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> Games are great because they are terrible propaganda tools. c.f. "Monopoly" (originally Georgist propaganda iirc)
by ska 5y ago
> Games are great because they are terrible propaganda tools.
c.f. "Monopoly" (originally Georgist propaganda iirc)
- munk-a 5y agoJust in case Georgism is unfamiliar to folks here's a pretty good historical run down of the game[1]. I wanted to highlight that monopoly was very much intended to highlight the capricious and arbitrary nature of capitalism - rather than being an endorsement of using cut throat tactics to race to the top. I feel like the meaning the game has has undergone a significant shift societally. 1. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/monopoly-was-designed-teach-99-about-income-inequality-180953630/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/monopoly-was-des...
- smolder 5y agoYes, the grandparent was implying games didn't make good propaganda because the flaws in their model are exposed by playing with it, as if propaganda needs to be dishonest or false, but it doesn't. Following their reasoning, and your example, games could be effective propaganda tools for a specific category of ideas; those that have the self consistency needed to be made into a compelling game.