Many government thinks that economic progress is their most important goals, some people however thinks that other progress are equally important for a country. Discuss both view and give your opinion.

Since the industrial revolution, human society adopted capitalism as a mainstream social system. Nowadays, we tend to value countries whether they are developed or not, based on their economic progress.

On the other hand

, there are people discussing that other progresses are

also

important as an economical one. South Korea will be a great example of

this

issue since we developed the economy drastically. Each

Korean

was barely earning one dollar a day back in the 1950s after we had the

Korean

war. Through big projects

such

as "Miracle of Han river", we could reach the current financial stability. Now South Korea is known as a country with highly developed technologies and unique culture. Without economic progress, we probably couldn't be recognised globally as we are now.

However

, from the rapid development, there were

also

side effects. Basically, each people were treated as a part of a factory, not a human being. Back

then

, money was a priority for the South

Korean

government. There was

this

one young man, Jeon Tae-il. He was a factory worker who was concerned about his overworking young co-workers. He fought back against the toxic work environment. Eventually, he burnt himself from protesting. Like him, young men and women got hurt in the economic-centred system. The wound is still there. South

Korean

society is still suffering from these issues.

Last

year, a 23-year-old woman died at a major bakery factory. She was exhausted from overworking. Still, lots of people believe money matters

first,

because that's how the government taught us. I believe that we should value other progresses equally with economic progress and stop valuing everything based on money. What we should aim for is our happiness and well-being, not the number on the paper.