• Cosmic Cleric
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    1 year ago

    They are all real estate properties. You rent or purchase a property. When that word is used for where a person lives long-term it’s not potentially meant to denote ownership, but just a place of residence that they spend some of their money to do so.

    Honestly not purposely trying to stick a finger in someone’s eye over this, that’s just the generic term for a place that people live in/at.

    I’ll tell you what though, next time I’ll try to remember the use the word ‘residence’ instead, though that’s not completely accurate either, because somebody could just be living at a friend’s place and not spending any money to do so.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      thanks for the polite and thoughtful response 💖

      I’m sure in the scheme of the world’s problems it’s a small thing, but I really think it’ll be easier to find stable housing for everyone who wants it if we can stop seeing it as primarily a marketable possession 🙏

      • Cosmic Cleric
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        21 year ago

        I’m sure in the scheme of the world’s problems it’s a small thing, but I really think it’ll be easier to find stable housing for everyone who wants it if we can stop seeing it as primarily a marketable possession

        A safe and happy living environment for every human being is no small thing, and a worthy goal to strive for.