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> Build it somewhere else Reminds me of a Ben Shapiro quote: Let's say for the sake of argument that all of the water levels around the world rise by, let's s
by mbesto 4y ago
> Build it somewhere else
Reminds me of a Ben Shapiro quote:
Let's say for the sake of argument that all of the water levels around the world rise by, let's say, five feet over the next 100 years. Say 10 feet over the next 100 years. And it puts all of the low-lying areas on the coast underwater. Let's say all of that happens. You think people aren't just going to sell their homes and move?
- cammikebrown 4y agoFish need housing too!
- washbrain 4y agoThis quote is hilarious to me. Sell it to who, Ben? Sell it to who? "Want to buy my land?" "Sure, why are you selling?" "It'll be literally devoured by the seas soon and totally worthless." "That sounds like a great investment. Sold!"
- harambae 4y ago"Sell the homes to who... Aquaman?" [0] https://youtu.be/0-w-pdqwiBw?t=16 https://youtu.be/0-w-pdqwiBw?t=16
- effingwewt 4y agoThis is about to happen as we speak now that Colorado is stopping water deliveries. How do you sell a multi-million dollar home in a remote location with no access to water? If people want houses to be treated as investments, then they should be punished as such when their bet goes sideways. Lose money imvested in stock/crypto/whatever? Too bad so sad. House value even so much as commits the sin of not appreciating because of whatever reason? Stop the presses and think of the children!
- washbrain 4y agoI don't want housing to be an investment. But I also own a house that will inevitably be treated like one because that's the currently supported cultural standard. I don't think ordinary folks should lose their shirts off their backs if they lose their homes. Sure, I have zero sympathy for the investors who are manipulating markets, but the every day worker? Nah.