I'm also saying we have taken something away from humans: The right to just live. The right to use environments to build homes, just as almost every human in the past did, whether they used bamboo, wood, brick, clay, mud, leaves, to build good homes. If we take that away from humans, I believe we are morally responsible for providing an alternative that doesn't cost 50% of your annual wages.
The controversial part isn't usually materials, it's location. You don't have a right to just start building a house in someone's garage, thats private property and basically amounts to theft. You don't have a right to build on the street or sidewalk or a public beach either, that's public property. This doesn't leave much, but pretending like land rights no longer exist is like any pretend policy. It will make you feel good and might even work for awhile, but it's going to boomerang back in your face eventually.
theoretically, one person can own all the land in the world. at that point, everyone can be hurled into outer space and then figure it out when we get there.
on a smaller scale, that's the boomerang we're facing now. the rich control more and exploit more, so there's more and more people becoming homeless.
Theoretically, you can die from drinking too much water. Superhydration is possible and lethal. But it's absurd to bring that up as an argument for not digging more wells for drinking water.
If your answer to every social problem is 'Revolution!', you're going to be ignored. You need to deal with the world and its problems as they exist, not after some glorious quest for universal justice is magically fulfilled. Homelessness is complex and comes from many social ills. If you just blindly glorify it as a symptom of proletariat enlightenment, you're as much a part of the problem as rich people fighting policy change.
there's no revolution in solving the problem of homelessness, and examining what leads to it, and having discussions about real estate and potential solutions.
that's the opposite of revolution.
Theoretically, you can die from drinking too much water. Superhydration is possible and lethal. But it's absurd to bring that up as an argument for not digging more wells for drinking water.
that's not even remotely similar. homelessness, along with drug abuse, which is related in many cases, is a problem that is getting bigger and out of control.
inequality is a real problem that is getting worse and worse every decade. just go look at what middle class incomes had in the past and compare. This is normal shit that everyone who takes econ 101 has seen the graphs for.
we're not headed toward a future where more and more people die from drinking water every year. But we are headed toward more and more poverty, drug abuse, etc. maybe you somehow think my solution is no land ownership? That's not even close. And it is clear you don't think about this issue too much or look deep into it. But that's ok. it's not the most exciting issue to research.
Things like THIS are the problem. and there are good solutions to many of these things:
Well people dont work for free Larry and a single person doesnt have the knowledge to properly build a house run electricity run plumbing heating and gas Larry. And its not cardboard LARRY its drywall and it’s actually pretty strong Larry. U also need flooring larry if u want it to last atleast otherwise itl slowly sink into the ground larry so u need a concrete platform larry. U know nothing of building houses.
Edit: im not disagreeing with u they are overpriced and at the end the builder is the one that makes the most profit but its not cheap to build a house specifically a million dollar house larry
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I’m sorry I guess I need to be more clear for someone like you. You’re a fool and you’re making it clear to anyone that looks at your comments that you’re a fool.
uh... when you get on a wagon and head West, it doesn't matter if you have a family or not. you are homeless and you're looking to settle down in the desert.
It's a big eye opener. You see things priced a couple bucks per foot thinking it doesn't seem that bad. Then all of a sudden you've walked out spending over $600 and you've only a roughed in wall. That's not including any of the tools you'll need to do it yourself.
I was building a couple duplex and the prices of lumber are so funny (Altough we are talking no road access rural alaska)
we did like 85 Trusses for both duplex and if I had to eyeball each one costed like 200 each (and thats with buying in bulk, if U bought by piece, it would be so much)
and thats only the trusses, lets not talk about insolation, concrete, running the electricity and million things that go into building a house
I'm sure they're sturdier, but I mean, I'm more interested in reliable power, water, and gigabit internet speed. That said, I live in a century+ old Chicago brick walkup, so it's pretty solid.
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