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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] jaye 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

First off, housing isn't a fucking investment. It's a human's basic need. Anyone thinking a roof over your head is an "investment" can fuck right off because your line of thinking IS the problem.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

It shouldn't be an investment but the time to put that idea to bed has long since sailed.

Governments, like the one in Canada claim to want to build more purpose built rental housing and increase supply but without reducing home prices, a most contradictory statement. This kind of talk isn't unique to Canada either.

The reality is that generations of people now have their wealth from their homes. Unless we're willing to endure pain as a society from values lowering, and thus people's wealth reducing( all signs point to the fact we aren't), then the issues will only get worse.

Until we are, get ready for more variations of the same chorus "we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I mean, they described themselves as a fucking NIMBY. I'm baffled anyone even bothered responding to that type of BS.