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The first season of Squid Game is often described as an overnight success, but if you read a little about Hwang Dong-hyuk's story, you'll realize it actually took about two decades to come to fruition. The love and appreciation that first season received were entirely deserved. Everything, from the premise to the performances, was perfect. But instead of learning about the harmful effects of hypercapitalism that Dong-hyuk was trying to convey, Netflix went overboard and commissioned two more seasons of the show (which was basically one season split into two) and also a reality show.  Influencers and YouTubers went crazy and started orchestrating their own versions of the Squid Game tournament. There was merchandise everywhere, and the result of all this wasn't good. All the "creators" who profited from the franchise's popularity were heavily criticized. Those two subsequent seasons of the series were a huge disappointment. The reality show was also widely crit...