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Isn't Adam Smith referring to feudal lords who fed/clothed their subjects and led them into war with their neighboring lords? That's not at all similar to landl

Isn't Adam Smith referring to feudal lords who fed/clothed their subjects and led them into war with their neighboring lords? That's not at all similar to landlords today.

50 3y ago
in some sense, landlords are feudal lords
- shitlord 3y ago
  I don't think your average mom and pop landlord is leading their tenants into battle with the Airbnb down the street, or anything close to that.
  - 50 3y ago
    more so the idea that you work and then pay them tribute in order to live and survive in a space they "own"