Why did the Squid Games movie become so popular? Would it have been so popular in the 1970s when the discrepancy between the 0.1% and the median were at the lows of the cycle? What is its memetic value and how something becomes viral? 

Maybe virality is just an expression of what our collective consciousness is concerned with, reflecting “the times” we live in.

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The Squid Games resonates because it mirrors our current struggles with inequality and survival. If it aired in the 1970s, its impact might have been muted. Virality often taps into universal fears or desires, making it a mirror of society's pulse.