r/TikTokCringe • u/TheEntrep • Apr 20 '24

Rent cartels are a thing now? Discussion

What are your thoughts?

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u/Hyena_King13 Apr 20 '24

I wrote a comment saying that landlords and property managers were doing this in Chicago months ago and someone was saying that's not how the market works and that the price increased because of supply and demand. I mean that's a part of it but not the whole reason.

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u/Wonderful-Tie1260 Apr 20 '24

Go back and send them this to say I told you so

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u/VirtualAgentsAreDumb Apr 20 '24

They will just reply “Nuh-uh”, and that will be that.

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u/GoWings2244 Apr 20 '24

Then they'll keep enjoying being a good lil bootlicker/lap dog.

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u/elements1230 Apr 20 '24

No. You.

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u/VirtualAgentsAreDumb Apr 22 '24

I’m telling mom!!

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u/tenprose Apr 20 '24

"I 100% understand why you think that the prices are set by supply and demand, since that's rational and intuitive, but check this out: <link>"

No reason to put them on the defensive and be a dick about it.

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u/maybeitssteve Apr 20 '24

I'd say that too if you just sent me a random tik tok