Bridge of Life Backfires

사람과 사람의 After South Korea suffered from high suicide rates on the Mapo Bridge, the government changed its name to the Bridge of Life, and put life-stimulating pictures on it, pictures of children and statues with a positive impression. In the following year, the suicide rate increased sixfold

한국어 문구 ‘사람과 사람의’가 적힌 마포대교와 영어 설명문이 함께 보인다. 자살률을 낮추려고 다리 이름을 ‘생명의 다리’로 바꾸고 긍정적인 사진을 설치했지만 오히려 다음 해 자살률이 6배 증가했다는 역설적인 결과를 설명하는 블랙 유머 밈이다. EN: The image shows the Mapo Bridge with the Korean phrase “사람과 사람의” and an English explanatory caption. It describes the ironic result that renaming the bridge the “Bridge of Life” and adding uplifting pictures to reduce suicides was followed by a sixfold increase in the suicide rate, making it dark humor about a well-intentioned intervention backfiring.

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