Owning a house in a HCOL area is one of the luxuries I was talking about. Any million dollar asset is a luxury.
There is a fundamental difference between working to survive and working because you don’t want to move out of your NYC brownstone or further from lake como or whatever the fuck.
I wouldn’t say a house is a luxury. It is a necessity.
Depends on the house.
Really the whole concept of renting is exploitative.
Yes, commodifying necessities like housing (food, water, etc) is a fundamental means of exploiting people. Rent is just one aspect of a much larger pyramid scheme based on human deprivation.
Oh now that you bring that up you’re right. Not wanting to take a 1 hour transit trip or drive for 30 minutes a few times a week is actually the same as needing to sell your labor in order to have food and healthcare.
This is not true. A million dollars buys you a house, so basically cancels rent. But it does not feed you for life and lets you live without working.
There is a big difference between people who own a millon dollars in money and assets and those who have a million dollars in their checkings account.
Then sell the house.
Owning a house in a HCOL area is one of the luxuries I was talking about. Any million dollar asset is a luxury.
There is a fundamental difference between working to survive and working because you don’t want to move out of your NYC brownstone or further from lake como or whatever the fuck.
I wouldn’t say a house is a luxury. It is a necessity.
Really the whole concept of renting is exploitative.
Depends on the house.
Yes, commodifying necessities like housing (food, water, etc) is a fundamental means of exploiting people. Rent is just one aspect of a much larger pyramid scheme based on human deprivation.
A house is a necessity, yes, but not a house in the middle of San Francisco or New York.
That actual solution is making housing affordable in San Francisco or New York or any other city.
or a decent infrastructure and income elsewhere in the US.
And live where, genius?
A bit further outside the HCOL area or a smaller dwelling, genius.
So, move away from your friends, family, support circle etc?
Oh now that you bring that up you’re right. Not wanting to take a 1 hour transit trip or drive for 30 minutes a few times a week is actually the same as needing to sell your labor in order to have food and healthcare.