theneverfox

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 5 months ago

Context matters - the person I rent from is my landlord, but that person is not primarily defined as a landlord. They rent out a couple properties, but they have a job - being a landlord is not their career

You can call them a landlord (and they can call themselves one in certain contexts), but in the larger systematic context someone who rents out a room obviously is categorically different.

The line is blurry, but honestly I don't think it matters if you rent out your basement, your old house, or even a few houses. At some point it becomes a full time job (for someone), and that's where I think the line is

And as far as companies, the landlords are the ones who own the company holding ownership.

It can also refer to the company itself as it's a person legally (unfortunately). It's not used that way in everyday conversation

But in everyday conversation it's normal to refer to the manager of the management company as your landlord, which is often an employee of a company that oversees bookkeeping and maintenance hired by the actual owners

Ultimately, I think it's important to fight for this distinction because language changes with use. By dragging in everyone who owns a second property or rents a room, we draw a line on the wrong side of working class people and their family who aren't the problem

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Because if you're a landlord as an individual, a a human being, you're not what people mean when they say "landlord". You rent property - you can do that with a conscience, but that doesn't deserve the title of landlord

The term "landlord" refers to people who own homes as a business - people who create layers between them and the people they affect, bureaucracies or sheer numbers they can min-max without guilt.

That subtle difference is everything

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago

Phew...I was worried for a second that something might happen

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago

And by weight, the whole meat pile together meets FDA standards for human tissue

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 6 months ago

I interpret it as a grieving father turning an accident into a heroic choice made by his son

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 6 months ago

I hear "the doctors will give up on me more easily" if they even have an argument they can put into words. Which seems ridiculous to me - if they even bother to check, it seems like they'd be more willing to put time and effort into keeping your body intact, giving you a better chance to bounce back despite long odds

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 6 months ago

John Oliver has an interesting episode about what else that can mean in America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn7egDQ9lPg

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 5 points 6 months ago

Can we please not?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 6 months ago

Compared to full paralysis? I think a lot of people would still want it

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 6 months ago

All I knew until today was you apply headon directly to your forehead. Why would you do so? If I had to guess, I would've said for headaches, but that's completely an assumption

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 6 months ago

Because they're using hacktivist groups as a proxy. They just deny all involvement, and probably keep it all isolated from the fancy military grade tools and techniques

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