the acquaintance after some back and forth and me trying to explain work and skill said:

But all of this is bedsides the point I was trying to make in the first place,

which is that saying that something is or isn’t real work turns the conversation into a moral argument about the virtue of toil
rather than the actual message trying to be conveyed.

You’re proving my point because we just dove down that philosophical rabbit hole about what is and isn’t work,
it pushes the discussion into an unnecessary discussion of irrelevant terms that distract from the real issue.
Is your issue with land lords that they don’t work hard enough or that they extract the income of people at extortionist prices in exchange for a basic human right people can’t live without?
Nah I think the real issue is that they just don’t put enough blood and sweat into that exploitation personally.

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To which I responded with:

Its not the prices,
its the fact they exist.
Why buy property to make profit when others still don't have enough to live,
it's nonsensical.
Make sure everyone has what they need then start trying to grab profit if you are so driven to it.
Otherwise they are forcing others to suffer.

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and my final response eh... I'm not sure I'm happy with landlords or anyone's role existing for pure profit.. gotta think on that some more.