toasteranimation@lemmy.world to Antiwork/Work Reform@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoi'm not going back to jail!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1504arrow-down123
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minus-squaregruelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoHmm, you’ve got a point. The lesson Monopoly is designed to teach isn’t “make sure to invest your money,” it’s “land-grabbing is evil and landlords are parasites.” Characterizing this metaphor as “‘grind’ mindset” is maybe a stretch, though.
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhoever thought this metaphor works to explain the “grind mindset” is dumb and completely missed the point of monopoly. They accidentally made the anti-work argument.
Hmm, you’ve got a point. The lesson Monopoly is designed to teach isn’t “make sure to invest your money,” it’s “land-grabbing is evil and landlords are parasites.”
Characterizing this metaphor as “‘grind’ mindset” is maybe a stretch, though.
Whoever thought this metaphor works to explain the “grind mindset” is dumb and completely missed the point of monopoly.
They accidentally made the anti-work argument.