Socialism

5431 readers

23 users here now

Rules TBD.

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

‘Squid Game’ director Hwang Dong-hyuk: “I wanted to write a story that was an allegory or fable about modern capitalist society" (variety.com)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

And then pitch it to Netflix, gets produced by Netflix, and Netflix will make a shit ton of merch made by Asian underpaid workers and make other 5 seasons to milk if even more.

I mean, i love the series and love how touched the topic of worker class explotation and struggle, but come on, it's Netflix.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Nothing to do with the discussion, but can someone explain this meme to me? Why is one guy in a well? Why is he smiling like a pretentious douche? Is the takeaway that the peasant is at least trying to better society, while the T-shirt guy doesn't feel like it? I feel dumb.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

this meme is usually used as response for situations like this, right-wingers often try to discredit socialists by saying shit like "but you are a millionaire", "you are a socialist but own 4 houses"

this meme is showing you can live in society while also criticizing it, very powerful to have it on hand

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

When you point out the inherent contradictions in "content creation":