Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_10g4zss in philosophy
Comments
CarthagoDelandeEst t1_j517kdi wrote
Funny how quotes such as those come from people that live in enough comfort and luxury to be writing those sorts of meanderings.
Throwaway6969456 t1_j545f78 wrote
Not working hard everyday makes you idle.
And you know the saying? An idle mind is a devil's workshop.
CarthagoDelandeEst t1_j56ajmw wrote
I always wonder what it is any of these folks do to make the world a better place that they think it should be. It’s really easy pointing all out all of the flaws in modern life. But what are they doing to make things better?
Prometheus1717 t1_j629ler wrote
Yes you are right. We all most probably do if not we would not be talking about philosophy. We'd be sleeping or worrying about other things than philosophy.
[deleted] t1_j53dvmb wrote
But philosophy is about the love of wisdom yet your cognitive dissonance makes you unable to continue researching… that is not philosophy.
Prometheus1717 t1_j628vb0 wrote
Losers vs losers. No class struggle. Same class trying to obliterate the other while the elite enjoy the spectacle
kyzl t1_j52jnom wrote
Squid Game is a spectacle. It may look like a critique of class struggle and exploitation, but it is designed primarily to entertain us. Essentially it puts us the viewers in the same seat as the wealthy patrons in the show. We are invited to watch from a distance, to be entertained by the thrills, the horrors, and the drama. Although I did enjoy watching it, I have to say that the show examines social problems only at a superficial level. Ultimately it’s another entertainment product designed to make money.
birdandsheep t1_j56gwyy wrote
If it wanted to be a critique, it should have killed the MC in one of the games and then just ended abruptly. It still would be entertainment, but at least it would deprive the viewer of narrative payoff, just like in the lives of all those who didn't win.
Ok-Voice646 t1_j62cim2 wrote
Agree
Ok-Voice646 t1_j62cu2y wrote
It is no class struggle drama. It’s a class with no hope fighting against each other with the sole aim of making money
PanOfCakes t1_j51n2nw wrote
Your life isn’t bad. By the standards of the world you’re living in the lap of luxury. I hate this “oh my life is so hard it’s basically squid game” rhetoric from people writing an op Ed in their air conditioned living room on their laptop with a fridge of food 20 feet away. The people who write this have never faced any real hardship, their bar for a bad or hard life is incredibly low.
ASpiralKnight t1_j51ulgm wrote
/r/gatekeeping
PanOfCakes t1_j51vsyx wrote
That’s not gatekeeping. It’s just being sick of the same “my life is so hard” pieces when it objectively isn’t.
Whispyyr t1_j524hb5 wrote
I think the author is correct in how she points out the relatability of the fictional premise. The show is meant to appeal to a wide audience, so not everyone watching it will be at the basest levels of poverty. That doesn't mean they can't relate to the themes of the Squid Game in their own lives. As a viewer of the content, socio-economic standing is irrelevant.
The author also should be cut some slack for being a philosophy student. Her income is irrelevant. Academia and specifically college student work is where I would hope treatises on modern day philosophy would originate.
ValyrianJedi t1_j50xykl wrote
This would be a lot easier to get behind if it didn't push things to such extremes. Saying that life has similarities with squid game is one thing, but trying to claim that it is literally exactly the same loses me. It was genuinely difficult for me to continue reading when I got to "the condition of the human person surviving in the real world is different only in the respect that it is worse while masquerading as better".