• howrar@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    I mean, this is how businesses work in general. If you don’t buy their products/services, then they wouldn’t be able to continue providing them.

    I understand that we’re trying to draw attention to exploitative landlords, but if anyone can afford to keep their property regardless of whether or not you pay rent, it’s the exploitative ones.

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      2 months ago

      I mean, this is how businesses work in general. If you don’t buy their products/services, then they wouldn’t be able to continue providing them.

      Of course people can simply refuse to buy housing and end up on the street, which isn’t dangerous or criminalized or anything/s

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      2 months ago

      Additionally the meme is disingenuous. Meant to appeal to emotion. What Elmo and Zoe are conveniently ignoring is that the party who is being provided with housing is the tenant.