• Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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    8 months ago

    They live in it, it’s their “home”.

    “Home” as a concept, not a piece of property.

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      8 months ago

      It’s just a really weird passive phrasing that implies it was your home before the landlord bought it.

      It’s more like they bought a house and then you rented it, at which point it becomes your home.

      (Not that the former never happens, I just don’t think the meme was calling out a relatively niche situation.)

      There are so many things to criticize about the housing market that it’s weird to rely on tricks of language rather than factual arguments. Like, “Renting out property that you own, and complaining about the upkeep required to keep it rentable” is much more accurate but not as memeable I guess.

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        8 months ago

        I think your overthinking it. It’s never implied that they bought it after the fact

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          8 months ago

          Gotcha, so it’s just an emotional appeal based on word choice, rather than attacking the real issues problems with the rental market…