Lately, I’ve viewed a number of videos and online reports on the state of income inequality in South Korea. According to a consensus of experts, matters are worsening for the working class in Korea, particularly for younger Koreans. With what many commentators have referred to as “Hell Chosun,” I used to sit aghast and wonder what they might mean. However, I no longer have those doubts. The situation is a call to action for all Koreans, but in particular those of the ruling party. It’s hard to watch older Koreans living in cubicles of rundown tenements and abandoned housing units. It’s hard to see educated young adults hiding from bill collectors and talking about how they game the system to survive. All of these things accelerate "han" and contribute to a lessening of mental and physical health among Koreans at both the start and end of their adult lives. True to the life of all societies, not everyone wins in the path of progress. A society that wishes to decrease its sunk costs and increase its half-life needs to attend to those who could extend its open horizon further. T