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The only good landlord is a former landlord.
I have a pretty good landlord. This isn't an ACAB situation. The problem is the market, IMO, if not capitalism entirely; even if you got rid of landlords (made it illegal to have tenants), housing prices would still be too high to buy a house. Supply-side or demand-side economics are the only viable solution under capitalism.
Blaming the landlord is more of a meme. Don't take it seriously
Yeah, and there will always be a demand for temporary housing. Even if every person has property, tourists need places to stay, you'd need a place to stay if your house is leveled by a natural disaster, it doesn't make sense to jump through all the hoops of property ownership if you just want to be closer to mom's nursing home in her final months, etc.
The problem isn't filling that need, it's making a profit off it.
under capitalism, almost nothing happens without a profit. If you're so sure the problem isn't capitalism, please explain to me how exactly you're imagining things should work.
I don't know how you got 'this person is pro-capitalism' from me saying 'profit is the problem'.
I said:
but it seemed to me that you were disagreeing with my post when you said "the problem is making a profit off it." I could have misunderstood, and you were agreeing?
You think capitalism is the problem, yes? If so, we are in agreement.
yes. Capitalism is the problem, not landlords per se. Under capitalism, I feel like it is more ethical to rent out a spare room in one's house than it is to not rent it out.
We could still have great property managers without landlords. Then you wouldn't even need to be thankful that your lord happens to be one of the benevolent ones.
All landlords are bastards
..no, that's just what I said is not the case. You must have misread?
Looking at the instances you two are from I feel like I'm taking crazy pills 🫨
Sorry, I forgot to tell you that today is opposite day.
You sound like a slave complimenting his owner for being such a kind-hearted masser who treats him good
oh that's so sweet, you think i'm naïve <3