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g980 posted...

Even if i disagree, I assume your stance is rational

My issue with CEs take is that it is usually a hatred of landlords themselves ("parasites") rather than the concept/impact of the rental industry. Most landlords make their investment with pure intentions and dont deserve to be villainized

But i also think that renting is a powerful way to enable housing with mobility and with much much lower capital requirements, so idg the hatred of the concept either

It's not so much that I think renting as a concept is bad, nor is it so much about individual intention (though I'm not sure exactly how to parse that here; probably this shithead landlord generally has good intentions, too. I don't imagine everyone who does bad deeds is trying to be a bad person).

There's just a power dynamic involved that I think makes it inherently problematic... I guess it's a societal responsibility to ensure renters are taken care of, but I think those who stand to profit have a bigger responsibility to stand up against "bad" landlords/bad laws and policies. In practice, though, most landlords want the most permissive rules possible -- even the "good" ones are often just like, "well I treat my tenants right and what about x problem tenant I had, I should be able to get rid of them they cost me money!"


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