material conditions of the situation.

I would argue that a lot of what you see in terms of DPRK media usually is only available from pyongyang, a pretty developed and beautiful city. And that many areas may look less aesthetically beautiful, some are still very 3rd world conditions in the countryside and elsewhere, but mixed in with socialist constructed farmer coops.

its all about what you are and arent seeing, and dprk information is relatively limited. Cuba has a much broader understanding in the west because many many people have been there. In america, like probably only a couple thousand ever had the opportunity to go beforethe ban