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get the suncream.

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  • Why do you assume most of us live near a coast?

    • get the suncream.

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  • Wdym with coastal?

    • What weird idioms/phrases does your language have?

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  • Originally yes but I doubt many people know that it came from (boat?) gears...

    • What weird idioms/phrases does your language have?

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  • Similar to the German "All paths lead to Rome".

    • What weird idioms/phrases does your language have?

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  • In Germany, we have:

    "To not have all mugs in the cupboard anymore" ("Nicht mehr alle Tassen im Schrank haben") which translates to doing something incredibly stupid/crazy

    "To search yourself a wolf" ("sich einen Wolf suchen) which means to search for something extensively and in the end unsuccesfully.

    "To add one additional tooth" ("einen Zahn zulegen"), meaning to hurry, to do something faster.

    "To defeat your inner pigdog" ("seinen inneren Schweinehund besiegen" - to get over one's lazyness, to stop procrastinating

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • Im saying it doesnt make a difference to you if they got it from their relatives or not, the point is: somebody earned it (or usually they earned it themselves.

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • So you are admitting that comparing it to farming was a stupid thing of you to say.

    (?) No... It makes no difference to me if there was labour involved or not, what matters to me is the value.

    About the public housing thing, how would that help? Isnt that just everybody (the public) paying for everybody else's housing? How would that make any difference?

    I dont know anything about zoning laws but after looking it up it sounds pretty dumb, we dont have that here where I live (large city in central Europe).

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • The landlord collects my rent because he owns the house. Not because of any labour they do. And you admit that.

    Exactly, as is the case with any investment.

    And I'm not envious of landlords, I don't think they should exist.

    So should nobody be able to own any land OR should one not be allowed to rent out one's land?

    … and because you dont really have a choice, you shouldnt have to give them any money?

    In your previous comment you said "You choose to give them money".

    You said you dont have a choice, and the question refers to that statement. Those are both your statements ("I dont have a choice" and "they dont deserve my money"). That doesnt mean that I agree with either of them... I still stand by my point.

    Im asking for the reason why not having a choice (according to you) would mean, if that was the case, that they dont deserve money.

    • if you standardise one thing, what is it and why

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  • Why is that an issue? If they are the founder of the company I think they deserve it, and if not, there must be some logical reason why they pay that person so much...

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • ... and because you dont really have a choice, you shouldnt have to give them any money?

    You also dont have a choice not to buy food but that doesnt mean that the farmers shouldnt be payed for it. I have the impression that with landlords, people are just envious because they dont have to actively do labour even though that doesnt change anything for you...

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • Yes, actually. Where do you think their money came from? (Alternatively their relatives may have earned it, that shouldnt make a difference for you though).

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • Serious question: Cant you just take out a loan from a bank, buy a house, move there, cancel your rental apartment/house and then pay off the loan?

    Of course houses are expensive but is there a genuine lack of availability?

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • Alright but wouldnt you then say banks, for example, are also exploiting you (because you have to pay an interest when takking out a loan)? Isnt that also exploiting the fact that many people dont have the money upfront"?

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • How dare they provide so much value to you that you feel the need to give them a good amount of your money.

    What part is the "problem" exactly?

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • Exactly and where did the money come from? They earned it until they had enough to invest in a house.

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • The fact that you cant buy a house shows that your landlord is providing value to you, because they make living there affordable where it would otherwise be unaffordable.

    My statement still stands: IF they werent providing any value to you (eg. making living there more affordable) then you could just buy a house. (But they do provide value which is why you can afford to rent but not afford to buy a house).

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • They seem to provide some kind of vakue to you, otherwise you could just buy a house.

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • Then do it and become a landlord if its that easy.

    • Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship

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  • Because they provide something that is so valuable to you that you give them a good amount of money for it. Thats why.

    You choose to give them money because their house seems to be a huge quality of life improvement, otherwise you could always find a cheaper house.

    • Bark more

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  • Every political opinion has a reasoning and differences in political opinions are usually based on differences in the morals or ideals of people. So why do you have to hate or discredit the opinions that dont match yours?

    Refusing to debate a topic (aka refusing to hear the other side's arguments) just leads no narrower-minded people. You cant have a reasonable opinion if you have only heard one side's (your own) arguments.