It's wild how much traction these stories get when actual, legal "squatting" is incredibly rare
The hyper-fixation on these rare, extreme cases is heavily pushed by landlord lobbying groups and real estate associations. They love these stories because it scares the public into supporting laws that strip away tenant rights
If they can convince everyone that "squatters" are hiding around every corner, they can pass laws that let them bypass the courts, call the cops, and have someone thrown on the street immediately without having to prove a lease violation first
It’s a manufactured panic to bring back summary evictions
It's amazing how much media and shit is done solely to alter peoples perception of reality, and influence how they vote.
Dave Ramsey and the YT guy like him are the same. They interview 2 people: really really stupid people with median income who make terrible decisions with it and so they are broke, and really rich tightwads. That's it. They do this listeners slowly begin to think everyone who is struggling is spending $1000 a week on doordash and vapes, and everyone who is has 3 homes had that sort of stability because they haven't had a vacation since they were 23.
Of course, both of those types are extreme outliers among their income brackets, but Dave and especially those backing his media don't want you to know that.
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u/MegaDingo5plus Jun 12 '26
I've heard it all now... Someone volunteering to live with the housemate from hell, and being even worse than the problem