Just a reminder, these people consider trans people existing pornography

Yay!!! I’ve been wanting to start using Pixelfed but wanted to wait for a blahaj instance

It’s 100% centralized, but with the ability to be decentralized. Sorta like Threads before they started federating

I just recently made the change from Plex to Jellyfin. Plex definitely has the better UX experience, but Jellyfin has better capabilities. The thing that finally got me to switch was Plex refused to play 4k HDR with subtitles, but Jellyfin handled it no problem.

I mean, they’re not wrong that billionaires going to space is just mocking people…

In what way does it being recognized by a factory employee mean the design was stolen? Just because iPhones are manufactured in China, does that mean Apple stole the design?

Ironic that you’re using ChatGPT when the answer is quite literally ChatGPT

Lemmy instance checks out

“The whole DNS system is a complete scam” says the person advocating for crypto and NFTs

Tasker is the reason Android is so much better than iOS

I’m telling my kids this is ChatGPT

Land of the free, amirite?

I don’t think privatized water utility companies are any better than landlords. They’re both symptoms of the same broken system. Utilities should really be government services, paid for by taxes. When water treatment is privatized, their business is no longer providing clean water, it’s making money. They just choose to make their money by throttling people’s access to clean water

Ahh, I see! Personally, I think if everyone was able to afford a home, then buying and selling one wouldn’t really be a hassle.

The problem is when they price their drugs way above what’s reasonable just because they know people are going to have to pay it.

This is exactly the problem with landlords. The argument for landlords being that some people can’t afford to own a home becomes a bit moot when landlords buy up all the houses and rent them back at unaffordable prices.

Why is it any different with a house?

Because you rent a car for, like you said, a vacation. That’s like renting a hotel room. You rent a home to live in. If you could afford a mortgage, you’d buy a home. But landlords basically go “hey, the bank doesn’t think you make enough money to make regular payments, so make those payments to me instead.”

They take on the risk? That’s hysterical. Landlords don’t risk market value. They buy up all the houses when they’re cheap, make their money back and then some by renting the property, then make even more money when the housing market goes up and they kick the tenant out to sell the property. They don’t risk property damage, that’s the entire point of a security deposit. They don’t “risk” maintenance, that’s called doing their job.

Maybe we wouldn’t have a problem if you didn’t invest in people’s livelihood like the stock market

Is this supposed to be some kinda gotcha? You think everyone being able to purchase a home is some kinda outlandish impossible feat?

So does the person who made your coffee this morning not deserve a place to live? What about the person who delivered your dinner? The person who delivers your mail? The one who picks up your trash? The people who built your house? The person who stocks your groceries?

wHaT dO yOu Do FoR a LiViNg?

What does that have to do with your right to a roof over your head?

Landlords aren’t bad because they treat their tenants poorly, they’re bad because they make a living by monetizing a basic human necessity. It’s like saying there are no good billionaires, or all cops are bastards. Of course there are landlords who treat their tenants well, billionaires who donate a lot of money, cops who actually want to serve and protect, but saying they’re all bad is really saying they are perpetuating a broken system. Landlords are bad because you shouldn’t have to pay a monthly bill to have somewhere to sleep. Billionaires are bad because you can’t make that much money without exploiting the working class. Cops are bad because their complicit in abusing power.