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[–] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago

Replace Christian with person

[–] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 45 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You can't be a good anything and be a landlord. At least if we use the moral meaning of "good".

[–] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 25 points 1 year ago (17 children)

You could only ask for as much rent as you need to cover the expenses for whatever you're renting out.

[–] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Okay, but why do we need the landlord then? We'd just need a custodian.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 10 points 1 year ago

I mean... yeah, pretty much. I don't want to deal with maintenance or the legal stuff, so I'd be willing to pay someone to deal with all of that. Not the outrageous rates that rent usually goes for, typically.

[–] el_abuelo@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Because you can't afford to buy a property? So you need someone else to do it for you and then pay them a service fee for living in their property.

There's a lot of smaller victories to win before we can have the big victory of outlawing landlords, so we should fight those first imo.

I am not a landlord. Yet.

When i do buy a 2nd property I do intend to rent it out at a reasonable price - and I have no guilt over doing so because all of our country's private property is being bought up by foreign "investors" driving up the cost of ownership and rents while leaving properties unoccupied. It's disgusting and I'll fight it directly when I can afford to.

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[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

I think you could be a good Dalek and a landlord

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can’t be a good anything and be a landlord

A good parasite?

[–] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's an odd spelling of "capitalist".

[–] Veraxus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I thought that was the normal spelling of “capitalist.” 😉

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If people actually followed the teachings of Jesus, it would be a very difficult world. Christianity is supposed to be socialist as fuck.

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago

Landlording is fine by christian teachings but making a profit and getting rich by it is a bit iffy

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It wouldn't be difficult at all. In fact it would be a true utopia.

Problem is gods aren't real and human instincts prefer selfishness and tribalism over "socialist" ideas.

Humans love the idea of socialism until it comes down to "us vs them" then socialism is the greatest threat there is.

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's not true. You'd have to gauge your eyes out for lusting after a woman. And women? They aren't allowed to reject their husband's sexual advances. Which doesn't sound extreme until it turns out hes got a scat fetish.

[–] s_s@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hyperbole is a rhetorical device.

Accept its existence or die.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The first part of your argument kinda supports mine.

Jesus said if you can't quit staring at, or keep your fuckin hands off women, cause you're so pathetic about attractive women, gouge your eyes out and cut off your hands. Cause you're the problem.

As for the second part was that something Jesus himself preached? Or is that more of that Paul dudes bullshit?

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[–] nifty@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I had a good landlord, so they’re definitely out there. Mine didn’t raise my rent more than $50 in a decade of living there, and was pretty great and quick about repairs. I am sorry others have had the experience they’ve had, and I think it’s more to do with private equity buying real estate, or some kind of landlord with 10+ units etc. I think the mom/pop landlord with the odd house they rent out when their family isn’t using it are pretty chill. I am sure there are examples to prove me wrong though

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[–] Juice@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Christianity was invented by landlords, maybe not the Christ parts specifically but the rest for sure

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Ianity was invented by landlords

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