I agree with this wholeheartedly. A house is to live in. It's a place to live, not a financial instrument. They are only inherently worth some amount that aligns with wages in a given location.

So, like my first house cost a year of the median wage in my city; it was a wreck, so let's say two years of pay was the average house. I think my mom's house was around that too, but now they are more like 5x the median pay, that makes no sense because they are the same thing - a place to live.

I completely agree. However, homeowners typically vote more in local elections.

Hell, I had an argument with someone who didn't support a fucking hospital expansion in town because they were worried about the impact of the expansion on their housing price.

Housing can either be affordable or a good investment. I should be affordable, but unfortunately it would seem that society has chosen the latter.

I agree but what you’re talking about is not liking Capitalism since it has to do with why housing is an investment.