Selbstmordkrise in Südkorea: Fast 10 Altersalter über 65 Jahre pro Tag leben eigenes Leben
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2025/08/03/suicide-crisis-in-south-korea-nearly-10-aged-65-take-own-lives-each-day/186315
Selbstmordkrise in Südkorea: Fast 10 Altersalter über 65 Jahre pro Tag leben eigenes Leben
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2025/08/03/suicide-crisis-in-south-korea-nearly-10-aged-65-take-own-lives-each-day/186315
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someone check on that lady
I think creating widespread recreational and activity areas for the elderly and encouraging them to engage in leisure activities is a great idea. In China, whether in rural areas or cities, you can always see elderly women gathering to dance in public squares and elderly men playing cards together.
I wonder if government is not secretly celebrating this kinds phenomena given that it’s a relief from social support system?
Shouldn’t they be invited to an island to play games?
After the Korean War, Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. But with rapid economic development came with rapid cultural shifts and it caused many social issues. This is one of them.
Traditionally, Korean society functioned in a way where parents invested way too heavily in their children, especially in education (which I personally think is one of the key reasons behind Korea’s low birth rate). In return, children were expected to succeed, earn money, and eventually take care of their aging parents.
But due to educational inflation – nearly 90% of students now go to college, the return on investment in education has significantly decreased. Meanwhile, as the era of high growth has ended, prices keep rising while wages remain same, making it incredibly difficult for the younger generation to financially support their parents.
As a result, many elderly people are struggling financially cuz they spent too much into their children. Mostly for their education.
The situation is complex. As stated, not only depression but debilitating age related illness that which can destroy quality of life.
Park dancing and playing cards doesn’t help much with that. Korea has zero assisted death/right to die with dignity, so people have to resort to taking their own lives alone.
Relatable
the oligarch’s wet dream, coming to a crumbling late capitalist society near you
My mom is 79 and every chance she gets, she tells me she wants to be dead.
EDIT: I’m in the US
they get abandoned by their own families
Hell thats my retirement plan in Australia to be honest
Godspeed o7. Lots of these people know their quality of and comfort in life peaked long ago and would rather die than be wageslaves or senile for the next 15 years. If you make it 65 and choose to dip chances are you know the score and have experienced enough to make an informed decision. Is it tragic? Most definitely, but as a society this issue will only continue to worsen so long as we treat people as a commodity
For comparison, based on 2021 data roughly 10 South Koreans die from diabetes a day, and 35 a day from Alzheimer’s and dementia. It’s certainly a preventable cause of death that they can focus on but it’s pretty small potatoes
Please my south korea friends. Don’t do it. I will be your friend
That’s a good thing. This way the younger generation won’t have to worry/spend so much on the growing population of elderly.
Now they have money and time over to have children saving south korea from the disaster originally predicted