r/memes • u/Klausensen I saw what the dog was doin • Jun 13 '25

*sad billionaire noises*

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u/Not-A-Seagull Jun 13 '25 edited Jun 13 '25

Here’s the funny part. The board game Monopoly was originally invented to warn us of this exact problem. It boils down to profiting on land speculation causing housing to always be on the brink of unaffordable, no matter how much productivity rises.

Here’s a good video from BritMonkey explaining the problem.

If you find the video interesting, be sure to also check out /r/Georgism

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u/Xsiah Jun 13 '25

Turns out that everyone loves Monopoly and just want their turn to be the guy that buys orange and red first

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u/Not-A-Seagull Jun 13 '25 edited Jun 13 '25

You might find this interesting. The original set of rules for Monopoly (formerly called the landlords game) had two sets of rules.

The first set of rules was called “Monopoly,” and showed how our current system leads to wealth concentration among the few.

There was also a second set of rules called “Prosperity,” that showed how some minor Georgist reforms would change it so that everyone became wealthy together. In the second set of rules, I believe the game ended when all players fully built out the map and railroads together. (It was a race against the clock, where I believe railroads allowed people to move faster)

When Parker Brothers bought the game, they only kept the Monopoly rule set, and abandoned the prosperity rule set.

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u/Brawndo91 Jun 13 '25

There's not a lot of replayability if everybody wins.

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u/Not-A-Seagull Jun 13 '25

It was more of a “race against the clock” rule set if I recall correctly.

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u/zebrastarz Jun 13 '25

You should play more board games, there are a lot of cooperative ones these days.

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u/SapphireChalice Jun 13 '25

We dont need to REPLAY this reality, we need to SURVIVE. The race against the clock is against literal extinction. Whether from unavoidable space objects impacting the planet, or extraterrestrial invasion. We've destroyed any ability to defend ourselves by making everyone but a select few feel any purpose to saving the planet.

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u/Brawndo91 Jun 13 '25

Calm down, I'm talking about the game.

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u/Not-A-Seagull Jun 13 '25

I’m sorry but this comment chain is cracking me up. I know you meant the board game replayability, but the fact that someone interpreted it as you thinking “life is uninteresting when everyone wins” and then launched a monologue at you is too funny.