On the 14th, Park Wi was getting off a KTX in a wheelchair while tripping on a social service worker's foot and fell out of the wheelchair. After releasing the fall video and facing strong backlash, he deleted the video and apologized, but the criticism has not subsided. ,,,Although Park Wi himself admitted that the social service worker politely apologized repeatedly on site, Park Wi said, "I couldn't accept it. If he was seriously injured, it would be shocking," and said that releasing CCTV footage showing the incident on his YouTube channel was the problem. Regarding the release of footage from the accident on a channel with over one million subscribers, it was not just a safety concern but effectively 'exposed' an individual . Criticism abounded as if it weren't the case. In particular, this controversy went beyond simply 'whether the CCTV release was appropriate,' pointing out the power gap between the influence of a YouTuber with one million subscribers and the relatively weaker individual who responds . It spread. One netizen pointed out that Park Wi initially spoke out from a socially vulnerable position in his YouTube career, but now he has become an influential creator with over one million subscribers. He went on to say, They criticized, saying, "What power does a twenty-year-old public welfare have to respond to this situation?", "I hope people realize how harsh it is when doing what they felt wronged when they were wronged to others," and "It was too reckless." Some netizens responded to this, saying, "It's scary how someone can unknowingly become the strong when they gain influence," and "He may still think he is in the weak position, but he already has the power of being a million-follower YouTuber." Ultimately, there are ongoing calls to reconsider the extent of Park Wi's influence and the responsibilities that come with it through this issue!!!!!!
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