EdwardA(callmeEd)Peterson
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Fun fact: Monopoly was inspired by The Landlord's Game, designed by Lizzie Magie to demonstrate the economic ill effects of land monopolism and the use of land value tax as a remedy for it, and to show that rents enrich property owners and impoverish tenants.

Of course we took the wrong lesson.
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We're required to play Monopoly in the US because Capitalism.
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Joanna
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In response to EdwardA(callmeEd)Peterson.
Never knew it was originally a cautionary tale. Of course, the word monopoly comes from Greek μονοπώλιο / monopólio which is from 2 Greek words:

μόνος / mónos / alone or sole
πωλέω or πωλώ / 1st person of the verb: sell - barter

So, the name and intention are logical.
05:53 AM - Jun 22, 2023
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EdwardA(callmeEd)Peterson
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Thank you for the time machine trip back to Greek class.
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05:56 AM - Jun 22, 2023
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Joanna
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In response to EdwardA(callmeEd)Peterson.
did you once study Greek?
06:21 AM - Jun 22, 2023
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EdwardA(callmeEd)Peterson
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In response to Joanna.
Yes, I took Greek as part of my second major (Classical Humanities) for the degree I never finished. We started in this book: https://www.amazon.com/Greek-Intensive-Course-2nd-Revised/dp/0823216632

And later read parts of The Anabasis and The Iliad.
06:32 AM - Jun 22, 2023
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