unstabletable 17h ago

Besides the fake happiness and generally all of it, what really creeps me out about it is how overly innocent and childish the brand of happiness is. Very off-putting.

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u/Arjvoet 14h ago

If this regime ever ends and North Koreans become like… regular people… they’re going to have so much multi-generational trauma to work through as an entire culture. Like… sooo much.

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u/Downvoted_Defender 10h ago

They can't at this point - some will always gravitate towards the next one

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u/ryanraze 5h ago

Yep, it's like that Netflix documentary, "Trust Me: The False Prophet." Those people had a chance to get out too, but followed the next.