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  • You can’t just buy a house and sell it for a higher price. You are either flipping it to raise its value which is a lot of work or sitting and holding the house and waiting for it to appreciate. Product scalpers don’t have to-do either, nor do they have to pay interest on the loan like they would a mortgage.

    Product scalpers rely on sudden bulk purchase of a limited supply batch of products. Unless you’re a mega millionaire you can’t do that with housing. So I don’t think you should consider it unethical to buy a second home and rent out. It is a valid source of income.







  • soloner@lemmy.worldtoWorld News@lemmy.worldChina is hoarding the world's gold
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    8 months ago

    That makes more sense… they historically (culturally?) value jewelry over money due to the economic fluctuations that have occurred over time. Oftentimes they rely on precious metals for savings as it holds value better.

    Add to the fact that there’s over a billion ppl it stands to reason they may have accumulated more gold than most countries.

    But idk where fort Knox stands in comparison, so maybe USA has more gold even so.


  • soloner@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonerule
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    9 months ago

    No true Scotsman, eh?

    Johny Depp? Dude lost work. It impacted him. He was cancelled.

    Kevin spacey is another one. Louis CK. These are people who had work impacted because of alleged behaviors and actions they took.

    Not gonna get more nuanced with you about it. It’s a real thing. You’ve been given plenty of examples.





  • I don’t see the value of space stuff right now and don’t understand why humanity has a hard on for it so much.

    Eventually, yes. For now, I’d prefer a focus on world peace and fixing the climate.

    THEN, once humanity is standing strong and our own earth is taken care of, move on to space.

    Counterarguments will not take into account the (im)practicality of space faring and what it can offer to our species. Sure, some of us may colonize mars eventually, but the billions on earth will still be on earth. And the earth is worth salvaging and in a much better place to salvage than fucking mars.

    I’m not saying we shouldn’t have research into space, just that we should temper the investment to match the return we get, for now. Going to the moon is not an example of tempered investing. Of course, that said, I don’t blame India for doing it. I just personally find it impractical and ineffective.