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  • venotic@kbin.melroy.orgtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Apartment vs house; what do you prefer & why?
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    9 hours ago

    The pros and cons between either is entirely up to preference.

    Apartment

    Pros:

    • Not having to worry too much about maintenance, as there are teams of maintenance people to call to have them handle problems.
    • If you live small and do not see the point of a home, apartments are for you.
    • Designated parking lots or areas
    • Some places can be affordable
    • Some cool things can be offered like pools, some community related things .etc
    • You may have some leniency for when you’re billed for rent/utilities

    The Depends:

    • Bad or Good landowners determine how well you’re going to live in an apartment. There’s really no strong pro or con because it can vary. You could live in an apartment atmosphere and the landowner doesn’t give two shits about you or anyone else except themselves. But you could also live in an apartment atmosphere where the landowner does care about everyone.

    • Bad or Good Tenants can also be a dealbreaker. Good tenants are the ones who leave you the hell alone and actually do not try breaking the lease agreements, they’re nice and can be approached without conflict. Bad tenants, everyone knows these types. Blasting music for all to hear, having barking/needy dogs that whine and whimper so you can hear them. Vandalizing the building or in general. Having maintenance tied up because they can’t stop being a problem. Having to have police called multiple times.

    • Lease agreements can vary, some may make you feel like you’re more restricted than usual, like I know my apartment management don’t really like the idea of holes in walls, including ones made by pushpins. They sometimes will do random check arounds of the apartment. It really depends on the agreement.

    Cons:

    • Finding affordable apartments
    • Finding apartments that have accessibility, like places to go, jobs to work at .etc
    • Not enough tenant protections
    • Sometimes you don’t really feel like you’re at home
    • Options like finding different ISPs may be limited

    House

    Pros

    • You are entitled to do with as you wish, no neighbors except neighborhoods, you have your own rules
    • Your property applies to above
    • You build equity
    • Family expansion is far safer

    Cons

    • Good luck finding an affordable home
    • You are subjected to higher rates/bills for utilities
    • You are paying for EVERYTHING that happens either on the property or with the home
  • venotic@kbin.melroy.orgtoNews@lemmy.world•USDA employees fired en masse by Trump administration reinstated, workers’ board says
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    1 day ago

    And that right there, is why people wonder a lot of the time like “Why aren’t Americans just fighting a good fight and staging a revolution?”

    Well, you know, it sounds like a grand idea on paper. But the problem with doing that is, is that we’d have to upset our livelihoods, have to explain and rally to all of our friends and family to join a big cause to take the country back. At which would initiate a civil war because it’s not going to go uncontested as we have to fight not only 71 million idiotic americans who oppose us, but we’d have to fight all levels of authority from police to military.

    And to do all of that without shedding a drop of blood. Yeah, I’m still waiting on a revolution idea where we can make do without nearly as much of what I described.

  • venotic@kbin.melroy.orgtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why are entertainers paid so much?
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    2 days ago

    While I’m not here to justify the enormous amount of money they’re paid, much much more than “essential” workers that been shoved down our throats that actually make the country run.

    You have to factor in numerous things. These people travel a lot and obviously that can rack up in a short period of time. Furthermore, their homes are obviously pricier to maintain especially if in multiple locations, far more costly than the average apartment rent. There’s also a number of things that they have to contribute and usually they don’t have a safety net because their money is finite.

    But of course that depends on the actor/actress and if there’s a big demand for them, that’s a huge thing in the entertainment industry. These are jobs that do not promise you that you’ll be earning money as compared to a retail job on a consistent and set schedule basis. You need to be marketable. You need to have the right qualities. You need to actually be variable i.e do many roles and do them well. The line is very narrow when it comes to entertainment.

    Now things like why bad actors/actresses get top billing anyways or why some actors/actresses are paid far more than everyone else, it comes down to favorability and ass-kissing I guess.