If you play a game of monopoly it always goes the same: - Everyone wants to scoop up as many resources as possible before everyone else. - People lament the f

If you play a game of monopoly it always goes the same: - Everyone wants to scoop up as many resources as possible before everyone else. - People lament the fact that certain players got lucky and have a head start. - The majority of the board stops being salty and plays nice/negotiates to continue accumulating property. - Eventually everything is purchased, the pecking order is firmly established, there is no negotiation because you either already have what you need or you lack resources to barter with, and the slow downward spiral begins until the game is over. We are simply in the endgame now. The “you scratch my back, I scratch yours” phase of capitalism is over until we start a new game.