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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Also ... the history of the game monopoly was supposed to be an education to teach people about the terrible idea of 'monopolies' in general

It was intended as an educational tool to illustrate the negative aspects of concentrating land in private monopolies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)

Everyone thinks of it as cute fun game ... when it reality, we've all been conditioned to think of the idea of monopolies as a benign thing in society that isn't a problem.

[–] MonkeyTown@midwest.social 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Wow that game is so infuriating. Anyhow back to work.

[–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago

I don’t know anyone who thinks of monopolies as a good or benign thing, they’re usually brought up in the context of the harm they’re causing (ISPs, sysco) or as something to avoid in the case of a pending merger/acquisition

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It was ~~made~~ (edit;: manufactured) by the same company that made Ouija boards.

[–] usrtrv@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No the original "monopoly" was known as Landlord's Game which was the educational game. If anything it would be a better statement to say the company that made the ouiji board also copy/stole the game Landlord to make Monopoly. This company being Hasbro.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago