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[–] Amphobet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 142 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Communists shaking and crying right now.

Capitalism is a very common/popular tag for games on Steam. Of course, it's a fantasy version of capitalism where you can actually get ahead.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 55 points 2 years ago (3 children)

These games are tagged capitalism, but they use this wild version of capitalism where the person doing the work gets to keep the value their work creates. I think there's a name for that...

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

Usually in these games I tell workers to do the work, I'm just the guy giving orders.

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

IS A MAN NOT ENTITLED TO THE SWEAT OF HIS BROW?!?!

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Being fair, capitalism works great in games. The system necessarily determines a winner, there are no externalities inside of a video game, and the people whose labor you're profiting from are NPCs.

[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Just now I realized I'm the NPC in some rich asshole capitalists life.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

👨‍🚀🔫👨‍🚀

[–] BlanK0@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Wake up sheeple 🐑

[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

This is true for board games as well. The classic example being Monopoly.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

The only good capitalism sims are GameDevTycoon, which makes you complicit in the enshittification while playing a plagiarized game, and Roller Coaster Tycoon, which accurately depicts the tycoon mindset.

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

0.01$ super salty fries, 80% ice 1500% overpriced drinks FTW

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 years ago

In the first game I remember charging about $5.00 or something for the bathroom. Easiest fake money I've ever made to fuel the construction of my psychopathic murder rides.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

RCT does a really good job emulating the massive desire to drown your guests that all tycoons eventually get.