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  • rbn@sopuli.xyzto Memes of Production@quokk.auredblue farce
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    1 month ago

    I don’t claim to have an ultimate solution. I just doubt that a big war is the right approach if you want to end people dying. To forcibly change the system, you need to get rid of many opponents. Just look how many people still support Trump after all the insane things he did and does. And even if, hypothetically, you wanted and could 100% eliminate everyone who isn’t on your side - do you think this situation will remain stable forever? Never again revolts, never again misbehavior, no crisis, no external opponents?

    Unfortunately, I think it’s a genetic fault of the human species that we always seek to agglomarate power: more wealth, more luxury, more influence. I fear that, unless we decide as a species one day to collectively modify our own genome, the dying will continue. People are too diverse with too many different opinions to get along peacefully, no matter how good of a leader we have or how many parties there are.

    This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to make the world a better place or question the system. But I think the measures have to be more targeted and thought through than just ‘fuck over everything and see what happens’.



  • they chase the highest market rates and pay the least expenses

    As everyone else does. While I don’t object your argument, I don’t see this as a specific issue with landlords. It’s just standard capitalism. Which sucks, but I personally think it’s unfair to blame just that one group specifically.

    If you need a plumber, someone to fix your car, someone to help your children in school or to repair your PC… Most contractors typically will charge as much as the market allows. Also supermarkets don’t sell stuff cheaper out of goodwill. If the market gets out of control, it’s the government’s job to intervene and regulate. And unless it’s a multi billion corporation I at least think that such regulation is possible.


  • rbn@sopuli.xyzto Memes of Production@quokk.aulandparasites
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    4 months ago

    I think it’s similar to everything else in the economy. As long as the landlords are small, independent entities, I don’t see much of a problem. But institutional investors amassing more and more wealth and power to the point that they can make their own rules, that’s a significant issue IMO.