In a ''{{Shadowrun}}'' round this troper played in. One player with experience in work life and economy wanted to play a character who makes money with investments at the stock exchange. The GM was still studying and not GenreSavvy and made up a mechanism for simulating this which often resulted in the player character gaining 30% in a short time. Getting filthy rich in a few sessions - JustAsPlanned, I guess.

I just got into an argument with a guy on Youtube who thinks that what Stalin did was okay because he only killed "thieves." I have already pointed out that the concept of theft is based on private property, which didn't exist in the Soviet Union.

So he not only failed economics, he completely goofed history ''and'' politics! Now that's raising the bar!

Private property ''did'' exist in the Soviet Union, but it was heavily regulated, and private ''business'' was nonexistent. Stalin, like so many dictators assumed that his political system was perfect, and every problem was caused by traitors who sabotaged the system from within, so eliminating traitors would ensure a perfect society. When things went worse with the purges, it only proved that there were more traitors to be eliminated!