My mistake, though I do think it makes sense for a rental owner to modestly profit for undertaking risk and property management responsibilities. It’s still a service rendered. The problem is that in all of these threads there’s no nuance, only absolutes - it’s always landlords are evil and should die. No one should ever make a cent for fixing my toilet or replacing my hot water heater.

So you’re saying that it’s not beneficial or not realistic for some people (yourself included) to live in a co-op. I’m pointing out that you’re benefiting from renting property. You don’t have to sign leases and live in property owned by someone else - you can grab a few like-minded people and choose to purchase property together but you didn’t. The landowner did buy the property and is providing you a service that you’re willingly consuming. You’ve also said that it’s absurd to blame the individuals participating in this system. Only landlords are at fault, despite individuals willingness to give them money for providing a service - even in situations where the renter is transient and has no desire to stay or own property in that area.

Look, I agree that the system is shitty and needs changed. I think it’s idiotic and short-sighted to upvote memes promoting killing people for renting to other people.

But if you’re renting, you’re enriching an evil landlord or an evil property management group, so you’re contributing to the problem. There are more than enough hypocrites on here to unite and create a co-op, so why not just do that?

Also, housing co-ops aren’t solutions to short-term housing. Renting is a good solution for that. However, since renting is intrinsically morally reprehensible no matter what, what’s the solution to short-term or temporary housing solutions?

Why wish? Just do it. If you’re renting, owning or renting to others, you’re just perpetuating the system you’re criticizing and have no moral high ground.

Can you provide the address to your housing solution so I can start saving money right away?

I agree with you and I’m aware. So you live in a housing co-op then?

What’s the appropriate split? How much do you charge?

What’s your living situation like? How many people are you providing free shelter for?

So landlords should provide their service for free then? Is that what you do? Where is your apartment complex where you invite people to stay for nothing, and just pay utilities? Can you share your listing with me so I can move into your complex? Living expenses are ridiculous right now, I could use some relief.

Because being a landlord, even one creating affordable housing is probably the most evil thing you can do according to Lemmy.

I always get so frustrated at the lack of nuance. I loved being able to rent a house when I was in college. I had no desire to buy a house and renting was a great option. Also more affordable and better living conditions than on campus. Is it shitty when landlords suck and rent is too high? Yeah, but there are good landlords as well. Private equity and most property management companies are pure shit, though. Slumlords who own entire city blocks and don’t maintain their properties are shit.

So now they own a duplex and rent out half of it. What is the morally responsible move here? Sell it to a property management company so they are no longer an evil landlord? Push the 60 year old tenant out because he just wants to pay rent and likely isn’t interested in buying a stake in half of a house, then find someone who wants to go splitskies on the mortgage and responsibilities?

That’s fair. I should be more aware of the community. My apologies.

I believe that. We get our yoghurt from Indian food stores. $6 for 2.5 kilos. It’s nuts!

What is a nonVeg/vegan? Struggling to understand how that isn’t a contradiction. I also don’t understand how you have a disdain for impossible burgers but not black bean burgers - you know they are both trying to substitute for a meat dish? This one is just a personal opinion, but I’ve had over a dozen different black bean burgers and none of them have been as good as an impossible or beyond burger. In fact, burgers were my primary example for years of why replicating meat dishes with vegetables sucked. The common issue is primarily that beans are dry/don’t have enough fat and combined with a bun, it exacerbates the issue. So I feel the opposite - the meat substitute companies actually nailed this and have been successful in getting folks to eat less meat.

I’d love some recommendations on meat free bacon. I already substitute meat free burgers and breakfast sausage. Morningstar is butt.

Wow, the animation effect is fantastic.

Looks great. I love the slime/shine.