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Had this happen when my lock broke. The landlord's response was, "Don't worry, it's a safe neighborhood" when the super was a creep who drank blue maui in his car with middle school girls, and I caught multiple people peeping in windows. Bought a lock and installed it myself, and when I moved I put the broken lock back on the door and took it with me.

Maybe I misunderstood, but I was thinking more along the lines of: I'm a tailor, and you're a farmer. I need food now, but you will need 3 shirts in the future. I give you tokens to use for the shirts when you need them, and in exchange you give me some food. So it wouldn't be a state currency, but something we might use for convenience in agreeing to a trade. Admittedly, I just thought this was what was being discussed, and I haven't given it much further thought.

And Coca-Cola for hoarding water in Chiapas, not to mention its Colombian death squads and links to Israel

Seems like unique currencies for different transactions vs. one standardized state currency would certainly be a step in the right direction.

I'm not interested in debate. I specifically said that to repel comments like yours.

I personally favor returning to a gift economy that is more apt to discouraging the exchange of symbolic currency and the inevitable hoarding of resources it creates, but some might have other thoughts on this

My opinion? Obviously, there's a sliding scale of exploitation, but housing should be free, actually. The bank you paid your mortgage to was also exploiting you as well (in fact, even charging you interest). Everything is grim under capitalism.

A former landlord of ours gave us rental with option to buy, so the rent would have contributed to the purchase of the home, and we got a portion of that back when we had to move but couldn't afford a mortgage. Was this better than most landlords? Yes. Does it make it ok to charge people money to live? Hell, no.

I'm not perfect either though. We all have to live with our mistakes.

This mindset has really had a positive impact on how I view my neighbors and the clients I serve. It should be a freeing thought because even though it shows us people are choosing to do ill, they can just as easily choose to do well. It's helped me overcome some of the Puritanical notions of inherent good and evil I've had forced on me my entire life while not excusing bad actions.

I know someone who was a terrible ancap 4channer who made a complete 180 once he stepped outside his basement and started interacting with non-white and queer people.

Everyone has a choice, and it's never too late to start.

No one has mentioned Maoism. You might want to question why you thought this.

(The current qualities of corporate farming can be exploitative too though and has had a devastating effect on farmers ability to provide, which I've witnessed firsthand here in South Dakota.)

"I'm as anarchist as they come"

defends the existence of landlords

Same. I could never be a surgeon.