Many people want to own a house or condo, but uh oh! If you do that you touch the Trump Orb and become an evil guy! The Sickos discuss how and why home ownership makes you a fucked up demon person and how it can be resisted (if at all)! Plus, we finally solve how a YIMBY, the opposite of a NIMBY (bad) is also bad.
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