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Re:Rate The Landlord: Anonymously share information with ten... by ryan_lane on Monday May 01, 2023 @04:00AM (#35770173)
Renting is fine, but renting through private owners is something that makes the entire housing system more expensive so that a small few can profit.

There's lots of systems in which renting can be done through cooperative systems that doesn't involve leeches.

Re:Rate The Landlord: Anonymously share information with ten... by fauigerzigerk on Monday May 01, 2023 @04:22AM (#35770303)
If you're taking a generalised anticapitalist view then I understand your position. But under the assumption that private capital exists, it is hard to argue that none of it should be used to increase the supply of homes. That doesn't preclude other sources of funding.

Also, it shouldn't be impossible to debate systemic issues without comparing people to pests.