Elon Musk left Doge. He could well turn his back on Trump too. Would the man who built an empire on electricity and the rockets try to restore his image? Its companies, tarnished by “forced marriage” between politics and industry, need a lift. But one thing is certain: its withdrawal does not erase its role in the dynamics of current power. It is here that season 3 of Squid Game intervenes, pointing Musk from the finger, without naming it, but by playing it powerfully through its VIPs. The analogy is not free: it bumps where it disturbs.
In short
- Squid game's VIPs embody an ultra-riche elite now visible and assumed, like Musk.
- Elon Musk is described as omnipresent, director of companies that influence all our spheres of life.
- The vote in the series is biased, a mirror of a democracy trapped by the powerful who write it.
- Social criticism is anchored in real facts: record fortunes, extravagant events, increasing global polarization.
When the masks fall, the billionaires pull
In Squid game season 3in no way associated with the crypto squid, the VIPs no longer look. They act. Completed velvet lodges and animal masks. The oligarchs put on the pink outfits of the soldiers and themselves execute the losers. This narrative switch moves the center of gravity of the story: The rich are no longer metaphors. They are visible, armed hunters.
Hwang Dong-Hyuk does not mince words ::
People who control the system are no longer hidden behind a curtain. They fall the mask as if to declare: “It is we who direct”.
In a society saturated with figures like Elon Musk, This staging takes on the appearance of a cry. The creator of the series continues: ” Musk is everywhere. He heads a gigantic technological company and he is also a showman. »»
The target is clear, even without direct quotation.
In a sarcastic tweet, a surfer writes: ” Elon Musk is a real VIP, at this stage ». A sentence that says a lot about the porosity between fiction and reality. Others get angry: ” You are all crazy. None of Musk's societies control the world ». There perception war is launched.
Elon Musk, metaphor or model of Squid Game VIPs?
Hwang was inspired by concrete public figures. For him, The resemblance to Elon Musk naturally imposed itself by writing season 3. The creator also evokes the climb of extremesdemocratic collapse, hyperpolarization. The aesthetics of the series blends into reality, to the point that we no longer distinguish the reflection of the original.
What shocks? There enjoyment of violence by those who never suffer the consequences. As Jeff Bezoswhose marriage to $ 46 million The very day of the release of season 3, becomes a macabre punchline. 90 private jets for a single eventwhile others fight to survive.
The networks did not fail to react. Between mockery and indignation, a criticism emerges: Fiction gives the rich an excuse to even put oneself on the scene. However, at Hwang, the intention is opposite: it alerts. He denounces the performance of power.
In the past, the powerful were invisible. Today, they say who they finance. They display their power.
Squid Game, a series on society … and its freezing figures
The series uses the vote as a distorting mirror of democracy. The players vote to kill. We are talking about Disguised, biased, illusory choice. The rules are written by those who never play.
Meanwhile, in the real world:
- In 2020, 2,000 billionaires held $ 8,000 billion;
- In 2025, there were more than 3,000, weighing 16,000 billion;
- Elon Musk alone has 412 billion, more than 24 countries;
- Bezos' marriage cost 46 million, mobilized 90 jets;
- In Squid Game, the rich shoot themselves on the poor.
The series was not inspired by Musk. She predicted it.
And the tweets illustrate it: ” Squid game crossed the line Said a skeptic. Another is indignant: ” VIPS resemble consanguineous degenerates ». That is to say if the discomfort is noticeable.
But through this discomfort, a truth emerges: Squid Game invents nothing. She observes. And watch. Crushly.
When Elon Musk wants to do everything, everything, everywhere at the same time, he forgets that he is already omnipresent. He directs the cars of the future, satellites, AI and social networks. His ambition? Transform X into a full -fledged investment platform. At this rate, he will eventually create the game. Or get lost.
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