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by aleksiy123 1470 days ago
Yes, people who spend their money on things you don't approve of deserve to lose their money.
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Please disapprove real estate, buying a house is really too expensive and it makes it difficult to find decent housing.
patiently waiting for a "vancouver real estate market drainer" phishing service that can cause a real world market crash.
There we go, a use case for NFTs! If Vancouver real estate was all on the block chain then people could steal it and so people wouldn't want to own it because it'd get stolen, and prices would drop!
Thank you anon. You are my hero.
Seriously tho, how are people affording these mortgages? Is everyone living paycheck to paycheck or what?
the percentage of american wage earners who are living paycheck-to-paycheck is probably a lot higher than you think it is.

even couples with dual six figure salaries.

Lifestyle often expands to consume available income. And sometimes more.
hey let's buy a $60,000 pontoon boat on a 60-month loan, and a jetski, what could possibly go wrong
It's clear the GP isn't making a categorical claim about disapproval.

It's more likely they think that the victims here had every available opportunity to exercise basic diligence. I'm not sure I actually agree with that (I think a lot of the people getting scammed here are being predated on by a market that thrives on misinformation), but that's a far cry from how you've interpreted the comment.

To be honest I'm more concerned with the "deserve to be scammed" part. The "because I don't like it" is cherry on top.

My point is if you read that comment it takes a second of introspection to come to an answer.