• @slaacaa@lemmy.world
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    1126 months ago

    Housing is a basic human need, it shouldn’t be allowed to be only an investment. With the other items, you can just say “so don’t buy it”, which is not possible with housing, you have to pay for it, even of you wouldn’t like to.

      • @calcopiritus@lemmy.world
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        416 months ago

        I’d bet if you were a lego fan you’d say the same about legos.

        Housing and concerts are orders of magnitude apart in “importantness”. All of the items above are not needed to live. A home is needed.

        • MrScottyTay
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          106 months ago

          People who buy Lego to sell in the future actually do call it investing by the way

          • Yeather
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            36 months ago

            It’s scalping if you have a quick turn around, it’s investing if you take care if it to sell farther into the future. Seeing a recently released limited set for double the price on ebay is scalping, seeing a 20-30 year old mint set for double the price is investing.

            • @CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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              66 months ago

              If it’s a limited edition and someone buying it to “invest” denies another person’s ability to purchase and enjoy it then fuck the “investor”.

              If enough are available at the time that anyone who wants it can acquire it then I have no problem with someone keeping a copy in good condition to sell later.

        • PropaGandalf
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          -16 months ago

          Define a “home”. A cave? A tent? A huge loft? What is really necessary to survive?

          • @CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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            46 months ago

            You haven’t paid enough attention to notice that the tropic of conversation is that scalping is bad and property scalping is worse, which you seem to agree with, so I don’t know why you’re arguing with people.

        • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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          -26 months ago

          Yeah. Not to mention that a lot of people’s social identity, social activities and sense of community are all tied up in going to concerts together…

      • @Hyperlon@lemmy.world
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        26 months ago

        An Important want for sure, but not a necessity in any way shape or form. You won’t die or get sick by not attending a concert or a guitar would be listed in survival guildes