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The ‘Squid Game’ Reality Show Is A Brutal Adaptation Of Its Source Material (defector.com)
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[–] luchuan@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The number of people who saw squid game and then thought it would be a good idea irl for content is too high.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 years ago

The number of people in general who consume dystopian fiction and go "This looks awesome" never fails to depress me.

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 years ago

If Netflix was looking for a way to get me to unsubscribe, they may have found it.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 years ago

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So we're allowed to say that Squid Game is about capitalism now?

@PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml did you say something about a curse?

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago

Nothing new, just the usual.