this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2023
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NK making fake buildings like the top image for the illusion of a wealthy nation when the 99% of their nation live in the below image.
Meanwhile the US builds house and sells them to corporations who have no interest in letting someone live there.
Your only source on the DPRK is Radio Free Asia. Go push a train by hand you clown.
Edit: To clarify, the above was in response to the original comment, which was edited to be much more reasonable after my response.
What are some good sources on DPRK?
Start here
If you want recent coverage from everyday people, you can find social media posts from Chinese tourists. You can always Look at the state media. You already know they'll be bias in their own favor, but that doesn't mean everything they publish is fake. Look for other sources for confirmation. Most of it will be boring reports, which is less likely to be exaggerated.
Apartment buildings like this aren't that expensive to build, and the concentration of services you can build around them saves a lot of money.
There may have been a time where buildings of this caliber were faked, but I doubt that's the case now