I honestly don't know how the fuck a lot of these asian societies function with the amount of expectations and stress they place on people. Is there a lot of drug use over there? It would surprise me to see if there isn't. How else are you supposed to decompress from all that?
You're reading about it now. Also binge drinking is a thing too.
So it's sort of like an ultra strict retreat?
To me it seemed like more of a one off thing. When I think of relaxing, I don't imagine locking myself in a room with no social contact for 24 hours, but hey different strokes for different folks I guess.
Asian people are probably inherently more genetically equipped to handle ludicrous amounts of stress than westerners are, the whole stereotype of "Asian difficulty" must have some grain of truth to it. For whatever reason they seem to be highly biologically equipped to also handle outrageously precise and meticulous tasks also.
This could also be due to their cultural structure and language which neurologically trains their brain in a certain way instead.
Almost certain it's just this
When I was in South Korea I was fascinated by how liquor was so fucking common.
there's massive anti-drug stuff in east asia, it's mostly drinking and escapism
Not that I have any exposure to asian culture but it does seem like all of them are rife with a culture of expectations
and we aren't?
A different kind
eh its different and its broken down quite a lot as we've liberalized, (and because the economy sucks in a cyclical way), at least in the US.
Like there are expectations but you won't be the talk of the town anymore for not making enough money or something.
Nah man. Every time I'd go to a Korean BBQ there'd be a table with business guys all downing this shit like it was pop.
http://www.trifood.com/image/food/soju.jpg
I like the idea of a prison as a place to live, but not the reality.
The idea of a place you could go if you feel like you've fucked up and need to just reset and get things back on track. A place that would impose structure on you, provide educational and medical services, take care of meals for you and force you to socialise with your peers to some degree. If not for the having to be surrounded by criminals and having poor job prospects when you get out because of your criminal background, I'd say a prison like existence for a while would probably be a positive experience for a certain type of individual. So the idea of a prison that doesn't put you in with criminals and doesn't give you a background makes sense to me. A shame this is just a holiday resort kind of deal though.
Isn't this a mental hospital?
“This prison gives me a sense of freedom,” said Park Hye-ri, a 28-year-old office worker who paid $90 to spend 24 hours locked up in a mock prison.
jesus christ that's a quote
I mean I kind of understand it. When your life consists of demanding work hours and then home responsibilities you really don't have any sort of flexibility or freedom. You're a slave to yourself. In the prison described in the article you have much more individual freedom of spirit and pondering time than in daily life.
I don't think we should take this and say prison resorts are a great thing, though. It's more a testament to the failure of capitalism when it comes to individual liberty.
I see your fine quote and raise you a
>Noh said some customers are wary of spending 24 or 48 hours in a prison cell, until they try it.
>“After a stay in the prison, people say, ‘This is not a prison, the real prison is where we return to,’” she said.
South Koreans visit prison-themed silence retreats to escape life*
“This prison gives me a sense of freedom,” said Park Hye-ri, a 28-year-old office worker who paid $90 to spend 24 hours locked up in a mock prison.
They actually pay 90$ a day for this, how dumb are they?
Could be the best choice they have in that situation. Humans aren't designed to cope with the abstract and incessant stress of modern life.
If that service is the only way to instantly be disconnected from that stress and keep you sane, the price isn't such a problem.
Is the prison setting important? Surely if you wanted to lock yourself somewhere and not worry about anything for 24 hours I would think to just lock yourself in your own house.
Similar idea but without requiring the people living there to be mentally ill.
I think the idea is to get someone to force them into isolation. Not just no internet access, but no way out. They can think and stress about all the work and things they are missing out on, but ultimately the helpless, in time, will allow them to calm themselves and achieve momentary inner peace.
The prison setting help imitate that feeling. I don't mind seeing other themes as well, such as stranded island.
for an added bonus, they can just eat rice and beans, which no korean would willingly eat because it's stigmatized as prison food
Here in the US, I'd probably try it too.
I work 6 days a week, 10-12hr shifts (depending on work load), in a place where I get nosebleeds due to the dry air, and the fragrance of every candle made (for every Walmart) stinks up the entire place. My feet feel splintered, lower back is as tight as a guitar string, and when I get home all I want to do is sleep... then I wake up to go right back.
A lot of countries have a problem with individual well-being, physically and mentally. I feel for these people.
I can sort of understand. A lot of people lack self control when it comes to smartphones and computers. I think it would be hard for me to do a solid 24 hours without touching my phone or turning on my computer, let alone 48.
I think the feeling of not having control over the situation helps these people let go. Trying to stay away from the internet in a modern house is like locking a kid in a room with a bag of candy and telling them not to touch it.
Occupational burnout
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