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South Koreaโ€™s lonely, stressed Gen Z find comfort in apps that do nothing

At 2am, Kim, a 25-year-old office worker, opens a site designed to look like a food delivery app, though he has no plan to order. He chooses menu items, drops them into a cart and simulates the experience of placing an order. โ€œIt somehow feels like I actually ordered something,โ€ he said. Kim said the habit helps him resist late-night cravings. โ€œThere are many times when I crave food late at night but hold back to save money. It feels like a real delivery app, so I somehow keep looking at it,โ€...