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Monopoly: A Bored Game

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It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how the pandemic affected (small) businesses. Some couldn't weather the prolonged and sporadic shutdowns resulting in an obscene concentration of power in big companies. There is a veritable sea of monopolies now.

We gladly and thankfully make them even bigger because it is convenient. Convenience at the expense of choice, privacy, and whatever else the data-crunchers need. They were our addictive "comfort food" during the pandemic. Unfortunately, every dollar spent is power given away.

Rejoice! Keeping up with the Joneses has never been simpler. It is SOOO easy to order; electronic assistants ensure we don't even lift a finger. Since these companies enjoy a monopoly you'll get what every Jones gets because that's all they have. You don't have to worry about choice since there will be none. Aren't you pro-choice?

We have squandered the skills of the local craftsperson because we'll replace something instead of fixing it. The general handyman is gone, too. The beauty and diversity of our towns have become sacrificial lambs since every town center basically has the same chain stores.

Manufacturers further the downslide through planned obsolescence and irreparable goods. They have the power and market control to deliver substandard products and services, which has increased in alarming rates recently. You'll have no leverage to complain when they start treating you like a worthless peon. You'll be bored because you just gave all your money to a monopoly.

Mono-anything is boring. Where's the need for innovation? To make good products? To price them fairly? To deal with customers like real people? To acknowledge and learn from mistakes? To take risks?

Even a two-player monopoly reeks. Democraps and repukelicans...our political system has the same players no matter who's in power! They call it a democracy?! The same thing happens when any choice is similarly limited, picking between a pile of shit and a giant douchebag.

The world is just as blinded as American consume-whores. From a recent article: "...much of the world's supply of semiconductors come from a single company based in Taiwan: TSMC." Notice the recent issue with baby formula? Such reliance on a single company has been catastrophic countless times over the centuries!

It's not restricted to products, per se. A quick glance at Hollywood bimbos and their plastic surgery or AI ""enhanced"" bodies and faces...can you tell them apart? What meaning does it have if it's fake or artificial? Whoever is enthralled with the Lara Croft image - men and women alike - will never lack for company.

Chainmaille and chain link jewelry share similar fates. With few exceptions the market is flooded with low-quality junk made by questionable people who think theirs is better. Sorry, it's not. Does it really matter, bad chainmaille? It's an analogy - a warning we should finally heed - for what happens when the monopoly has taken over.

So be thankful(?), I guess, for same-day free shipping with unquestioned, unlimited free returns. Because that's all you'll have: an endless cycle of buying and disposing of inferior, boring products. And you'll gladly do it all over because you, too, are a monopoly unto yourself.

Posted by M: July 19, 2022

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