Korea's stock market is on a record run. So why are so many workers miserable?

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• ·Lagging wages and widespread FOMO has given many the 'Kopsi blues,' even as stocks continue to soar to new heights.
• ·An office worker surnamed Kim recently sought counseling after becoming increasingly demoralized by a single fact: They didn't own a single semiconductor stock.
• ·They found themselves englufed in FOMO, or the “fear of missing out.” "I was diagnosed with ‘brownout,’ a condition that comes before burnout and leaves people increasingly cynical and drained," Kim explained.
• ·"I'm afraid that all the work I put in still won't be enough to improve my life." It's not just those who didn't get in on the market: A self-employed business owner surnamed Yoo began investing in stocks for the first time last year.
• ·However, even being involved in the market hasn't changed Yoo’s depression.