The OneBlade has a transformer in the wall plug part, the actual cable going to the handheld unit is only carrying low voltage.

I’m all for setting a precedent if it’s about banning chinese spyware and propaganda weapons.

https://xkcd.com/1810/

You said yourself that a penny is too much. What’s lower than a penny and not free?

Then the problem is not that the practice of renting exists, but wealth inequality. Which we fully agree on, especially since several mechanisms are at work that further the gap between the rich and the poor. These all should be addressed.

What’s holding you back from taking a loan and paying mortgage instead of rent? Risk aversion?

To use it later when his children would need it.

Sure he did, but he provided me with a place to live at, which otherwise I couldn’t have afforded. Just like any other service or goods provider.

I’d say it depends on the scale and the intentions.

My previous one hasn’t raised rent for five years, and even then he asked if it would be okay with us. Which it was, for even the raised rent was significantly below the market rate and he always responded quickly to any issues we have raised. He was a blue-collar worker who inherited a flat he didn’t want to sell, so rented it out to those who couldn’t afford to buy a property on their own.

I’m sorry for your negative experiences, but please be mindful that not only your subjective world exists. I might have been extremely lucky, but all my previous rental places were maintained by nice folks.

Nah, letters bring another complexity - besides with them Feb gets sorted after Dec.