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This is an idealistic and unrealistic viewpoint. In feudal ages, basically nobody could afford housing. You basically had to sell yourself to even get housing.

This is an idealistic and unrealistic viewpoint. In feudal ages, basically nobody could afford housing. You basically had to sell yourself to even get housing. Then people in the US got housing. Now the US and other rich countries are becoming dominated by the upper classes. Which means people who want a different life have to leave for somewhere else, like colonists did in coming to the US centuries ago and like countless immigrants do in coming the US today. Land and housing is cheap in places like eastern Europe.

harambae 5y ago
>Which means people who want a different life have to leave for somewhere else, like colonists did in coming to the US centuries ago I couldn't agree more. I'm surprised by how US-centric the housing view of many of my Americans is ("well housing can go to infinite levels and I'll just have to suck it up and accept a life of debt slavery...") I know one guy who just bought a (small, old) place in Italy an hour east of Rome for $10k. Not the exact location that I'd choose, but at some point I'll just live elsewhere too. The US doesn't limit the exfil of legitimately acquired and taxed money in your bank account and it's a big world out there.