rent seeking =/= renting. its explicitly the act of profiting in an economy without adding value. landlords are a classic example, as are people who collect dividends from stock ownership. as for why dei? well the rent seekers know you wont like competing for resources so that they can live labor-free lives. so they have to try to normalize it as a moral failure of your character rather than the proper reaction to the realization that theyre pushing their whole hand onto the scale to ensure they dont have to work
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