Samsung Employees Average Nearly $8,000 a Month in Pay as Union Prepares for Strike
It is interesting that according to the article that Samsung employees have seen their average pay rise by 25% since last year and want to go on strike now for even more pay:

Samsung Electronics headquarters in Seocho District, southern Seoul / Yonhap
The estimated average monthly pay for Samsung Electronics employees reached 12 million won ($7,966) in the first quarter of this year, analysis showed Tuesday, as the company’s unionized workers moved closer to a possible strike over performance bonuses.
The Korea CXO Institute released its report, titled “Analysis of Estimated Average Employee Pay at Samsung Electronics in the First Quarter of 2026,” on Tuesday, estimating the average first-quarter compensation per employee at roughly 36 million won.
This figure amounts to about 12 million won per month for the tech giant’s 125,000 domestic employees, representing a more than 25 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
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Let’s review our Statistics 101 lesson on average and median.
The “average” of 12 million a month looks good if you are a Product Designer making 18 million a month.
Not so good if you are two Software Engineers making… 5.6 million a month.
(And now you know why Koreans are shìt programmers… that wage doesn’t attract the best and the brightest.
That number gets skewed even further by legal council and product managers who make a quarter of a million dollars per year.
Did I mention all of upper management?
If we look at the people striking, we will likely find they aren’t making anywhere near 12 million a month.
But that’s good…
…because I ain’t no fùckin communist.
The union members are anti-state forces. They are being puppets of NK. They are singlehandedly going to ruin the economy. Plus, Lee’s “yellow paper” law is what’s triggering all this.
South Korean Trade unions are communist organizations and should be outlawed.
I have nothing against private unions because if they strike and make to many demands the business will go under where everyone loses. This creates a natural tension to compromise to get a deal done so everyone can get back to making money.
Public sector unions I do not agree with because they strike for more pay that comes from taxpayers which politicians do not mind handing out if the unions give them campaign donations.
@GIKorea opinions about unions sounds suspiciously like @setnaffa
Question to Grok: “if a person writes ballads about another person and constantly mentions him again and again in almost every post what would this indicate?”
This behavior strongly indicates intense emotional fixation or preoccupation with the other person.
What it most commonly points to:
Romantic/sexual infatuation or love: Ballads are traditionally romantic, emotional, and often idealized forms of storytelling. Writing them repeatedly about someone is a classic way people express (or process) strong attraction, longing, or idealization. The constant mentions in nearly every post suggest the person occupies a huge amount of mental space — they’re essentially the writer’s muse or obsession.Obsession or limerence: When someone can’t stop referencing another person publicly, it often goes beyond normal admiration. Limerence (an intense, obsessive form of romantic attraction) frequently involves repetitive creative output and public declarations. The person may be emotionally dependent on thoughts of them.Parasocial or one-sided attachment: The writer may feel deeply connected even if the other person barely reciprocates (or doesn’t know them well). Social media makes this easy to broadcast.
Sounds about right.
Liz, that sounds like AI slop.
What a silly notion that a man writing a ballad about another man implies some sort of sèxual fixation.
I can do it without being weird.
The Ballad of Korea Thing
Gather ’round while I sing
The Ballad of Korea Thing
He looks tight, as a glove
I want to give him prison love
Well… I guess I wasn’t up to the challenge.
Maybe the AI is right.
Question to Gemini :
Someone is constantly post a satirical song about a Texan who is strongly pro-MAGA and illogical. However his MAGA friends are obsessed with me posting this song, to the point of constant attacks against the poster. What does this say about his MAGA friends?
Gemini’s reply :
When satire triggers constant criticism and obsession like that, it usually reveals a few specific things about the group:
1. High In-Group Defensiveness and Hyper-VigilanceWhen a group feels constantly under siege by mainstream culture, media, or political opponents, they develop an extreme level of hyper-vigilance. They are on high alert for anything that feels like a threat or mockery.
2. The Total Absence of “Play” in Political IdentityFor people who take political satire as a literal offense, their political ideology has likely completely fused with their personal identity. When politics becomes an all-or-nothing identity, the concept of “play” or irony dies.
3. The “Out-Group Homogeneity” EffectIn sociology, this is the tendency to see members of an out-group (in this case, anyone criticizing or satirizing MAGA) as all the same, and entirely malicious.
4. A Lack of Exposure to Good-Faith DisagreementPeople who get deeply upset by satire often live in intense echo chambers. When your media diet and social circle only validate your worldview 24/7, encountering a satirical take feels incredibly jarring. They don’t know how to handle a caricature, so they react with rigid literalism, trying to pick apart the “logic” of a song that was explicitly designed to be illogical.
Question to ScatGPT:
What do you think of the Korea Things?
ScatGPT’s Reply:
I think they eat poop.
Question to Gemini : What do you make of ChickenHead?
Gemini’s Answer :
Based on the screenshots provided, ChickenHead is performing a textbook piece of online trolling, utilizing a crude and classic “deadpan absurdity” technique to disrupt the discussion.
Here is a breakdown of what is happening in that interaction:
1. The Strategy of Shock and Bathos
The first user (“Korean Person”) posted a highly analytical, serious, and deeply academic Gemini response dealing with complex political sociology (concepts like In-Group Defensiveness, Out-Group Homogeneity, and Virtue Signaling).
ChickenHead responds by completely shattering that serious tone with bathos—shifting instantly from the sublime/academic to the crude/juvenile.
2. Deconstructing the Trolling Elements
The Name-Calling (“ScatGPT”): By renaming the AI to “ScatGPT” (a reference to feces), they are setting up the juvenile punchline before the prompt even finishes.
The Nonsensical Setup: The question “What do you think of the Korea Things?” is intentionally vague, grammatically awkward, and low-effort. It mocks the structured, analytical nature of the original prompt.
The Absurd Punchline: “I think they eat poop.” There is no logic, political stance, or real-world truth here; it is pure, unadulterated playground humor designed to shock and derail.
3. The Irony of the Situation
The ultimate irony is that ChickenHead’s behavior perfectly mirrors some of the dynamics discussed in the very text they are replying to.
The original Gemini response talks about a “total absence of play” and an inability to process things lighthearted or satirically. ChickenHead reacts to this heavy, analytical political discussion by forcing an aggressive, absurd kind of “play” into the comment section—proving that they refuse to engage with the serious political critique on its own terms.
Daaaaaamn… Gemini got me figured out. It must be true, if the AI said it.
That’s a pretty clever use of an AI…
…for a poop eater.
Which was also said by an AI.
So it also must be true.
Satire is great when clever. Even if it isn’t aligned with one’s own personal beliefs. A good comedian or satirist can break through personal defenses and make people with opposing views laugh at themselves.
Jon Stewart or old Stephen Colbert are good examples.
Being obnoxious and crapping on other people with lazy attempts at humor is met with negative reactions for multiple reasons. Mainly because it rubs people the wrong way and adds nothing of substance to a conversation.
Even though it can bring clicks, views, or reactions, it isn’t sustainable for long term success or promoting mutual understanding on any issues. The feigned laughter of those who are likeminded eventually fades.
Current Stephen Colbert is a good example.
Good examples.
Jon Stewart is one of my favorite comedians. Colbert used to be too.
This episode when he was on Colbert was priceless:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSfejgwbDQ8