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This is a great resource. I just think the term “landlord” is a misnomer here. It implies you’ll be making income off the rent of your new self-administered inf
by rorads 1y ago
This is a great resource. I just think the term “landlord” is a misnomer here. It implies you’ll be making income off the rent of your new self-administered infra, and as has been pointed out already - mostly this site pertains to stuff built on hyperscaler platforms.
I’d probably say “…internet homeowners where, like in the UK leasehold property system, you’re still basically a tenant but without paying someone else’s mortgage, and even when you’re a freeholder the king actually still more or less owns the land”.
Admittedly this is less snappy.
- colpabar 1y ago[flagged]
- intuitionist 1y agoyou don’t know that, maybe the term “landlord” hurt their feelings
- deadbabe 1y agolandlord really is a derogatory term, they should be referred to as “housing providers”.
- greekorich 1y ago[flagged]
- 0x3444ac53 1y agoAt least it's accurate
- saubeidl 1y ago"Housing hoarders" seems more apt. Landlord is a euphemism
- deadbabe 1y agoNo one “hoards” housing, they buy it then rent it out for others to use.
- saubeidl 1y agoThat is hoarding, with the intent of parasitically using it to benefit from the misfortune of others.
- deadbabe 1y agoNo, hoarding is accumulating for the sake of accumulating. A housing provider offers a service, 12 month leases on places to live temporarily. It is a cutthroat low margin business, very few people are truly getting rich being small time providers, most are just breaking even and banking on their asset appreciation.
- saubeidl 1y agoA "service" that wouldn't be necessary if landlords weren't taking away housing from them in the first place. Mao had the right idea about landlords.
- deadbabe 1y agoIt is a “service” that is way cheaper than owning a home, not everyone wants to be a homeowner and pay massive maintenance costs. That burden is handled by the provider.
- saubeidl 1y agoWhy is it cheaper than owning a home? Because landlords are driving up the price of homes by using an essential human right as speculative asset and investment class. The burden is imposed by the "provider", as a result of their greed.