Example: I believe that IP is a direct contradiction of nature, sacrificing the advancement of humanity and the world for selfish gain, and therefore is sinful.

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Edit2: IP= intellectal property

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Housing as an investment is wrong.

The price of basic human needs should not be tied to the rise and fall of the stock market, nor should ones retirement depend on the hyper inflated values of houses. 500K+ for a small house is absolute price gouging bullshit, regardless of location.

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I agree with this wholeheartedly. A house is to live in. It’s a place to live, not a financial instrument. They are only inherently worth some amount that aligns with wages in a given location.

So, like my first house cost a year of the median wage in my city; it was a wreck, so let’s say two years of pay was the average house. I think my mom’s house was around that too, but now they are more like 5x the median pay, that makes no sense because they are the same thing - a place to live.

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It’s like the notion of a “starter home.” When I bought my house and was debating some pros and cons, my realtor was like, “don’t worry, you can just buy your dream home later and use this as a rental property!” Uhhh. This is my home. To live in. It’s the only one I ever plan to buy.

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Hehe they’ll say anything to make a sale. It does seem dumb: “Don’t worry you can save up to become a landlord when you can afford the house you really want again”.

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Housing can either be affordable or a good investment. I should be affordable, but unfortunately it would seem that society has chosen the latter.

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I completely agree. However, homeowners typically vote more in local elections.

Hell, I had an argument with someone who didn’t support a fucking hospital expansion in town because they were worried about the impact of the expansion on their housing price.

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I agree but what you’re talking about is not liking Capitalism since it has to do with why housing is an investment.

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Most capitalism hatred is actually referring to this I think: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crony_capitalism

Stopping corruption and making sure our laws are not loopholed by rich ppl or even just not enforced for the rich would make the world a lot better.

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Every system is corrupt. The older you get, the more you learn things true. It’s also why communism doesn’t work. We’re inherently selfish. We can try to make it harder to take advantage of but people will always find a way.

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