Sheril KirshenbaumDec 6, 2022

Did you know Monopoly was invented by a woman named Elizabeth Magie in 1903?

Originally ‘The Landlord’s Game,’ it was designed as a protest against the big monopolists like Carnegie & Rockefeller.

But it was Charles Darrow, an unemployed salesman, who eventually sold it to Parker Brothers after playing a version.

Parker Brothers credited Monopoly with saving their company. Magie died in 1948 without recognition. Darrow became very wealthy & his legend lives on. #history #women #HistoryRemix

Show threadGregory Horowitz
@Sheril Magie invented Monopoly to demonstrate how in a pure capitalist system wealth inevitably concentrates in a few hands that own property. This was Marx’ fundamental insight, recently expounded at (enormous) length by Thomas Piketty. Monopoly still gets that point across admirably. Nobody would agree to keep playing the game after one player owned all the property - and yet that is precisely what we are all doing now.
Dec 6, 2022 at 2:23pmWeb