http://crookedtimber.org/2004/01/10/monopoly/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:33:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/01/10/monopoly/comment-page-1/#comment-12882 Decnavda Tue, 13 Jan 2004 03:55:48 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=864#comment-12882 If it was created by a follower of Henry George to illustrate his ideas (which is why that fact would be relevant, and which it actually does fairly well), can it really be called "anti-capitalist"? Anti-monopolist, yes, but... If it was created by a follower of Henry George to illustrate his ideas (which is why that fact would be relevant, and which it actually does fairly well), can it really be called “anti-capitalist”? Anti-monopolist, yes, but…

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/01/10/monopoly/comment-page-1/#comment-12881 Gregg Tue, 13 Jan 2004 03:32:33 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=864#comment-12881 <i>I’d thought it was fairly obvious that Monopoly was anti-capitalist—it’s fun to play, but the game ends with one player owning, well, everything.</i> Not so much anti-capitalist as honest-about-capitalism, then? I’d thought it was fairly obvious that Monopoly was anti-capitalist—it’s fun to play, but the game ends with one player owning, well, everything. Not so much anti-capitalist as honest-about-capitalism, then?

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/01/10/monopoly/comment-page-1/#comment-12880 Randolph Fritz Mon, 12 Jan 2004 02:24:54 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=864#comment-12880 Hey, a GPL version would be fun! Hey, a GPL version would be fun!

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/01/10/monopoly/comment-page-1/#comment-12879 Randolph Mon, 12 Jan 2004 02:10:11 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=864#comment-12879 I'd thought it was fairly obvious that Monopoly was anti-capitalist--it's fun to play, but the game ends with one player owning, well, everything. I’d thought it was fairly obvious that Monopoly was anti-capitalist—it’s fun to play, but the game ends with one player owning, well, everything.

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