'Monopoly: Socialism' packs a message tailored for capitalists
Winning is for capitalists. At least that's the message behind a parody of Monopoly that surfaced this week after a Twitter thread on the game spread widely.
When players pass go, they get a $50 "living wage" as opposed to the usual $200, and the tokens are all dated artifacts like a typewriter, a phonograph, a pocket watch, an old-fashioned telephone and an old-style TV set.
"Get ready for laughs as the twists and turns of life put a damper on working toward a shared, utopian society," the description for "Monopoly Socialism" reads. "Cooperation isn't always what it's cracked up to be."
But depending on where you are on the political spectrum, the tone of the game is either condescending or tongue-in-cheek. It sparked debate this week when a Twitter thread highlighting the version went viral.
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