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‘Squid Game’ Is a Brutal Reality

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‘Squid Game’ Is a Brutal Reality
The Netflix series "Squid Game" is played on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken on Sept. 30, 2021. Kim Hong-Ji/Illustration/Reuters
John Mac Ghlionn
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Contrary to popular belief, 2021 is not the Year of the Ox; it’s the Year of the Squid. For those of you not stranded under a rock, “Squid Game” probably rings a bell. For many, the TV series is no more than a dystopian fiction; for others, though, it’s a brutal reality.
John Mac Ghlionn
John Mac Ghlionn
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John Mac Ghlionn is a researcher and essayist. He covers psychology and social relations, and has a keen interest in social dysfunction and media manipulation. His work has been published by the New York Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, Newsweek, National Review, and The Spectator US, among others.
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