Squid Game and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Introduction 🔴
I bet all of you have either watched or at least heard of Squid Game by now. In any case, if you haven’t, Squid Game is a South Korean tv show written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk. As of November 2021, it is Netflix most-watched series, passing more than 1.65 billion viewing hours during its first month from launch. Now you may be wondering what a tv show has got to do with some hierarchy. Before we get to that, let’s understand what Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 🔺
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a psychological concept proposed by American psychologist Abraham Maslow in his 1943 journal Psychological Review article “A Theory of Human Motivation.” It displays human requirements as five hierarchical tiers within a pyramid in a five-tier form. Physiological needs (food and clothes), safety (job security), love and belonging (friendship), esteem, and self-actualization are the needs from the bottom of the hierarchy up. Let’s describe them individually,
1️⃣ Physiological Needs
