This one is inspired by a comment I saw that capitalism does, indeed, function like a game of Monopoly. The end is that one person is as rich as Croesus and the other people are broke and starve to death in a gutter. At this time in history we are part way through the game so nobody starts off the same and gross inequalities are built in.
But what if people don't play the game? Monopoly depends on people moving around the board and paying rent, buying streets, etc. What if they stop - at least as much as they can?
The game can't come to its end if you don't buy anything.
That's it, that's the spell.
We don't all have the dedication to become the Moneyless Man, but we can sabotage capitalism by spending less and directing our money where we want it to go rather than one of the half dozen richest gazillionaires on the planet.
Alternatives are things like Freecycle, repair co-operatives.... The list is actually endless and they're definitely going on near you, it's just social media tends to loud pedal commerce.
Pictured below: a working class Tory Voter.
Can one also swipe the things off the board when one's sister buys up Mayfair and Park Lane?*
ReplyDelete* Actually, she'd be lucky to get the blue ones. I'd still like to swipe though.
Actually yes you can and I'm delighted to see you embracing anarchism in your old age.
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