"Squid Game 2" fittingly plays a different and still very relevant game for its return

Before Elon Musk effectively bought an American presidency, he mounted a hostile takeover of the attention economy. “Squid Game” is a giant metaphor portraying the way late-stage capitalism siphons the labor, life force and health of the masses into the coffers of the rich — and worse, how we’re willing to play the games the wealthy rig in their favor, even if it disadvantages other people like us. “Squid Game” was a massive global success for Netflix, and there’s no reason to doubt “Squid Game 2” won’t command similar levels of worldwide attention. “Squid Game 2” becomes a life-sized dollhouse collection of the modern era’s destructive vanities. Through their stories, “Squid Game 2” becomes a life-sized dollhouse collection of the modern era’s destructive vanities.