> On a different note, I find the hypocrisy from some folks in this topic frustrating. They advance exploitative approaches to commercializing SaaS while decrying landlords doing the same. I don’t see a difference.
You really don't see the difference? I'll help you out: one is a basic (and at the moment, scarce) necessity, the other is a unnecessary luxury.
So the most basic sufficient shelter delivered in the most cost efficient way is the “need”? No, human dignity needs to be respected - but what does that mean? Does the shelter need to be where people want it, regardless of the cost? That’s where tradeoffs start to happen, and at some point those tradeoffs culminate in a market and that market is made up of tenants and landlords.
Being awful is a problem, be it in housing or SaaS.
You really don't see the difference? I'll help you out: one is a basic (and at the moment, scarce) necessity, the other is a unnecessary luxury.