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[Silver Bridge] Volume 5 · Chapter 22 · Why Did the Old Man Leave a Video Instead of a Will?
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- This is a column-style piece examining how older people in Korea and China leave their "last words," and how these practices differ and resemble each other.
- By the end of 2024, Zhonghua Yizhuku had recorded 572,141 consultations and 357,512 will registrations, and the number of registrants for Korea's advance directives on life-sustaining treatment exceeded 2.5 million.
- The author argues that wills extend beyond arranging property to include relationships and digital traces, and introduces Chapter 22 of the book "Silver Bridge", which contains this content.
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