On posts like these, the question to ask yourself is “if I saw a video on the Internet of someone being a dick to a person doing this thing, would they look like an asshole?” If the answer is yes, then it’s fine to do.

Hey, guess what, you don’t know me or my situation either. Like how you were claiming I’ve never worked with the homeless when hey, guess what, I’ve been homeless. Thrice.

And the alleged hypocrisy of me renting to them? It was their idea. If anything you should understand their position since you love renting so much.

As for Co ownership, they are being put on my will, so if I croak it’s theirs. They know this and are fine with it. I’m taking on the debt instead of them that way if shit goes south I’m the one on the hook, not them.

As for selling it to them, at this point they would be paying way more for it because there was a huge hike in property values and taxes around here so they would probably still get screwed anyway.

And if there was a huge shift in the economic structure of my company and eliminating landlords as a function was a possibility, I’d fight for that. I don’t want to be a landlord or anything, I just want a place to live and this setup was the best for everyone and again, their idea.

As for the accusations, I didn’t accuse you of being a landlord leech or whatever, I said that if you’re cool with this system that hurts people because it’s convenient for you, you’re an asshole. Which I’m pretty sure you are since you’re giving a whole “but it’s easy for meeeee” selfish attitude towards the whole landlord debate.

So let me ask you this, what would your ideal housing system look like?

Maybe you ought to reread what I said at the end of my comment, because if you are saying that I’m calling you a selfish horrible person, it’s because you’re admitting to being in favor of a system that systematically kills people because it’s personally convenient for you. If you’re not actually in favor of it, then there’s no insult.

If only.

I think that you can’t paint people with a wide brush like that while also criticizing people for painting with a wide brush. Bad people are also capable of regret and growth as well, even if it’s less likely.

I really hate to burst your bubble, but I am technically a landlord. I own a duplex, I rent out the other half to my brother and fiance, and we’re all paying the same amount into the mortgage, but for all legal purposes I’m their landlord.

In my experience as a renter and a landlord, if we’re talking about the convenience factor, it’s still easier to be a landlord.

That “one phone call to fix a thing”, assuming they bother to actually fix it, is one phone call for a landlord to just get some guy to do it. So that’s the same amount of effort.

Landlords usually have to put in even less effort, because there’s entire companies who’s job it is to be property management, so most don’t have to even make one phone call to fix anything.

As someone who owns a home now, it’s less of a pain than renting. I have been putting work into the house to change it because I can and don’t need permission from a landlord to do so. If something is broken I can have someone fix it without having to go through a landlord to decide whether or not to call someone.

So yeah, if there wasn’t a homelessness problem and everyone had a house, and some people didn’t want to bother with it, maybe I could see in that world a landlord existing like a hotel service or property manager for individuals, but when people are dying in the streets because some greedy corporations and selfish assholes keep all the housing and extort everyone who wants shelter, that’s fucked up.

People’s problem with landlords isn’t about personal convenience, and you should maybe look beyond yourself. It doesn’t matter if you find it more personally convenient, it’s part of a problem that’s killing people, and if you’re still cool with that because you think it’s slightly easier for you personally, you’re a selfish, horrible person.

Dude, don’t compare yourself to others and just enjoy learning a new language at a pace that works for you. The goal isn’t to learn Chinese the fastest, it’s to learn Chinese well enough that it sticks.

My brother in Christ you’re the one paying for those repairs and more yourself, it’s not like the landlord does it personally. Some might to save a buck, but you’re still paying the bill.

Oh and all those repairs are tax deductible so they will pay less than you will on taxes usually.

Oh and if they would have to pay taxes, you’re paying the taxes for them.

Sounds like there needs to be a change for how people are educated then.

I mean, the idea is that we also change our logistics and infrastructure. We’ve done that before, and trains did come before cars. Personally I don’t think we’ll get rid of cars entirely, but we can certainly reduce the amount we use if we make some sensible changes.

The advertisers are merely a tool for the investors, the people who own everything. The “haves” as it were. They are always at odds with and trying to squeeze money and labor from the rest of us, you know, the “have nots”.

Something something you basically just figured out communism on your own

The point is that some people won’t even take the smaller steps towards a sustainable future with flimsy excuses, and then might do it when everything is going to shit.

In this case it’s someone opposed to those positive changes.

The point of the comic to is to show how futile and silly these excuses are, using hyperbole at the end, to show how foolish and stubborn these people are.

I’m sorry that you’re not the type of person to get jokes, and hopefully you can learn to recognize the mechanics of humor at some point so you understand why and how jokes work for other people.

Bro are you saying meteors are part of climate change?

Or just a blind and ignorant person at least

… Literally reread the post. “After they kill Wikipedia history will be ai hallucinations”.

Obligatory “that product is made by Nestle which uses child slaves and kills babies etc” comment

I’m not trying to downplay it, but to say it’s the be all and end all of all historical knowledge is factually incorrect and myopic.

If you think Wikipedia is the only place that stores historical knowledge, please, start thinking about how much time you’re spending online.

Ok but it’s a new experience that no one has had before. The only reason why the set of electromagnetic wavelengths is special is because it’s part of the human experience. So seeing something outside of that normal perception is arguably seeing a new color.

You’re the one claiming I don’t understand you so that’s on you. I got your points, I just disagree with them.