Cosmonaut@lemmy.today to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 hours agoThe World’s Most Surprising Economic Success Story Is…North Koreawww.wsj.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down133file-text
arrow-up1-23arrow-down1external-linkThe World’s Most Surprising Economic Success Story Is…North Koreawww.wsj.comCosmonaut@lemmy.today to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 hours agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·11 hours agoEven if this were true: yet another proof that “economic success” is not a good measure for how well a country is doing. Also, the article is aware of how North Korea is making money, right? Right?! (Mostly illegal hacking, recently also selling cannon fodder)
minus-squareCosmonaut@lemmy.todayOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down11·11 hours agoYes, they mention it. How a country sanctioned this hard supposed to make money?
Even if this were true: yet another proof that “economic success” is not a good measure for how well a country is doing.
Also, the article is aware of how North Korea is making money, right? Right?!
(Mostly illegal hacking, recently also selling cannon fodder)
Yes, they mention it. How a country sanctioned this hard supposed to make money?