I watched the first episode of the documentary “Talent War.”

The main argument seems to be that, while China produces and highly values a large number of engineering students, in Korea, medical schools are seen as the ultimate goal, which is portrayed as a problem.

But is the real issue with Korea’s industry simply a matter of the number of engineering students, or the popularity of medical school?

In my view, the fundamental problem lies in the poor level of the humanities—social, political, and economic—within our society.

For example, since the Lee Jae-myung administration took office, laser attacks have decreased significantly, but they still occur occasionally. Beyond that, there are other social points of anger that are difficult to address publicly.

Yet there is no real way to communicate about or find solutions to these issues, which undermine productivity and fuel social conflict.

Society fails to create synergy through healthy competition and cooperation, instead succumbing to the tyranny of self-interested groups who focus only on short-term, fragmented gains, perpetuating endless conflict due to a lack of communication and a flawed social culture and system.

Fundamentally, we don’t even know what is right or wrong, what is superior or inferior, or how to identify and solve problems.

In order for advanced industries to truly develop, not only engineering knowledge but also a deep understanding of various fields in the humanities and social sciences is essential.

It’s worrying to see people reducing everything to a single cause or solution, as if one or two aspects alone explain and fix all our problems.