[intuitionist]

you don’t know that, maybe the term “landlord” hurt their feelings

[deadbabe]

landlord really is a derogatory term, they should be referred to as “housing providers”.

[saubeidl]

"Housing hoarders" seems more apt. Landlord is a euphemism

[deadbabe]

No one “hoards” housing, they buy it then rent it out for others to use.

[saubeidl]

That is hoarding, with the intent of parasitically using it to benefit from the misfortune of others.

[deadbabe]

No, hoarding is accumulating for the sake of accumulating. A housing provider offers a service, 12 month leases on places to live temporarily. It is a cutthroat low margin business, very few people are truly getting rich being small time providers, most are just breaking even and banking on their asset appreciation.

[saubeidl]

A "service" that wouldn't be necessary if landlords weren't taking away housing from them in the first place. Mao had the right idea about landlords.