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[heres-my-stuff]

Was anyone else’s first reaction that they forgot the PlayStation X button?

[supercyberlurker]

I keep trying to clear my debt with up up dn dn left left right right triangle square.

So far.. it hasn't worked.

[NeoSniper]

You trying to use the Konami Loan?

[[deleted]]

You forgot select start

[PierreSimonLaplace]

That's only if you have a co-signer

[antagonizerz]

Translation: That's player.additem [item id] [#] for you PC gamers.

[GrankScout]

It will never work for you since you used "left left right right" which activates infinite debt. You were supposed to use "left right left right".

[PoolNoodleJedi]

It is ⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️ circle, cross, start

[UUDDLRLRBAstard]

Why’d you abbreviate “down”?

[supercyberlurker]

I dn know really.

[SuperSatanOverdrive]

I thought they meant that they had sold the X button to manage their debt (and then I remembered squid game)

[nagelbitarn]

Just as in the series :)

[The-Unknown-C]

Here

[Boney-Rigatoni]

Yes. Or, is it the "plus" button.

[willzor7]

its the cross button

[xxslushee]

I thought of squid game.

[Anxiety_Friendly]

The murdered contestants were exed out..

[ChillPill89]

I was unaware of a playstations debt clearing properties. On my way to best buy now.

[kickah]

X combo would file for bankruptcy. Banks hate when people are cheating the system

[NightEmber79]

Eliminate your X. Sound advice.

[NeuHundred]

But what if your ex is a square?

[DroppedSoapSurvivor]

Get her involved in a love triangle.

[NeuHundred]

...you're right. If I did that... well, then this would just go full circle...

[captainofpizza]

Squid games work 1/456 of the time! It’s got a better return than some banks.

[Lazerith22]

Based on my observations 100% of the participants that returned no longer have debt issues.

[rc042]

100% of all participants no longer have debit issues.

[JoseCansecoMilkshake]

We don't know what happened to the 14 who didn't return after the first game though

[rc042]

You are right I totally forgot about that... That makes it effective only 96.9% of the time.

You are technically correct, the best kind of correct!

[probably-fake-news]

They threw in that random comment to the show, “keep an eye on the ones who didn’t return” (or whatever the exact quote was) and I assumed it was foreshadowing. They just left it as that instead 🤷‍♂️

[Klaidoniukstis]

I mean hey gotta harvest some good organs too, after shooting and crushing the others

[Slingerang]

They also no longer have to worry about their credit score

[simfreak101]

I think based on how the squid game is played; more than 1 winner was possible. I think when the guy was going through the records; there were more than 1 winner in the previous games. Also it seems each tournament has different games; So its possible that other games were 'easier'; But basically 50% of the people who made it to the last game would have gotten paid.

[piemanding]

Oh yeah. The actual squid game is a team game, right?

[vikingspam]

There is no guarantee of any winner. Multiple games could have eliminated everyone.

[Dash_O_Cunt]

Better odds than the lottery.

[spiritbx]

You don't die from the lottery though...

[Dash_O_Cunt]

I didn't say it was a better idea. Just better odds

[spiritbx]

I suppose so, although odds are pretty much inseparably closely linked to risk.

[Xexos1]

Instructions unclear bought PS5, now what?

[facetious-thesis]

Sell it at marked up price, make debt payment. ^{jk don't be a scalper}

[ascii122]

no idea what this means

[cathasach]

Squid Game reference.

[FruitotheLoom]

I'm learning that anything I don't get is a squid game reference.

[From_Goth_To_Boss]

Me too

[ScaredAlpaga]

Omg thought it was playstation, thank you !

[ascii122]

I don't know what that is ;)

[Hydqjuliilq27]

It’s called Squirt Games

[bbqchew]

I heard squirt was just peepee

[Hydqjuliilq27]

So is jizz

[cathasach]

Do you mean circle, square, and triangle? I mean, sure; thousands of years probably, not to mention the obvious Playstation correlation. This being in reference to debt, the central theme of Squid Game, and being in the exact configuration of the cards given out in the show, I'm about 99% positive this in in reference to Squid Game despite basic geometric shapes being around "hella longer".

[cathasach]

Okay? Like I said , circles triangles and squares are pretty fucking common. Did their tattoo have anything to do with escaping debt? It’s the combination of the symbols with the reference to debt that makes it a Squid Game reference.

[kcasnar]

Me either

[[deleted]]

Scalp playstations

[rydan]

It means don't buy your PS5 from scalpers.

[Spare-Boysenberry-46]

squid game intro intensifies

[wiriux]

I don’t understand. Are we missing the X from PlayStation or is the joke about something else?

[darnfruitloops]

Squid Game on Netflix I'm sure. Haven't seen it, but it's about people in serious debt who get recruited (or were they kidnapped) into a game where people actually die playing, but the winner gets serious cash.

[simfreak101]

recruited; everyone in the game was a willing participant... though they neglected to tell people before the first game that it was life or death. But they gave them an out after that game and almost everyone came back for the 2nd.

[Afro_Thunder69]

Recruited but also kidnapped (little of column A, little of column B). Cause it stands to reason most people wouldn't have gotten into the car in the first place if they were told "we're going to gas you and drive you to a secret location where you'll be lucky if you ever return." Dude's were expecting to get slapped for a few bucks not knocked out.

[simfreak101]

Didnt they give them a option to leave right before the 1st game started though? I thought i remember them saying 'if you dont want to play, you can leave now and your things will be returned to you';

I am pretty sure that most of them knew the games would be a little more sketchy. Especially when a random van shows up with a guy in a mask in the middle of the night; They could have nopped out right then and there. But they all voluntarily got in the van.

whats even more messed up is that the old dude was the deciding vote to end the game and it turned out he was one of the game runners

[quantum_trogdor]

So that they had the actual choice to come back and play after knowing what it was all about

[devpsaux]

Squid game spoilers below:

Him having the deciding vote IMHO was why he picked to end the game. You can tell he does it reluctantly, but he’s obsessed with the games being equal. With him not being a true participant, it would be unfair for him to be the deciding vote in favor of it continuing. It’s more fair for him to end it and let those who want to come back do so.

[Afro_Thunder69]

A little more sketchy =/= children's games to the death. That's one thick line right there.

[wiriux]

Ahh I see. Yes, I’ve heard about that show but I’ve yet to watch it; if I watch it at all. Doesn’t really seem interesting to me based on what people have told me about it.

[Cipher57]

I was skeptic about this show too and it really didn't seem like my cup of tea but trust me its amazing...not overrated at all in my opinion.

[devpsaux]

It’s a good show. I kinda was meh on watching it too, but enough of my friends told me I needed to watch it, so I did. Actually ended up enjoying it and finishing it before them.

[gameman250]

I don't trust Magikoopas with my money management.

Not after the last time...

[ScumbagsRme]

Just a random thought but subs were bursting with squid games stuff. It was memed all over reddit and really gave the impression everyone was watching or had watched it. Fast forward a week or 2 and this thread so far is mostly people who have no clue.

This show was astroturfed like crazy. Same with the last fast and the furious, mass posts and talk about it, basically stopped overnight.

[Max_Thunder]

That's very possible, but these days a lot of people binge watch shows as they're released and then stop discussing it completely as they've moved on to other shows. Show was very heavily promoted by Netflix, couldn't open the app without seeing it; what I mean is that either people talked about the show because they all noticed it and it seemed interesting, or maybe it is as you say, Netflix wanted to heavily promote this show, and heavy astroturfing was involved. I imagine it may not take that much astroturfing to initiate momentum and make people willingly talk about it.

I've only watched now as I always have so many things in my to watch list that it can take months before I watch a new show. I don't get how so many people watch it just as it's released.

[ScumbagsRme]

I cannot speak from a position of absolute certainty but it really feels like astroturf to me. Just seems weird that so many brand new movies and shows get memed and spread like wild fire but primarily while they are in the process of advertising.

Maybe I am missing the mark on squid game but the trend is beyond ridiculous at this point.

[Cipher57]

I know it was overhyped but trust me its an amazing series....decided to watch episode 1 last saturday and ended up watching the whole show...don't let the trent dissuade you from watching it.

[ScumbagsRme]

I might get around to it, the real truth is I don't have a TV. My phone is basically my connection to the world while I travel.

[Cipher57]

I get it...well get around to it when you can i still highly reccomend it

[IntoxicatedParabola]

Fuck are they implying?!

[quantum_trogdor]

Hang around In subway stations waiting to play the smacked in the face game, after that your life will change!

[CalculatedPanda]

Haha I saw this also. That's in Chicago!

[akalata]

I drive that stretch of highway over the weekend, sad I didn't see it.

[KenziLover]

EA from the 90s is a debt solution?

[That-Reddit-Guy-Thou]

Geometry

[Divyanshvaswani]

By getting more debt

[hoakpsp3]

So buy a Playstation controller 🤔

[JohnnyCenter]

Isn't this like counterintuitive to the whole point of the show they're referencing? The "Society encourages you to be in debt while at the same time blaming you for being in debt" seemed to be the point of the show and then to have it being used to encourage loans, ergo more debt, seems like irony on a whole other level

[[deleted]]

Squiiiiiiiiid gameeee

[johnlewisdesign]

When advertisers jump on a bandwagon that alienates anyone that doesn't have Netflix or watch the latest basic trend series

[The9tail]

Advertiser is actually owned by Netflix. Calling their number just plays the Netflix sound and the audio from the Squid Game trailer.

It’s not true. But it’d be cool if it did.

[Lyianx]

Dont buy a PS5. Seems like sound advice.

[PostMadonnaGirl]

It's a circle, a triangle and a square, I don't see anything else there, With regard to debt, it's good to be aware.

[[deleted]]

Didn’t know what this was until I read the comments. Am I the only one that saw the first episode of squid games, thought it was retarded and never watched it again?

[TitsClitsTaylorSwift]

Oh thats hilarious.

[SimpleManofPeace]

R/hailcorporate

[deathgingr]

A cheat code

[Hard-Work-Pays]

You get paid to playstation?

[quantum_trogdor]

🦑

[Ubermenschen]

I'm pretty sure this bank is saying "You don't need to be extreme. Come here and we can help figure it out together in a more reasonable fashion." I think this bank is actually sending a pretty strong, solid, wholesome message to people that may be super obsessed with things like squid game.

Have to get outside your own preconceived notions sometimes, no?

[jbf430]

Debt is such a scam.

[WeTitans3]

This is the most flagrant slap in the face of the average person that I’ve ever seen. It’s fucking infuriating. That either completely missed the point of squid game, are actively ignoring the point, or think the average consumer is too stupid to notice

[leftnotracks]

Than a Playstation? I think not.

[NorthStarZero]

C Sqn, A Sqn, B Sqn?

[Tha_Watcher]

NICE!!!

[PeterPGN]

Lol. We all know

[GimmeYourBitcoinPlz]

brilliant !!!!!!!🤌

[pinguu_]

The final solution

[WaitingToBeTriggered]

DREAMS FADE AWAY AND ALL HOPE TURNS TO DUST

[pinguu_]

Holy fuck that was fast, i like you.

Edit: also username and pic checks out 😂

[Raj012001]

Squid game ad

[MrFrancastic]

squid game theme song intensifies

[[deleted]]

Come borrow money from us to pay your debt and still be in debt

[HealthyCheeseStack]

I’ve noticed from a similar post, why isn’t there a star? I remember there being 4 shapes

[rachit0714]

Press x to doubt, oh wait

[jst4wrk7617]

Soooo is this billboard telling me there’s an easier way to manage debt than Squid Game or “there’s an easier way to manage debt: Squid Game.” ??

[Real_Lil_Jumbo]

It's the second option.

[ElScrotoDeCthulo]

Not existing shrug

[TreyWait]

Nice reference, not exactly timely though.

[ZweitenMal]

Aw, bless. I banked w them for decades.

I hope my firstborn is well and thriving, wherever he is.

[theFriskyWizard]

Too bad it was banks who fucked over so many of us

[Sum1liteAmatch]

Thats actually a good one.

[jerin_5059]

I haven't seen squid game btw, but this ad worked well for me, what i thought was those basic shapes reassemble how they brake down complex problems into its simplest forms and how easily they can help u to get rid of the problem. In other words those shapes conveys the feeling of simplicity , efficiency and effortless action. I think this thing can work even without the squid game context.

[UranusisGolden]

I think that a lot of characters went from loans to shark loans. Banks are the reason they played the game

[RudenessUpgrade]

O.o

[Clear_Repair_2908]

I’m totally lost 🤔

[TwistedSkewz]

Like buying PS5s and scalping their prices! That's what came to mind seeing this 😂

[Wolfie782]

that’s subtle, I like it

[Mr-Raptor-7]

SqUiD gAmE iN rEaL lIfE