• Cowbee [he/they]
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    8 months ago

    It’s just especially sad and cruel, in reality housing should be decommodified.

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      8 months ago

      What does that even mean? Concrete, lumber, electric, plumbing, plus location location location that everyone else wants. How can it NOT be a commodity with fluctuating prices based on basic market forces like supply and demand? Explain

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        8 months ago

        Decommodification means to cease production for the purpose of profit. Instead, have robust public housing and personal house ownership, rather than allow private landlording. Red Vienna is a similar example in real life.