[alexashka]

> have a hatred for even well-meaning small landlords

In what way are you well meaning? You're only doing it for money.

The people not paying you rent are also only doing it for money.

Sucks when people behave like you, huh.

[nikkwong]

Yes I’m doing it for the money, I have to be compensated for my time and the financial investment obviously. People who decide to deceive me break not only a social contract but also a legal contract and a commitment they made at the time of signing a lease. If everyone acted like them, there would be no stable housing available for anyone. Talk about a bad take…

[alexashka]

> Yes I’m doing it for the money

Right, so not well meaning. You said well meaning. You're taking that back. Correct?

You're upset at someone maximizing money at your expense. You like it when you maximize money at someone else's expense just fine. Correct?

The world's smallest violin is playing.

Please no 'I'm providing a valuable service' argument. We've already established your only interest is money.

[nikkwong]

I never said my only interest is money. At your job, is your only interest money? Do you not feel a social obligation to your coworkers; want to do good for your teammate and your company? Again, talk about a stupid take, as if humans are one dimensional like that. Corporate landlords and hedge funds that own apartment sky rises are probably only in it for the money. You can't say the same thing about every small landlord just because they make a profit.

[alexashka]

'You're only doing it for money'

'Yes I’m doing it for the money'

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'We've already established your only interest is money'

'I never said my only interest is money'

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Bad take, stupid take, he said.

Let me help you - the act of being a landlord, big or small, presupposes interest is money first, everything else a distant second, third and so on.

We're now at the level of a 7 year old, down from about a 10 year old that I started off with. Feel free to engage with what I've said as a whole instead of pedantry over the use of a single word anytime you wish.

[kelnos]

Wow, way to not actually read what a person said, and then quote things and say they mean something that they don't.

I get that you don't like the concept of people owning property and renting it to others, but maybe stop arguing in bad faith?

Here's a hint: it's possible to be doing something for the money, but not only do it for the money. It's possible to operate a business, but also be a well-meaning person who treats customers of that business with empathy and compassion.

I don't know the landlord in this subthread, so I can't say if he's telling the truth about how he treats his tenants, but if he is telling the truth, he sounds better than the vast majority of landlords out there. Not just better, actually good.

[eli_gottlieb]

Society isn't supposed to run on philanthropy.

[alexashka]

Dialogue isn't supposed to run on flippant remarks.

Also, you're not qualified to have an opinion on the matter. Dunning-Kruger effect is extra strong when it comes to the holy matter of sociopaths making money in places like these.