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nowyourdoingit t1_ism7ad2 wrote

Reply to comment by Bluehorsesho3 in What would happen if there was just a city-wide rent strike? Like eventually it would end up in court obviously but if everyone collectively stopped paying rent, the renters would get bargaining leverage back before all the evictions came. Seems like it could be a worthwhile experiment. by Bluehorsesho3

It won't work in NYC because the conflation of the hyper wealthy and powerful and the deep pool of sycophantic wannabees who are trying to climb that pyramid. When it worked in the past it was because of groups which shared a common cultural heritage...only common heritage for most New Yorkers these days is the grind and pizza rats.

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Bluehorsesho3 OP t1_ism7zon wrote

But how many wannabes are actually in the pool? That’s the real question. If there are fewer than the landlords are marketing to NYers then this would be an effective means of protest.

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