I do so enjoy your articles....I know they will be well researched, relevant and almost always come on the heels of some discussion I'm having with people in which your article is a perfect "answer" to send them! Did you know the original game of Monopoly was called The Landlord's Game and it was meant to be a "practical demonstration o…
I do so enjoy your articles....I know they will be well researched, relevant and almost always come on the heels of some discussion I'm having with people in which your article is a perfect "answer" to send them! Did you know the original game of Monopoly was called The Landlord's Game and it was meant to be a "practical demonstration of the present system of land grabbing with all its usual outcomes and consequences". She based the game on the economic principles of Georgism, a system proposed by Henry George, with the object of demonstrating how rents enrich property owners and impoverish tenants. She knew that some people could find it hard to understand why this happened and what might be done about it, and she thought that if Georgist ideas were put into the concrete form of a game, they might be easier to demonstrate. Magie also hoped that when played by children the game would provoke their natural suspicion of unfairness, and that they might carry this awareness into adulthood." Funny how the game was flipped from it's original intent to, as you suggest, teach children about winning at the expense of others. Thank you for sharing your unique perspective and your excellent writing!
Haha, the history of Monopoly is fascinating! Of course, as a child, no one explained these things, we just enjoyed playing the game. I thought it was so interesting how anything can be twisted to serve an agenda and I loved how Comrade Detective demonstrated this. Always enjoy reading your comments, Thank you!
I do so enjoy your articles....I know they will be well researched, relevant and almost always come on the heels of some discussion I'm having with people in which your article is a perfect "answer" to send them! Did you know the original game of Monopoly was called The Landlord's Game and it was meant to be a "practical demonstration of the present system of land grabbing with all its usual outcomes and consequences". She based the game on the economic principles of Georgism, a system proposed by Henry George, with the object of demonstrating how rents enrich property owners and impoverish tenants. She knew that some people could find it hard to understand why this happened and what might be done about it, and she thought that if Georgist ideas were put into the concrete form of a game, they might be easier to demonstrate. Magie also hoped that when played by children the game would provoke their natural suspicion of unfairness, and that they might carry this awareness into adulthood." Funny how the game was flipped from it's original intent to, as you suggest, teach children about winning at the expense of others. Thank you for sharing your unique perspective and your excellent writing!
Haha, the history of Monopoly is fascinating! Of course, as a child, no one explained these things, we just enjoyed playing the game. I thought it was so interesting how anything can be twisted to serve an agenda and I loved how Comrade Detective demonstrated this. Always enjoy reading your comments, Thank you!