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Yeah I tried to do that. I figured out the gaskets on the toilet had worn out and were leaking. Turned into about $200 in parts and consumables as I had to dremel off the bolts due to bad corrosion and replaced other parts that were in bad shape while I was at it. I'd done my research, quadruple checked the manuals and resources. Guess what happened? I had some leaks on the new gaskets and a new leak on the water intake hose.
I also took the trap out of the sink to clear a clog because it was full of gunk. I put it back in wrong and didn't realize it until months later so now the problem has grown significantly and the floor is damaged
I'm just paying a plumber to fix it because every time I've tried to fix plumbing I've made it significantly worse and at greater cost than just calling a plumber, no matter how much I try to make sure I've got the right tools, supplies and process.
Not everyone is handy, so not everyone can fix it themselves. This is why humans specialized, not so much because not everyone could do it, but because some people are so much better at certain things that its better to let people do more of what they're good at and let them get better at that then to have everyone be moderately okay at everything.
I am 100% with you on plumbing. Doesn't matter how well prepared I am or how simple the job. It always goes sideways on me. I can build a datacenter from the ground up as long as there's no plumbing involved.
I'll take the bait! I definitely wouldn't say renting is BETTER, but your comment definitely exposes some privileged views. Not everyone has the skills, competency, time, or cash on hand to manage their own repairs. There's also other advantages to renting. Most obviously is the fact that it's a lot easier to move - signing a new lease is so much less of a hassle than dealing with all of the things involved with selling and buying a home. This was somewhat mitigated by having equity, but right now it can take 5-10 years to have positive equity in a home.
Don't get me wrong, the article is absolutely dystopian, dude's paying 1400 a month for a shoebox. There is a lot that's ridiculous about his situation, but to throw out all of the actual advantages renting can have is as disingenuous of a take as if I were to say buying is a gamble. Call it copium, or say I'm a cuck, whatever but it's definitely not a clear-cut victory on either side
Edit: motivated -> mitigated. Thanks autocorrect.