If we enjoy 'Squid Game,' does that make us cruel VIPs too?

If you’ve been online these past few weeks, you’re more likely to have heard of Squid Game. It’s almost impossible to avoid: Tiktoks, tweets, reaction videos, memes, subreddits, Instagram filters, and recreations of the show on Minecraft and in real life (though far less violent, with a far smaller prize) have sprouted almost overnight. The survival drama series has become Netflix’s most-watched program to date, with more than 142 million views in its first four weeks.

The substance of the series itself isn’t groundbreaking by any means. Squid Game is part of a long line of survival game-centered films and TV shows that have preyed on our proclivity for fictionalized suffering: from the Japanese manga-turned-visual media Battle Royale, Liar Game, Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji, and even Alice in Borderland, to American box-office blockbusters like The Hunger Games and even cult classics like The Cube.

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