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based on distorted information, such as bereaved families
¨ÏTongilnews
engaginginanextremestruggleforsubstantialcompensation,
continued.Recently,ananti-memorialcommunitywasformed
under the name of ¡°Ferry Sewol Crew¡± using Kakao Talk
open chat rooms, criticizing supporters of the memorial.
ProfessorKimsaid,¡°Peoplewhohavealreadyformedastrong
bondwiththebereavedfamiliescanfeelthattheirself-esteem
has been trampled and ignored by those who oppose or are
indifferent to efforts for the bereaved family. These feelings
can be expressed as greater solidarity and collective action.¡±
¡ãOnApril11,2022,thecommunitynamed¡°Youth¡±demandedthetruthofthe
AstheSouthKoreangovernmenthaschangedthreetimesbut
SewolferrydisasterfortheSouthKoreangovernment.
hasyettouncoverthetruth,thefrustrationofthefamilieshas
values or points in their lives. However, if factors related to
servedasastrongmotivationtoact,andtheyarespeakingout
one¡¯s identity or life cause great discomfort, the motivation
morestronglyabouttheSewolferrydisaster.
toalignone¡¯sactionsandbeliefsmaybegreater.¡±Thosewho
believe that the truth of the Sewol ferry disaster has not yet
ActionBias
been revealed act in accordance with those beliefs to resolve
Which is more disappointing between regretting doing
cognitivedissonance,andinthisprocessactionbiasworks.
somethingorregrettingdoingnothing?Americanphilosopher
Thedifferencebetweenthosewhoshowconstantinterestinthe
JackBowenwroteinhis2012book¡°PhilosophywithBumper
Sewolferrydisasterandthosewhodonotisinhowtheyinterpret
Stickers,¡± ¡°The negative feelings you feel when you¡¯re doing
the accident. Those who speak out consider the Sewol ferry
nothing and then going through bad luck are greater than
disaster simply a personal affair. Kim Tae-hyung, psychologist
the negative feelings you feel when you¡¯ve actually done
ofthepsychologicalresearchinstitute,Together,explainedabout
somethingandthengoingthroughbadluck.¡±Eventhoughone
thosewhocontinuetoshowsolidarityintheSewolferrydisaster,
mayexperiencebadluckorfailure,itispossibletosay,¡°Butat
saying,¡°It¡¯sabigfactorthattheythinkthisincidentiseveryone¡¯s
leastI¡¯vetried.¡±Whenasituationisunfamiliarorunclearlike
business. It goes beyond simply helping people in difficult
this, the belief that it is better to act than to stay still though
situations, and they recognize it as their own mission, too.
thesameorworseresultscomeoutiscalled¡°ActionBias.¡±As
They think that their fate aligns with that of society.¡± Na Hye-
discussed earlier, humans try to avoid situations where they
jin,executivesecretaryoftheMasanYMCA,whocontinuesto
encounter cognitive dissonance. If one believes that what he
speakoutabouttheaccident,said,¡°Ifyouaskmeagainwhyitis
does is the right thing and is altruistic, continuing to practice
stillbeingfeverishlydiscussed,itisbecausethewholeprocessof
it is also an effort to reduce cognitive dissonance. Professor
revealingthetruthoftheSewolferrydisasteristhecornerstone
Lee said, ¡°Most people do not feel serious discomfort even if
ofcreatingasafeKorea.¡±Assuch,people¡¯sbeliefthatitisright
theysufferfrompsychologicaldiscomfortcausedbycognitive
toactbasedontheirbeliefscontinues.
dissonance. They just ignore it if they have other important
TheSewolferrydisasterisamarineaccidentthatturnedintopolitical,media,andsocialconflicts.Itshouldbeclearthatthe
psychology of people cannot be generalized through this binary approach. However, for the fundamental solution of social
disasters,puttingforthefforttounderstandthediversityofmindsisthefirststepthatKoreansocietyshouldtake.Currently,
SouthKoreaisfrequentlyexposedtoanatmosphererifewithjudgingandcontrollingthebeliefsofothers,whichperpetuates
aviciouscycleinwhichanindividualcannotberespectedasanindividual.
Conflicts sometimes conceal what is important. Division of the public over the Sewol ferry disaster makes society forget
whattofocusonrightnow.Peopleunderstandandsympathizewiththepainofothers,andsocietyremembersthatpainsothat
itdoesnotrepeatit.Everymembershouldworktogethertomakethespacewearelivinginrightnowbeahealthyspace.
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