'Squid Game,' the Netflix Hit, Taps South Korean Fears October 06, 2021 +1 concerns familiar to its U.S. and international viewers. IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The dystopian Netflix hit taps South Korea’s worries about costly housing and scarce jobs concerns familiar to its U.S. and international viewers. IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The dystopian Netflix hit taps South Korea’s worries about costly housing and scarce jobs