Squid Game: The Result Of Capitalism

 Squid Game 

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. A degrading and regressive society that has resulted because of late-stage capitalism. 

“Squid game is a reflection of the hellish capitalistic system that we built.”

Squid game is a Korean Netflix series, in which the characters play children’s games in order to receive prize money and if they are eliminated, they are killed off immediately. The characters are driven by their greed and desire to improve their current state hence they willingly play the games despite having the chance to leave it all behind after witnessing the horror of being killed when eliminated. Each time a player is killed, additional money is added to the prize pot, displayed in the form of a giant levitating piggy bank in the middle of the players’ dormitory.

Karl Marx's theory of class struggle argues that society consists of two main competing class, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie are the owners of the means of production who employ wage labor, while the proletariat are the working class who sell their labor to survive. squid game perfectly depicts the class struggle that is experienced by the players. The players being part of the extreme poor and working class of the society struggle for their survival as try to play the games while the extremely rich observers and the makers of the games watch the players and place bets on them.

"MONEY TALKS" and there is no doubt about it. All of the struggles faced by the players is caused due to money or you could say due to the lack of money, thus they end up playing the games regardless of the deadly consequences.

Nevertheless, Squid Game is enjoyable show that accurately depicts the reality of life and the impacts of capitalism.