I think part of what exacerbates the negative perception of Monopoly is that most people don't play it according to its actual rules. Instead the game has been

I think part of what exacerbates the negative perception of Monopoly is that most people don't play it according to its actual rules. Instead the game has been collectively "house ruled" in ways that make it take much longer and tedious to play, with one example being the rules around unowned property acquisition. I still prefer most designer board games to Monopoly, but I don't think it is worthy of the condescension most board game enthusiasts regard it with it.