Ok no one argues that NK isn't f*cked up, but IMO that story/pictorial is just horrible. I mean that it's comparing things to western way, which is definately not the best (or even close). So what if the city is dark at night? I prefer it that way.
"Oil is almost inexistant, so most of the labor is manual." - that's the way in a lot of places in the world.
This is just my opinion, but i can't stand it when people point out the differences and make it entertainment. People can go like "wow that's f*cked up!, thank god i live america/europe/wherever".
Dictatorship is bad but come on, even without it NK would have a different way of life...