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Man, you're reading too far into my comment. I was just saying the sentence reads like: A wealthy individual (WI) coming to his neighbors. WI: "I'm worried yo
by MichaelMcG 5y ago
Man, you're reading too far into my comment. I was just saying the sentence reads like:
A wealthy individual (WI) coming to his neighbors.
WI: "I'm worried your homes might be bought by individuals that affect my privacy, I know you don't intend to move, so let's make a deal that you can still live here and pay rent."
Neighbors: "Ok"
Random YC Comment: "(WI) left them in their homes, rather than reneging on his deal and casting them out of their familial homes to the street."
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A Feudal Lord (FL) dies and his heir receives the fiefdom.
FL: "You are now my serfs and I've decided you may continue to live here and pay me a percentage of the crop yield, I am a generous lord."
Serf: "OK, m'lord"
Random YC Comment: "(FL) left the peasants in their huts like the generous lord he is."
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A state industry has been privatized and is now owned by an Oligarch, to include the housing provided to the workers.
Oligarch: "Party land now my land, you may continue to live and work here to provide me profit, I am a generous businessman."
Worker: "ХОРОШО"
Random YC Comment: "The Oligarch left the workers in their housing, as long as it still provided him a profit."
- greggturkington 5y agoIn this case a capitalist put in an offer to purchase homes, the owners accepted the offer. They didn't risk being "cast out." They were offered a lease agreement, and they accepted this offer. They were not "left" there.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoSome people sold themselves into slavery, i.e. became slaves willingly, and were bought by a capitalist. The idea that capitalism guarantees liberty is dangerous and absurd.
- greggturkington 5y agoThey didn't risk being "cast out," they were not "left" there.