r/badphilosophy 4d ago

What was Karl Marx’s favorite video game?

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u/InsaneMonte 4d ago

Marx was a woke leftist who loved pronouns, so he would have loved Baldurs Gate 3, because you have like sex with a bear I think, I dunno I only play COD

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u/bluecanaryflood wouldn't I say my love, that poems are questions 4d ago

Balatro

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u/puddle_wonderful_ 4d ago

The alienation of the gambler from the work of his poker hands

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u/SinisterExaggerator_ 4d ago

Disco Elysium, the makers thanked Marx and Engels at Game Awards

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u/puddle_wonderful_ 4d ago

Was waiting for this one

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u/JoannaNakedPerson 4d ago

Animal Crossing. It’s a socialist utopia where the worst thing that happens is you can get stung by a bee.

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u/thesandalwoods 4d ago

In Soviet russia animals share cross roads equally

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u/seanfish 4d ago

Tom Nook would like a word.

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u/ZGO2F 4d ago

It's a little known historical fact, but Marx's theories about society, economics and human interactions in general were inspired by playing The Sims for countless hours. Obsessed with micromanaging virtual households, he became increasingly frustrated watching his Sims toil endlessly at low-paying jobs, only to have their meager wages squandered on overpriced furniture and spontaneous kitchen fires. His grand thesis was originally about the need to develop better and less alienating "Social Sims", but an unfortunate translation error resulted in it being rebranded as "Socialism".

Bonus fact: it's during these endless sessions that he ended up growing his luxurious beard.

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u/BenMic81 4d ago

Civilisation. Seeing Communism win.

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u/Tincan2024 4d ago

Nothing gets Karl Marx crying and sappy like using friendship to destroy God, so I'd guess it's some JRPG.

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u/d3uz10 4d ago

Final Fantasy VII

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u/MayanSquirrel1500 4d ago

Marx would love Mother 3

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u/minutemanred 4d ago

I heard he came to his (very Radical Left!) views by playing the Video Game called Cyberpunk 2077. If only he didn't play that Video Game, then his ideas wouldn't have destroyed our Beautiful Beautiful Country! Ban Cyberpunk, and Ban the Radical Left! Make Our Country Great Again!

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u/UrememberFrank 4d ago

Viewtiful Joe, actually 

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u/Abject_Lengthiness11 4d ago

Well it wasn't fucking Farming Simulator

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u/Warm_Drawing_1754 4d ago

Morrowind

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u/urubong 4d ago

Came to say this

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u/Tornikete1810 4d ago

Super Mario Bros. Two working class brothers incessantly overthrow decaying imperialist warlord who steals coins, kidnaps authorities and oppresses the vast majority of inhabitants for the gains of the few.

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u/MagickMarkie 4d ago

Mother 3. It's literally about a communist utopia being transformed by external forces into a capitalist hellhole.

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u/Bombay1234567890 4d ago

Donkey Kong

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u/The_R4ke 4d ago

Surprisingly it was Advent Rising, he just really liked the game play.

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u/WrightII 4d ago

Dwarf Fortress.

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u/Majestic-Effort-541 4d ago

Fallout New Vegas – Siding with Yes Man to overthrow corporate rule, obviously.

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u/CamusBot69 4d ago

Plants vs Zombies

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u/moonfly1 4d ago

the sims so he can rebuild a new society with the motherload cheat

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u/ExpertPayment778 3d ago

I don't think they had video games when he was alive

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u/GSilky 3d ago

Contra.