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A tweet screenshot from Johnny Akzam, @JohnnyAkzam, with a verified badge and a small photo of a smiling bald man, laid over a Monopoly board. Text: "Reminder: Monopoly ends when no one can afford to live on the board anymore. At that point, everything becomes worthless. The money means nothing. The hotels sit abandoned. The only thing left is to restart the game and do it again. It's unsustainable. It's what we're…

Monopoly Ends When Nobody Can Afford the Board

A tweet over a Monopoly board says the game ends when nobody can afford to live on it, a dig at wealth inequality that Xennials know from long family game nights.

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A tweet screenshot from Johnny Akzam, @JohnnyAkzam, with a verified badge and a small photo of a smiling bald man, laid over a Monopoly board. Text: "Reminder: Monopoly ends when no one can afford to live on the board anymore. At that point, everything becomes worthless. The money means nothing. The hotels sit abandoned. The only thing left is to restart the game and do it again. It's unsustainable. It's what we're…

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