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A Boring Dystopia
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i've literally paid more in rent for my small apartment than the entire (5 unit) building is worth. i crossed that threshold years ago.
Buy instead, you clearly have the money. Don't contribute to a landlord's profits.
Renting is a scam.
It's a shame so many of us have been convinced to fall for it.
I'm glad I got out years ago, but the housing market is abysmal too.
The problem is that too few people have too much and the rest of us have to do without enough. We need to unite against the ruling class and redistribute their wealth if we want our situations to improve. It's literally the only way.
They will kick. They will scream. That means it's working.
If they are happy, it means we're getting f**ked.
Yeah, you could buy a pretty decent house in an attractive part of the city for what I've paid in rent for various small apartments over the last ~25 years but there's literally no chance I'm ever going to be able to afford to BUY real estate.