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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Squid Game's popularity can be attributed to its reflection of societal issues like income inequality. Virality often mirrors our collective concerns, making it a cultural phenomenon. In the 1970s, the context might have been different, affecting its reception. Memetic value and virality are intertwined in capturing the zeitgeist.