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Get rid of landlords... (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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

Maybe follow the thread?

https://lemmy.world/comment/9580949

Edit:

it doesn't make you a martyr to barely break even, it still makes you a parasite.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Idk what you meant to link to there but I saw no personal attacks

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Updated with the specific quote. The sentiment of which has been echoed in this thread multiple times.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 0 points 7 months ago

That is certainly pointed language, but they're calling landlords leaches. In the Adam Smith economic sense of the word, rent seeking is non-productive economic activity and could certainly be described as 'leaching' value.

It feels shitty to be tied to that word but they're not making a statement about your moral worth, they're making a statement about the roll you're filling.