Origins and Irony of Monopoly

This chapter discusses the origins of the game Monopoly and its original purpose as a critique of the unfairness of the property market. It explores how the game was created by a woman named Lizzie Maggie and how it eventually gained popularity under a monopolist version. The chapter also highlights the irony of a big corporation profiting from an idea that was originally a political statement about capitalism.

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