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To everyone who hates the concepts of landlords and rent, what counts as being a landlord? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 8 months ago by tkk13909@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Does having an AirBNB setup make someone deserving of the guillotine or does that only apply to owners of multiple houses? What about apartments?

Please explain your reasoning as well.

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[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I made this point in another comment but it's because you're forced to rent, even if it doesn't make sense for you. Corporate landlords have bought out all the housing and commodified it, pricing out normal people who just want to live. It's either play their game or die on the streets.

Nobody would give a shit about renting if it were just a convenience thing, or a viable alternative to home ownership.

[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We don't really have corporate landlords, as far as I know. Can you link to a source? Also, what country are you in? Maybe it's different there.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

According to a quick search it seems home ownership is even lower in the down under than they are in the Americas, a region deeply oppressed by rampant landlordism. There's a not-insignificant chance you're currently paying rent to a corporation and not even know it. (or more likely to your parents, this is Lemmy after all)

[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

https://www.realestate.com.au/insights/the-average-australian-landlord-isnt-who-you-might-imagine/

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I think you need to brush up on your media literacy a little bit there. (downvote wasn't mine, it was someone else)

[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Not sure what you mean by media literacy. In Australia 95% of dwellings are owned by individuals/families.