God speaks to you in weird ways. Tonight, it was through a game of Settlers of Catan with my RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) folks.
Settlers is like a cross between Monopoly and Starcraft/Warcraft in that it’s a race to see who can garner the most capital in the shortest amount of time, thus making it a very capitalistic game (duh, Vy).
One of the things about capitalism that’s always made me really sad is that people work to gain more at the expense of others. You’re either trying to run down the competition or cutting corners by having your goods manufactured in sweat shops. I don’t know how many times I’ve read about potential copyright infringement suits between companies (Apple, Palm, etc.) on sites like Gizmodo or Engadget.
In a capitalistic society, most everyone’s looking out for “number one.” But when you’re in the mindset where you’re always wanting to take in more than you give, how much is enough?
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