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    I’ve played it. There’s a lot of the typical stereotypes you’re probably imagining, but also plenty of “this, but unironically” moments. Overall it’s an alright game that’s kinda frustrating for pretty much anyone that knows anything about socialism.

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      It’s more about the fact that they made it at all. Even if it was in favor of socialism, it’s a huge corporation putting out a product to make money off of people who might be sympathetic to the idea of socialism. It’s incredibly cynical.

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        Oh I know, it’s even more of a cynical game playing it. It exists for the meme because Hasbro really wants people to forget the progressive history of Monopoly.

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        I originally interpreted it the way you’re saying… I think it’s actually worse, I think they deliberately put it out to shit on the idea of socialism by setting up the rules in a way that makes it look like a bad idea.

        There are games that are genuinely designed to teach socialism. Class Struggle is one. Another was… well, The Landlord’s Game.

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          And The Landlord’s Game being plagiarized by capitalists and turned into one of the biggest if not the biggest moneymaking board game of all time is some horrible fucking irony. But not surprising in our society.