Landlords do not provide housing - eviltoast

ID: A Sophie Labelle 4 panel comic featuring Stephie in different poses, saying:

Landlords do not provide housing.

They buy and Hold more space than they need for themselves.

Then, they create a false scarcity and profit off of it.

What they’re doing is literally the opposite of providing housing.

  • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
    134·
    1 month ago

    You’re not wrong, you’re just not participating in the same conversation.

    Like if someone says “Hey, Disney World is an abusive and corrupt enterprise” and you reply “But I like going to Disney World and I don’t want to close it down”.

    There should be a way to address the problems without abolishing the whole thing.

    But if we can’t even admit the problems because we’re afraid of where it will lead, we’re never going to improve anything.

    • zfirerose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 month ago

      You’re right. I suppose I should just read into it more. I was just frustrated that I’ve been seeing these frequently on my homepage and felt like I had to comment

      • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
        5·
        1 month ago

        I can understand that.

        There are very real problems with the rental situation in the US, even for people who prefer renting, but the news seems to only talk about the frustration of home-buyers-in-waiting constantly getting scooped by corporate investors.

        There’s significant overlap in these problems, of course, but it’s not fair or productive to paint all renters as “failed home-buyers”, even if it seems like it should bolster the movement by inflating the numbers.