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OSRS_Rising t1_jboo6ko wrote

Reply to comment by Z86144 in New York landlord becomes legal guardian of 93-year-old Holocaust survivor: 'She had no one else' by Imguran

If you’re privileged enough to be able to afford a home right now, I’m genuinely happy for you, but I am not.

I would prefer to only be tied down to a place for one year at a max and not be in debt for longer than I’ve been alive to live in a place I might not end up even wanting to stay in.

Home ownership is for some, but not for me.

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Z86144 t1_jboovbn wrote

I understand and I didn't mean to criticize you or your decisions. I just wanted to point out that the reason people say landlords and renting are inherently bad is because they have jacked up rent costs to make even that unaffordable for many. And when you look into why, its primarily greed

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OSRS_Rising t1_jbopbjg wrote

I understand how in many places the system is awful, I’d recommend reading “Evicted” by Matthew Desmond. I wanted to hug my landlord after hearing how awful they can be lol.

The system is in need of reform, especially with how punitive evictions are, but I think people going into the “landlording is inherently immoral” arguments aren’t contributing anything to the discussion and just making reform-minded people look bad.

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