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In the US, Tenants Are Suing Landlords for Allegedly Price-Fixing Rents with Software and the Government Could Get Involved (www.vice.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] Lugh 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

it will probably end in violence.*

I have my doubts about that. The recent covid pandemic showed us how quickly people can adapt to radical change. How the civilian populations in Europe dealt with Word War One & Two provides further examples.

People are just as likely to adapt surprisingly quickly ; "Keep Calm, and Carry on" the well know poster was from 1939 in Britain at the start of WW2.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

They are hardly comparable situations.

The lockdown was an inconvenience we shared for a greater good

Price-fixing rent means people starve for landlord greed

[–] sadreality@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

Dealt with WW1 and 2?

They war slaughtered by the millions... some serious survivor bias here