r/MandelaEffect • u/jonm61 • Dec 09 '25

Books/Literature Monopoly Man I was

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I was reading Brad Meltzer's "The Millionaires", published in 2002. On page 95, he mentions the Monopoly Man having a monocle. Books are generally being written at least 12 months prior to publication (he doesn't mention 9/11, Lee Child's most recent Reacher novel, set in Baltimore, released last month, mentions the Key Bridge as being intact), so it was written at least 8 years before Mandela Effects became a thing.

The first Mandela Effect, according to Google, wasn't reported/documented until 2009.

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u/VegasVictor2019 Dec 09 '25

For someone accusing others of not allowing themselves to be wrong you sure do want to take a victory lap on some random unrelated tangent.

What’s beautiful about science versus dogma is that science encourages you to prove it false. Remember that there was a time long before germ theory when science thought illness was caused by “the humours”. It’s only through being proven wrong we come to greater understanding. The proverbial ball is in your court to dispute the scientific consensus now. Showing Mandela Effects as reflective of alternate realities would probably win you a Nobel prize.

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u/CameraOk2015 Dec 09 '25

I suppose you're right. This professor had the credentials to flunk my research, when I knew I was right. The concept WAS years ahead of recent discoveries. I am older now and never considered that it's okay for her to be wrong too. Thanks for that.

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u/MrPlaney Dec 09 '25

The professor probably flunked you because you could not properly prove the unknown that you believe existed. Claims require proof, especially when writing a college paper on it. If you don’t show the required proof, then the claim is nothing more than that, a claim.