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Blurry Moon@sun@shitposter.world (2026-08-01 09:07:49)
Inherently is a very strong word
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georgia@georgia@netzsphaere.xyz (2026-08-01 09:16:53)
@sun youre right but I think its a great majority. such a stark position of power over someone as being able to directly render them homeless often results in abuse of this power. with other services provided if you do a bad job they can go elsewhere, its much more difficult with a shitty landlord.

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Blurry Moon@sun@shitposter.world (2026-08-01 09:20:27)
@georgia I think it’s complicated by, yes if you view it systemically why people don’t have access to a home. But in a simple sense many people don’t do valuable enough work to afford a full house. I realize that is controversial to say but just because a human did the work doesn’t mean the value exchange will always work out to affording a good life.

[msg] Bajax@bajax@baj.ax (2026-08-01 12:07:15)
@georgia @sun being a landlord really sucks though. it's kind of stupid thing to do if you value your sanity at all-- the incentives for tenant and landlord are so at odds with each other that it encourages a kind of acrimonious relationship, and the tenant has a lot less to lose if the landlord ends up on their bad side. 

you're lending out an extremely expensive asset that represents a fair amount of your life's work to someone else who has no investment in it and no real permanent reason to care about it.  tenants also have a ton of legal protections and they often can only be held liable for a security deposit if they damage the property. 

I'm sure it sucks being a renter and having them raise your rates or force you to move so they can sell the property etc.  I've heard horror stories and I'm glad I've never rented-- I've only ever lived with my parents, on the streets, or owned my house.