Hey, I appreciate your response. It looks like we agree on a lot of points about the causes of the housing crisis (neoliberalism, Canadian oligarchies, neoliberalism, and also neoliberalism), and the implications for people looking to get into the market, pay their rent/mortgage, and eventually retire.

some of it is organic, but a lot of the rampant hate being directed exclusively in one direction is not. It is being pushed by agendas and individuals who will directly benefit from a Conservative leadership

I'm conflicted. I hear a lot of media chatter about foreign bots and I see reposts of memes from Canada Proud and co. But I don't think that's where the anger comes from. I live in a small town, and the number of people who mention housing costs in casual conversation is surprising. They're talking about how they can't afford to move, or how much their rent is increasing this year, or how they're not taking a big trip this year. They aren't talking about politicians. They don't mention Trudeau (even though this is safe Conservative riding) or the talking points I see online.

The right-wing influence peddlers undoubtedly have an effect online. They're able to tap into existing anger and some users to post memes and repeat talking points, which shifts conversation to some degree. But they aren't creating the anger. Most people reading Lemmy have probably seen the 1.3 million house number from the PBO or the 3.5 million number from CMHC, so when they see announcements that promise tens of thousands of homes over five or ten years, it seems insufficient. Posting a meme, or repeating a talking point when they see that seems is not inappropriate.

I don’t believe you’re one of those people I was refering to since you generally are posting with thought in your posts.

Thanks. And thanks for the thoughtful response.

I don’t know if something is wrong with your account as I only saw this in my inbox. Not a single other one of your posts appear anywhere when I browse Lemmy, and I don’t have you blocked so I don’t know what’s going on.

Yeah. Sometimes I don't know why I bother with the Fediverse. Like, I like the idea, but there's a fair amount of jank. I think lemmy.world and sh.itjust.works are still federated or whatever. Maybe I've gotten myself banned from some communities? I dunno. And I have no idea how/where to check.