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Comment on When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?

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elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

difference between a hotel and a home. They are prima facie not the same thing

Hey, not so fast. It’s easy to say that glibly, but the lines get kinda blurry when you consider long-term hotel stays and short-term rentals. What’s really the key difference between the apartment and the hotel when you’re staying at the former for a week at a time or the latter for a 3-month stint?

I’m not saying the Venn diagram is a circle, mind you, just that there’s definitely some overlap.

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noscere@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I do see what you mean, but I am not sure arguing all the edge cases does anything but muddy the water. I mean I would argue that a hotel (even long term) is a hotel. Honestly, I would argue that the way housing is working right now, landlords who do short-term rentals are even worse than your standard landlord. Some cities are outlawing or heavily regulating them because they are so much more damaging (to society) than the more normal longterm landlord.

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- elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  
  I am not sure arguing all the edge cases does anything but muddy the water.
  
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