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[–] grue@lemmy.world 175 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Obligatory reminder: Monopoly is deliberately intended to be un-fun because it was designed by Georgists to teach about the evils of rentiership and land-hoarding.

The square that is today labeled "collect $200 salary as you pass" was originally labeled "Labor applied to Land produces Wages."