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I'm thinking Engels. Responsible, reliable, motivated, has money, knows how to manage it and is incredibly generous (he died with more than he gained from the factory sale despite supporting the whole German/communist underground in London).

Also who'd be worst? Would Marx ever catch up with his chores? Would Che disappear suddenly for months at a time?

(Not a very serious question obviously)

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[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Lenin probably, as long as you clean up after yourself after cooking. He has the vibe of calling you out for leaving a spoon in the sink.
Apart from that he was living with his wife in Siberia for a time, and if you do that then you probably end up getting some habits that make you a chill roommate.
Also I'd love to subscribe to newspapers and leave them open on their worst articles on the kitchen table so I could hear him get pissed.
Also also I'd love some backup when I go downstairs to the communist bookshop and

  1. Trash them for their dogshit way of running their bookshop (it doesn't even look like one! It looks like some 19-year old has just moved away from home)
  2. Trash them for their sectarianism.

I would imagine huey-wut would be a decent roomie too, as long as your place is big enough and you're socially inclined.

Che would be a decent roomie, he'd be the ghost type. Except he'd probably steal your girl.

I think Fidel would be the worst. He's got too much rizz, he'd constantly be having "a few" people over. Over time you notice that you have access to less and less of the apartment. And he'd probably steal your girl.
Or Trotsky. He'd get pissy whenever he didn't get his way and he'd leave passive agressive notes all over the place