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Rent requirements in the US are nuts (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by trexman@sh.itjust.works to c/unethicallifeprotips@lemmy.world

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I'm aware that the apartment people aren't running the DNA database themselves. They have some weirdo company that does it. I'm also aware that that weirdo company (or companies) is capable of putting together a website.

I'm saying I live in the same neighborhood (I bought a place). Nobody is going through that park and picking up the dozens of available dog stool and sending it off to some lab to be tested. They just aren't. The whole fucking thing is a wet dream had by some awful corporate bureaucrat that only succeeds in making renters lives a little more miserable and pads the pockets of some other random, doggy DNA database building weirdo somewhere else.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm going to briefly go on a related rant here that you can feel free to ignore.

rant

People in America have this perspective that if somehow you devise a theoretical solution to a problem (especially if it's fancy and requires "tech" and "DNA" and labcoats) that you will magically have solved the problem. This isn't actually the case, and it's shown to not be the case over and over and over again in this country and everyone still seems purposely ignorant to that simple concept.

Things have unintended effects. Systems can have effectiveness issues. System costs (of all types, not just monetary) on all parties involved in the administration of those systems are often left unconsidered because it's not part of the problem solver's business model. Convoluted systems will not be fully understood by the agents who are supposed to implement them. Modern, technical solutions to problems are not magically better or more effective than the alternatives that are very often never even considered, simply because it wouldn't give you a reason to strap on a lab coat, or start up a new SaSS company.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do you think that's unique to AMERICA?

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I dunno maybe it isn't entirely but it's a very pervasive attitude here.

Look at the COVID death numbers in the US versus some places that had the common sense to just use masks.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well I don't know what to tell you. We had a guy two months ago who was arrested because his dog was pooping on the premises and he did not clean it up.

This is a half a billion dollar a year industry.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Arrested? Lol

In my area you can't even get anyone to care at all.

Maybe if someone's dog pooped directly in the property manager's mouth... Otherwise, forget it.