The Global Gossip

The documentary about North Korea was actually the one that really caught my attention. I think it is devastating how globalization is actually going past the society of North Korea. The whole society is behind when it comes to technology, invention and the use of internet. The people have no idea about general news, things that happen in the world, just as about other countries politics, economies and conflicts and crisis. The only information they actually get is provided by the government and very one-sided and biased. Also it is mostly propaganda and hatred that is built towards other countries.

Because the media is only one-sided, people do not know anything really and are not able to form their own opinion. The society seems brainwashed and they might not know that their situation could be better or different anywhere else.

The impact of giving the people access to all the technology and the internet would be extremely dramatic. The people would start using the internet and get in contact with the worldwide media and other people. It would be a big shock for them when they realize what is all out there. The use of media could actually be very overwhelming. But in the end the people could form their own opinion when having access to all the information, they would start to question the regime and probably end in a big protest or riot.

I thought it was shocking to see how North Korea is so far behind in globalization. For us it is so normal being connected with everyone whenever we want, having access to all news from all over the world and having everything available at all times.