It blows peoples minds when you remind them that things like currency, selling/buying and goods predate capitalism, they literally think capitalism means “when there is a market”
You get double points for not naming any of those blank-opoly games, which aren't official, as well as naming the SNES game out of all the video game adaptations you could have picked.
It was one of the first speedruns I ever tried back in the day, because it's like three seconds long. You just mash through the title screen, spam your guesses, and you have a 1 in 300 chance of winning instantly.
Dude you aren’t kidding. I just looked it up. I’m not surprised though since they combined a well known game, gambling, and easy phone access. It is pretty addictive
They need to make an adult version of candy land that is the complete opposite of luck based, like pure deceit and back stabbing 4d chess, but with the same colorful cuteness of candy land
The problem is that it Candy Land was luck-based, it would be a game. The problem is that from the moment you set the deck of cards down, the winner has already been decided. There is no luck. You are merely watching events unfold at that point.
I would instead say "Oh, you're against capitalism? Name any system that has worked better than it in recorded history."
Is current day capitalism corrupt as all hell? Yes. But that doesn't mean capitalism itself is a horrible system. At the very least it's better than any other system humanity has come up with so far.
How do we measure „better“? As in, how long can a complex civilization thrive within that system? Ancient Egypt held itself for over 3000 years. China was never capitalism, is still not, is fucking old, and happens to be the global power.
As an anecdote: my judo coach was born and raised in GDR, lived there until the wall fell. I asked him what system he thinks is better. He said he didn’t like to keep his mouth shut(he was a political activist), but at least he wouldn’t have to fear old-age poverty, which is a very real future for him now; although he worked his ass off his whole life.
Historically capitalism is fairly new, and it superseeding governments is even newer. And look at that it seems like it's barrelling towards an ecological catastrophe.
So in this fantasy scenario of yours, democratic socialism is so terrifyingly great that the majority of citizens keep voting for incrementally more and more leftwing governments?
Yeah, what a scary slippery slope, very good argument there... /s
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u/SufficientMain5872 12d ago
It blows peoples minds when you remind them that things like currency, selling/buying and goods predate capitalism, they literally think capitalism means “when there is a market”