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> if you have personal integrity then you should not be a landlord Alright. So who rents 2003-me that flat in Elwood? By the way, I still rent. I mostly enjoy

• 000ooo000 3y ago
  Realise that you are in the minority. The majority eventually desire security and stability in their housing for obvious reasons. A system that incentivises a minority with the means to increasingly squeeze potential from those without is not sustainable long term. One doesn't need to look hard now to find sentiment in younger generations that amounts to "what's the point? I'll never afford a home". If you think that's healthy for a society, or justified, because a small portion of the population like the freedom of renting, not sure what to tell you.
  • etrautmann 3y ago
    How are you so sure what people want? I think many people want both stability and freedom to move.
  • al_borland 3y ago
    And where are people supposed to live before they are ready to buy a house of their own? One of the issues young people seem to have is that they have been conditioned to want immediate gratification. They are 23 and want a house on par with their parent’s home. Their parents didn’t start out with that place and worked up to it over decades. My parents didn’t even have a shower in their first apartment. They had to take baths and use a mug to scoop up water to wash their hair. I had it better than them when I started out and got my first place; I actually had a shower. People in general would be a lot happier if they dialed back their expectations.