Hex talks about the DPRK. Is it an authoritarian wasteland or, more realistically, a normal place where normal people do normal stuff?

Songs used in episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycdDHP7QfWo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDJwlUNiJBQ

Constitution of the DPRK:

https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Peoples_Republic_of_Korea_1998.pdf?lang=en

The Taean Work System:

http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-9558.html

Documentaries to Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSd48emp0lI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8o2wG3KUGk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qS8w9PIR7I

"The Propaganda Game" on Netflix