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Re:Squatting in Spain: Understanding Spain's "okupas" problem by johngladtj on Thursday June 06, 2024 @04:00AM (#40594792)
>I dont see anything wrong with squatting in empty homes.

And that's the problem.

I bet you'd see something wrong if I went into your wallet and took some cash, after all you're not using it right now

Re:Squatting in Spain: Understanding Spain's "okupas" problem by 4ggr0 on Thursday June 06, 2024 @04:20AM (#40594894)
In a lot of cases the analogy should be "you wouldn't even notice if someone stole cash out of your 3rd wallet which you leave on a table in a random place and didn't use for a long time because your first two wallets are enough."
Re:Squatting in Spain: Understanding Spain's "okupas" problem by hnbad on Thursday June 06, 2024 @05:52AM (#40595526)
> I bet you'd see something wrong if I went into your wallet and took some cash, after all you're not using it right now

Sure, but that doesn't demonstrate inconsistency, that only demonstrates that different things are different and we can feel differently about them. The interesting response would not be the implied accusation of hypocrisy in the way you posed your question but rather simply "Why do you feel differently about this scenario?".

Re:Squatting in Spain: Understanding Spain's "okupas" problem by account42 on Thursday June 06, 2024 @06:50AM (#40595892)
I'd see something wrong if you bought up all the food in the supermarket and then let it rot in your backyard.
Re:Squatting in Spain: Understanding Spain's "okupas" problem by misja111 on Thursday June 06, 2024 @06:57AM (#40595936)
> I bet you'd see something wrong if I went into your wallet and took some cash, after all you're not using it right now

This happens all the time, it's called taxes

Re:Squatting in Spain: Understanding Spain's "okupas" problem by chous on Thursday June 06, 2024 @10:48AM (#40598057)
No, they're not. They're called "Pay for the costs of living in society. You're welcome."