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jemlibrarian127 karma

Is the Internet filtered, and to what extent do you think Internet activity is monitored?

Are you aware of any instances where a student was thoroughly indoctrinated in the regime's message, and access to the Internet has changed their opinion?

What do the students really think of the West, etc?

jemlibrarian94 karma

Do you have any examples of the crossover?

From what I understand in reading defector stories, people know to an extent, even if they can't express it. I'm just wondering how deep this indoctrination really is on an individual level. I do understand you're working with the creme de la creme of NK society, so you have to at least pretend to hate those American bastards and the whole lot.

Oh, and have citizens of Pyongyang started to embrace the Western foods like burgers and pizza?

jemlibrarian55 karma

Sorry for peppering you with questions; I'm fascinated with NK.

What were the issues with navigating the web? Functional issues, multi-literacy issues (IE: a BBC article is not a scholarly article)? What do you think are the core reasons behind that?

jemlibrarian26 karma

I find it funny that we are their sworn enemy, but the modern version of pizza and hamburgers are, at least AFAIK "American" foods.

jemlibrarian15 karma

Can confirm. Academic librarian here.

Also: demand for the course reserves typically far exceeds supply. Oh, and if we catch you photocopying big chunks, we'll tell you to stop.