Squid Game (and Mario Kart): Should We Blame Capitalism? (spoiler free)

Our Highly-Praised Show Notes (check out our links!): https://apnews.com/article/squid-game-strikes-nerve-south-korea-943ff3fd7269631aca6ee75da05c3757 (‘Squid Game’ strikes nerve in debt-ridden South Korea | APNews) http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200802000122 (Korea has 2nd-highest income gap in OECD | Korea Herald) https://variety.com/2021/global/asia/squid-game-director-hwang-dong-hyuk-korean-series-global-success-1235073355/ (‘Squid Game’ Director Hwang Dong-hyuk on Netflix’s Hit Korean Series and Prospects for a Sequel | Variety) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-trust/capitalism-seen-doing-more-harm-than-good-in-global-survey-idUSKBN1ZJ0CW (Capitalism seen doing 'more harm than good' in global survey) https://www.teenvogue.com/story/squid-game-social-allegory-informed-by-korean-history (“Squid Game” Is a Social Allegory Informed by Korean History | TeenVogue) https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/9/30/22701509/squid-game-is-gleefully-vicious-and-violent-but-succeeds-best-in-its-mundane-moments (‘Squid Game’ Is Gleefully Vicious and Violent, but Succeeds Best in Its Mundane Moments | The Ringer) https://www.vulture.com/article/squid-game-gganbu-marbles-episode-capitalism-analysis.html (A Game of Marbles Turns Squid Game’s Anti-Capitalist Critique Inside Out | Vulture) https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2021/10/15/why-squid-games-vips-are-so-terrible-a-rebuttal/?sh=39047ff04033 (Why Squid Game’s VIPs Are So Terrible: A Rebuttal | Forbes) https://variety.com/shop/what-to-watch-after-netflixs-squid-game-1235088339/ (What To Watch (And Read) After You’ve Binged Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-southkorea-inequality/parasite-reflects-deepening-social-divide-in-south-korea-idUSKBN20414L ('Parasite' reflects deepening social divide in South Korea)