• OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    could cite tons of capitalist garbage in favor of renterism

    Okay. Do it then.

    Point is renting is a business, like any other.

    It is literally distinct enough that we define the rentier class separately from the capitalist class

    The business owner can fleece customers or treat them like humans. We choose to be the latter, we choose to treat our renters fairly and give them an excellent service, and if that’s too difficult for you to separate from your prejudice for that facet of capitalism I see no reason to waste further conversation on the subject.

    Can you please seperate systemic critique from moralizing? The point isn’t to call you a bad person, in the same way ecology isn’t about calling mosquitos evil. You’re frankly missing the point by being defensive and arguing “okay but some mosquitos don’t carry malaria”