KingGimpicus comments on Housing prices

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[–] KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

You attacked me for not knowing the price for construction materials, implying that my statement of the cost of homes being close to the $138K in the OP was way off. Then I showed i knew what I was talking about, and your argument became land price and hidden costs of construction. Thats exactly what a straw man does. You move the goalposts and create a new argument instead of addressing how you got called out on your bullshit.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

That's just moving the goalposts. A straw man is when one misrepresents their opponent's argument as something weaker.

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[–] KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Its all gaslighting at the end of the day. I dont draw much distinction between the flavors.

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 point 2 months ago

You cannot gaslight someone on the internet.

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago

A quote is never what you end up paying, there's always changes, delays, "unexpected problems", etc. I built a house 2 years ago, if you don't budget for at least 20% above the quote you will have serious problems.

Then you compared the cost of materials with a finished house on a plot of land, I guess the mistake there is quite obvious, no?

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