a deep dive into that guy with $300,000 of debt in Korea

mytendollarwife and DebtWifeDiaries are married TikTok creators that live in the shadow of a whopping $300,000 worth of debt. in Korea, their circumstances are considered to be quite shameful, and the debt has changed everything in their lives, from their living situations, to their ability to work.

luckily, the TikTok community has surrounded them with warmth, support, and encouragement... for the most part. today we're yapping (really, truly yapping lol, apologies in advance) about how an audience expands so much, that it outgrows empathy.

this is much more of a biased, opinion piece than I usually make, which I hope doesn't drive you crazy hahahaha. thank you for giving me the chance to chat about something that's a bit of a special interest of mine!

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0:00 - intro!!
1:11 - introducing Ten & Wife
11:09 - small businesses, debts & bankruptcy in South Korea
21:08 - living in debt & going viral
38:40 - unpacking the negative/judgmental/skeptical comments
59:50 - the audience perception of Ten & Wife
1:16:29 - where are they now?
1:22:35 - outro!!

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sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d...

mytendollarlife:   / mytendollarlife  

DebtWifeDiaries:   / debtwifediaries  

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