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Don't hate the player...

• branchless 11y ago
  No, we are responsible for our actions. If we have a horrible system of exploitation it is incumbent upon people to avoid this. The USA has a real problem with ethics that stems from the simple problem "it's just business". "Yeah I kicked him in the face and robbed his family, but it's just business" seems to be an acceptable sentence there. It covers a multitude of ethical sins. And let's not cop out of this with "but who decides what is ethical" - you do. This guy didn't like being exploited by high rent in SF. It also seems impossible for people in the USA / UK to imagine a world where, although they are satisfied and have plenty, they would actually forgo having even more money for ethical reasons. Thinking "yes, I could holiday in luxury and exploit my fellow man" seems fine to them. No, hate the player.
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  • dreamdu5t 11y ago
    > "Yeah I kicked him in the face and robbed his family, but it's just business" seems to be an acceptable sentence there. No, kicking someone in the face and robbing his family is illegal. It is not "just business." Unless you're trying to equate owning property and renting it out to kicking people in the face and robbing their family...
  • eclipxe 11y ago
    Who is to say that he exploited the tenets in his rentals? Maybe he provided fair market value rents? Just because he's a property owner doesn't make his actions bad.