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Pauline von Hellermann
@pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
#FollowTheMoney 🧵64/n The article made me think once again about Monopoly, and how perfectly it captures what the world is like. Originally called “the Landlord Game”, it was invented in 1903 by left-wing feminist Lizzie Magie who wanted to expose how rentier capitalism works through a game. She more than succeeded but - this being capitalist US - never got the credit for it. Interesting piece about it all here.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/11/secret-history-monopoly-capitalist-game-leftwing-origins

#privateequity#Assets#Monopoly

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The secret history of
Monopoly: the capitalist
board game's leftwing
origins
In 1903, a leftwing feminist called Lizzy Magie
patented the board game that we now know as
Monopoly - but she never gets the credit. Now a
new book aims to put that right
Screenshot of top of article Годонон MONA МОНОРОС + OPOLY Monopoly • This article is more than 10 years old The secret history of Monopoly: the capitalist board game's leftwing origins In 1903, a leftwing feminist called Lizzy Magie patented the board game that we now know as Monopoly - but she never gets the credit. Now a new book aims to put that right
Screenshot of top of article Годонон MONA МОНОРОС + OPOLY Monopoly • This article is more than 10 years old The secret history of Monopoly: the capitalist board game's leftwing origins In 1903, a leftwing feminist called Lizzy Magie patented the board game that we now know as Monopoly - but she never gets the credit. Now a new book aims to put that right
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