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> The only reason people need to rent is because of the requirements to own (down payments, emergency funds to cover your mortgage in tough times so you don't l

> The only reason people need to rent is because of the requirements to own (down payments, emergency funds to cover your mortgage in tough times so you don't lose your equity) So, in other words, the landlord is selling a service? In exchange for a monthly fee, you don't have to do any of the crap (down payments, mortgages, property taxes, maintenance) it takes to own a home? Do you view farmers the same way? If it weren't for the fact that you need to eat to survive, you wouldn't have to buy their product! And what do they do anyway? Just plant some seeds in the ground and wait for them to grow! Those damn leeches!

toomuchtodo 11y ago
> Do you view farmers the same way? Providing food for free is next on my list. I don't need labor. I just need clean energy and automation.
- hugh4 11y ago
  Uhh, and land.
  - toomuchtodo 11y ago
    Technically, not with hydroponics. I can build up.
- kamaal 11y ago
  Why not ask the whole world to slog themselves to death and serve you for free? If they refuse to condemn themselves to such, you can always call them evil.
  - toomuchtodo 11y ago
    I didn't quite get your comment. Did you have a problem that I'm trying to avoid using labor at all costs to achieve my goals? I don't think its wrong to give everyone what they need to survive without them needing to work if I don't need labor to do it. Perhaps you could enlighten me?
lmm 11y ago
The landlord is selling the service of "having a lot of money". It's usury by the back door.
- toomuchtodo 11y ago
  Not even having a lot of money. Their service is having a credit score high enough to obtain low-rate mortgages, which they then arbitrage against "market rate rent". People complain we shouldn't subsidize people buying homes who can't afford them. Then why the f____ are we subsidizing landlords instead?
  - branchless 11y ago
    Yeah you get it. Worrying how bad HN is at economics.

toomuchtodo 11y ago

> Do you view farmers the same way? Providing food for free is next on my list. I don't need labor. I just need clean energy and automation.

hugh4 11y ago
Uhh, and land.
- toomuchtodo 11y ago
  Technically, not with hydroponics. I can build up.
kamaal 11y ago
Why not ask the whole world to slog themselves to death and serve you for free? If they refuse to condemn themselves to such, you can always call them evil.
- toomuchtodo 11y ago
  I didn't quite get your comment. Did you have a problem that I'm trying to avoid using labor at all costs to achieve my goals? I don't think its wrong to give everyone what they need to survive without them needing to work if I don't need labor to do it. Perhaps you could enlighten me?

lmm 11y ago

The landlord is selling the service of "having a lot of money". It's usury by the back door.

toomuchtodo 11y ago
Not even having a lot of money. Their service is having a credit score high enough to obtain low-rate mortgages, which they then arbitrage against "market rate rent". People complain we shouldn't subsidize people buying homes who can't afford them. Then why the f____ are we subsidizing landlords instead?
- branchless 11y ago
  Yeah you get it. Worrying how bad HN is at economics.