irmoz

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irmoz,

some of those 30% choose to not own a house

[citation needed]

And even if true, what do you think is driving that decision? Decisions aren’t made in a vacuum. I posit - it’s the financial burden.

irmoz, (edited )

there’s always a significant additional bureaucratic cost when selling a house and buying another one.

This really only affects landlords and estate agents. Most people looking for a home are looking for a place to stay for life, and any “bureaucratic cost”, if you’re purely talking about red tape, form-filling, phone calls etc, is more than worth it for a lifetime home. Again, citation needed. If you’re talking about a literal monetary cost… whoa, look at that - capitalism!

renting has at least a single clear benefit beyond just being able to afford it: greater flexibility

“Flexibility” is a daft measure, only useful for people who plan to move often, which, again, is not common, except in the case of people needing to move often for work, which - hey, it’s capitalism again!

Also, the financial risk is almost zero when you rent.

“Almost” is doing a lot of work in this sentence. The risk of being made homeless by your landlord for petty reasons is a pretty clear risk. Having your rent hiked is a financial risk. Having to bite the bullet and choose an expensive place to rent because it’s the only one reasonably close to work is a financial risk. Being under someone’s thumb to provide them income is itself an inherent financial risk.

And by the way - what do you think causes the financial risk of home ownership, since you’re so intent on proving my point for me?

irmoz, (edited )

Try and think a little more deeply. An accident in itself is not a financial risk. Even flooding isn’t inherently a financial risk. Do you know what is?

Also, “market changes” is a part of what I’m pointing at ;)

It’s capitalism!

irmoz, (edited )

fosforus uses deflection!

It’s not very effective!

Answer me instead of making bad jokes, coward.

By the way - are you unaware of the incredible self own inherent in this? In your attempt to “recommend” a book for more information on these issues, you recommend “basic economics”. Well…

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irmoz, (edited )

Abso-fucking-lutely, this, all the way.

People aren’t “work-a-holics.” They ain’t there because it’s their dream. They’re there because they need absurd amounts of money to survive in this neoliberal capitalist dystopia.

Those that say they rise and grind and love it are faking it til they make it. They’ll never make it, and will fake it to the grave.

irmoz,

I can’t see anything offensive about it

irmoz,

Wtf am I supposed to be looking at?? It’s just a fuzzy white picture with “wtf” written on it

irmoz,

Nowhere near equally. “Halloween music” is much rarer, and doesn’t get blasted in shops and on the radio 24/7 for a month. “Halloween films” are also barely a thing, and horror films don’t count.

irmoz, (edited )

Oh shut up, literally nobody is impressed about your experience with weird kinky BBS boards or IRC chats

irmoz,

This is seen in human society, and is called a Cargo cult

irmoz,

Yeah, fair, just figured it was a relevant term

Micro***t Word on Linux and alternatives

Are there good Microsoft word alternatives that support Linux (I don’t mind closed source)? Libreoffice is meh and only office is quite good, but are there any better ones? Also, is there a way to install word on Linux using wine? When I do that my laptop just overheats and loses internet connection.

irmoz,

I second this. I use it for university. Good software.

irmoz,

Uh… what’s happening in 6 months? O.o

irmoz,

Does she technically know you’re together?

Or that you exist?

irmoz,

Hey, everyone, point and laugh at the square!!

irmoz,

It was overused the first time it was used. “We are not the same” is such elitist garbage. I can’t believe a meme used for looking down on people and being arrogant has seen such wide use.

irmoz,

Everyone should be a business owner!

irmoz,

You’re a nuss.

That’s the official pronunciation. Practice it, and one day you can partake in astrononical discussions without giggling!

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