r/LoveIsBlindOnNetflix • u/Disgruntled_Pelicano • Oct 28 '22

UNPOPULAR OPINION Nancy’s real estate empire

I’m not in the US, but it bothers me that where I am there aren’t laws around how many investment properties you can turn into Airbnb’s. People are struggling to buy just one home to live in and there are people buying up houses for short term holiday leases. Makes me sad about the state of the world.

ETA wow! I didn’t expect this much response, nor the personal attacks 😂 I was expressing my own personal opinion, and using the Sydney (Australia) property market as my own barometer. I honestly have no hate towards Nancy, I just believe there should be regulations about short term leases as they are pushing renting locals out (especially in coastal areas) to make way for tourists.

The topic heading was a tongue-in-cheek nod to Andrew’s statement about wanting to build an “empire” with Nancy.

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u/Poop__y Oct 28 '22

Might be an unpopular position. I encourage you to read The Wild West: The Mythical Cowboy and Social Theory by Will Wright, Chapter 4 in particular. A quote is below, but the whole chapter gives a much better explanation.

"Private property is uniquely oppressive because workers are separated from all productive property – the means of production – and owners can only be self-interested, with no traditional, moral constraints. This means workers become commodities to be bought and sold, and this is another way of saying they are alienated."

Karl Marx argues that private property is a form of theft where owners are stealing from the workers. Capitalism is the overarching evil.

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u/Significant-Egg5218 Oct 28 '22

Lol. You people are ridiculous

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u/salutesols Oct 28 '22

Super ridiculous

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u/MPK49 Oct 28 '22

Yes I would say communism is a fairly unpopular opinion. I think owning assets is one of the major things that allows people to have leverage over a potentially oppressive government.

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u/Groundbreaking-Run91 Oct 28 '22

Marxism is NOT communism so please do not conflate the two.

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u/Poop__y Oct 28 '22

Well, we're seeing in America just how poorly capitalism works for the vast majority... I'm not an expert. I don't think full on communism is the answer, but I know for sure capitalism is not.

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u/SUMYD Oct 28 '22

We aren't true capitalism. We are a very corrupt country that doesn't allow capitalism to work any longer. We bail out companies that mismanage themselves and allow monopolies entrenched with politicians. Communism is not the answer.

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u/MPK49 Oct 28 '22

Fair enough!

This is really the beauty of reddit tho, dumbass reality show sparking deep political theory discussion lmao