Welcome to Lemmy, where nuance goes to fucking roll over and die. I volunteer teaching English as a second language, and encourage the use of AI as a learning tool, while being very clear about its many dangers, but people here love to crucify me for it.

I have rented for years, because I have always hated living far from my job, and I don’t drive. Lots of people here foam at the mouth at me choosing that convenience, and at the fact that I finally got a house, using my life’s savings, and now that I am divorced and no longer need that much room, I’m just renting the upper floor.

Same as you, I either fix everything myself, or if I’m not qualified, hire someone to do it. My tenants love the fairly priced apartment, precisely because the price is fair. Cheap enough that them both can work and study, while still being profitable enough for me to help myself pay for the bills, taxes and mortgage.

A lot of people just swallowed the lie whole, thinking that landlords are the scum of the earth, equating it to shit like what Ticketmaster, LiveNation, Blackstone Inc., BP, UnitedHealthcare or Anthem do.

But most of them are just keyboard warriors who won’t move a finger to help others in need, believing themselves righteous just because they didn’t have the opportunities we had.

Ready to eat hot food that is cheaper than the ingredients to make it, is not a luxury.

Especially if it can be refrigerated and made to last for over a week, used to supplement other foods such like chicken quesadillas, chicken soup, broth and chicken salad.

Having to prep and cook is such a narrow minded way to look at things, and a way to look down at what people do to survive.

Does the fact that I can just bite into a tomato and eat it without preparation or cooking make it not a grocery? Hell, I can even do that with oatmeal if I’m down on protein and fiber.

I’m doing my part!