I really love your perspective and how you tied everything together. The beauty of this show is that it presented a very tough and philosophical topic in a creative way, and you would be able to tell how certain viewers view this show as just entertainment not reality. The survival of the baby is a metaphor for the rare ~1% of people in this materialistic, captalist driven world that are selfless.
Thanks for such a wonderful comment Habibah!! 💗 yes!!! It’s hard to be selfless in a society where you’ve been conditioned to be selfish, and be money hungry - but that’s where we can rebel and make this world better one person at a time!
It wasn’t a perfect show obviously but I think the ending was exactly what it had been meant to be! 🌀
The question of whether humans are inherently evil or just shaped by systems is exactly what makes Squid Game so compelling. The ending didn’t feel clean or perfect, but it felt honest, like Gi-hun’s choice was a quiet rebellion, a refusal to become numb. Choosing the baby over himself was a beautiful metaphor for hope.
Yes! Exactly!! Like of course some people are evil and that’s it - but for most it’s much more complex than that. I really liked the ending for that reason. Thank you for reading!!
I, like many people, am fascinated by evil individuals. Purely because I want to understand what the root causes were. What creates a monster?
“Under specific circumstances, everyone is capable of cruelty. Factors such as obedience to authority, peer pressure, deindividuation and diffused responsibility can work to dismiss moral sensibility and make cruelty seem acceptable”
This was my favorite part. You nailed it. And it’s so interesting the correlation you made between stripping the contestants of their names, identities and individualities by giving them numbers.
(P.s., I died when I saw Marceline the VQ.)
All around, incredible and thought provoking work!
OMG I’m SO happy to read this wonderful comment of yours 🥹🥹💗you have no idea how much your words mean!!
It’s a topic I’ve always been fascinated by - it started as a “I want to fight evil through my work” and through my masters evolved to “what causes evil?”. I could have written pages and pages on the whole thing hahah
TYSM FOR READING 🥹💗🧚♀️
(Love that you got marceline’s reference hehe she’s my absolute favorite)
And Rebeca, you absolutely brought the most fascinating aspects of evil to the table. Where does it come from? What causes it? Who is susceptible? It was so thoughtful and a well educated piece. I can tell you’re interested in the topic (as am I!) and spent time researching, hypothesizing and analyzing.
I would LOVE to read more about this, or see a Pt. 2 or even a small series if you ever feel you’ve uncovered more that needs discussing!!!
I was thinking about doing an extended version because I couldn’t cover everything I wanted to say - but I also didn’t want it to be too long or tedious hahah
Thank you Amanda!! 🥹 yes, it’s something I’ve studied thoroughly during my undergrad and masters so I could talk about it for days hahaha I’m so glad you found it interesting! Truly!! 💌💌💌💗💗
I really love your perspective and how you tied everything together. The beauty of this show is that it presented a very tough and philosophical topic in a creative way, and you would be able to tell how certain viewers view this show as just entertainment not reality. The survival of the baby is a metaphor for the rare ~1% of people in this materialistic, captalist driven world that are selfless.
Thanks for such a wonderful comment Habibah!! 💗 yes!!! It’s hard to be selfless in a society where you’ve been conditioned to be selfish, and be money hungry - but that’s where we can rebel and make this world better one person at a time!
It wasn’t a perfect show obviously but I think the ending was exactly what it had been meant to be! 🌀
The question of whether humans are inherently evil or just shaped by systems is exactly what makes Squid Game so compelling. The ending didn’t feel clean or perfect, but it felt honest, like Gi-hun’s choice was a quiet rebellion, a refusal to become numb. Choosing the baby over himself was a beautiful metaphor for hope.
Yes! Exactly!! Like of course some people are evil and that’s it - but for most it’s much more complex than that. I really liked the ending for that reason. Thank you for reading!!
You outdid yourself with this one!
I, like many people, am fascinated by evil individuals. Purely because I want to understand what the root causes were. What creates a monster?
“Under specific circumstances, everyone is capable of cruelty. Factors such as obedience to authority, peer pressure, deindividuation and diffused responsibility can work to dismiss moral sensibility and make cruelty seem acceptable”
This was my favorite part. You nailed it. And it’s so interesting the correlation you made between stripping the contestants of their names, identities and individualities by giving them numbers.
(P.s., I died when I saw Marceline the VQ.)
All around, incredible and thought provoking work!
OMG I’m SO happy to read this wonderful comment of yours 🥹🥹💗you have no idea how much your words mean!!
It’s a topic I’ve always been fascinated by - it started as a “I want to fight evil through my work” and through my masters evolved to “what causes evil?”. I could have written pages and pages on the whole thing hahah
TYSM FOR READING 🥹💗🧚♀️
(Love that you got marceline’s reference hehe she’s my absolute favorite)
I low key strive to be Marceline.
And Rebeca, you absolutely brought the most fascinating aspects of evil to the table. Where does it come from? What causes it? Who is susceptible? It was so thoughtful and a well educated piece. I can tell you’re interested in the topic (as am I!) and spent time researching, hypothesizing and analyzing.
I would LOVE to read more about this, or see a Pt. 2 or even a small series if you ever feel you’ve uncovered more that needs discussing!!!
I was thinking about doing an extended version because I couldn’t cover everything I wanted to say - but I also didn’t want it to be too long or tedious hahah
Thank you Amanda!! 🥹 yes, it’s something I’ve studied thoroughly during my undergrad and masters so I could talk about it for days hahaha I’m so glad you found it interesting! Truly!! 💌💌💌💗💗
love how u write oh my goodness. wanna be mutuals?? i wanna connect more w other writers! i also uploaded yesterday a post if you’re interested⭐️🦢mwah
This is beautiful to hear girl, thank you!! 🥹💗🌷 and yes ofc I would love to!!! I’ll read your newest post asap 💌💌
A good piece, Music suits very well while reading the post
Thank you Saurabh 💗💗 I always choose the music very consciously! I’m very glad you did read while listening!!
I really loved your perspective!!!! <33
Thank you lovely💗🥹 thanks for reading!!