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[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 84 points 5 days ago

The Palisades (where the largest fire is burning right now) house some of the wealthiest people in the country that just lost homes worth over $3 million on average. It’s scummy (maybe illegal?) to jack the prices up and these people are also rich enough to pay it, for the most part.

The other fires going on are a different story, but the address is near the Palisades without being in the danger zone.

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago
[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 5 days ago

The winds are over and it’s 5+ miles away, Marina del Rey catching on fire is not what anyone is worrying about right now.

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Well you can never rule out arson

[-] tja@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

I thought all the fires were caused by arson?

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 3 days ago

Some are some aren't. Famously a couple were directly caused by poor maintenance by the power company, which then people who lost their homes to PG&E's incompetence had to continue paying them at their next home

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

That is genuinely don't know

[-] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

It has already happened.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago

Capitalism eating itself, rich people now homeless and can't afford new homes

[-] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago
  • Don't want too

most of those rich people could afford a house, just not one in as "good" of a neighborhood.

this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2025
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