It's actually very clear that it would not have been difficult for the Kims and the housekeeper to come to a truce thanks to the MAD they have against each other once they know each other's secrets -- leaving some food for the guy is no big deal, the housekeeper did it for years
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I mean, sure, Bong is more interested in examining wealth through the lens of consumption than production The Tail Section Passengers in Snowpiercer aren't proles but lumpenproles (literally useless, just kept packed in there doing nothing all day)
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That's kind of the point, though, this is a realistic POV he's exploring The Kims, as typical lumpen, are so far removed from the process of creating wealth they treat it as all bullshit, as one big scam The way you get money is by tricking people into giving it to you
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In a way this type of story reminds me of a much older class politics tradition, like something out of Stendhal. The corruption of the nobility and the organization of society around anticipating their needs while sacrificing the striving and the genius among the lower classes.
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right...the great issue is not exploitation but respect and deference, who belongs where and which lines you're allowed to cross.
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