• @theragu40
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    Is it normalizing? Or just pointing out how things are today?

    It’s possible to describe reality without approving of it.

    I don’t like that lakefront property is so expensive, but it surely is. I’ve been casually looking for years and I don’t know if I’ll ever afford it. And the headline is complaining about a shed selling for $225k when it’s pretty obviously the land and lakefront access that comes with it that is selling for that amount. The structure is a throw in and there’s a good chance whoever buys it simply demolishes it to build what they want.

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      • @theragu40
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        411 months ago

        So what is your contention? That people should just say that land doesn’t cost what it actually costs? I don’t understand.

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          • @theragu40
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            But surely some land or homes have more desirable features? Should an acre of beautiful lakefront property command the same value as a dirt lot next to a dirty industrial park?

            Either way, let’s say your idea for how land and homes should be valued is executable in the real world. I still don’t understand why acknowledging the way things are in reality as things stand right now is the same as normalizing it. Ignoring something doesn’t get it changed.

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              • @theragu40
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                511 months ago

                I don’t think this conversation is happening in good faith. I wish you the best.

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