Owning a house in a HCOL area is one of the luxuries I was talking about. Any million dollar asset is a luxury.
There is a fundamental difference between working to survive and working because you don’t want to move out of your NYC brownstone or further from lake como or whatever the fuck.
Oh now that you bring that up you’re right. Not wanting to take a 1 hour transit trip or drive for 30 minutes a few times a week is actually the same as needing to sell your labor in order to have food and healthcare.
I wouldn’t say a house is a luxury. It is a necessity.
Depends on the house.
Really the whole concept of renting is exploitative.
Yes, commodifying necessities like housing (food, water, etc) is a fundamental means of exploiting people. Rent is just one aspect of a much larger pyramid scheme based on human deprivation.
Then sell the house.
Owning a house in a HCOL area is one of the luxuries I was talking about. Any million dollar asset is a luxury.
There is a fundamental difference between working to survive and working because you don’t want to move out of your NYC brownstone or further from lake como or whatever the fuck.
And live where, genius?
A bit further outside the HCOL area or a smaller dwelling, genius.
So, move away from your friends, family, support circle etc?
Oh now that you bring that up you’re right. Not wanting to take a 1 hour transit trip or drive for 30 minutes a few times a week is actually the same as needing to sell your labor in order to have food and healthcare.
I wouldn’t say a house is a luxury. It is a necessity.
Really the whole concept of renting is exploitative.
Depends on the house.
Yes, commodifying necessities like housing (food, water, etc) is a fundamental means of exploiting people. Rent is just one aspect of a much larger pyramid scheme based on human deprivation.
A house is a necessity, yes, but not a house in the middle of San Francisco or New York.
That actual solution is making housing affordable in San Francisco or New York or any other city.
or a decent infrastructure and income elsewhere in the US.