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cnn is an assault on your browser. The header bar bouncing up and down as it chases your location, the video auto playing top right, the marketing overlay asking for your email to send market insights, the cookie acceptance bs at the bottom. All wrapped up nicely in 443 requests, and 19.1MB of data. I CAN NOT STAND the web anymore.
I could maybe see doing something like this if it was $300/month cheaper and each pod had a retractable door, almost like those Japanese capsule hotels. I get that in a space this small you aren't going to have much privacy, but to not have any sort of divider to block in the bed space seems over the top. Maybe the idea is that if people can close themselves off, they're more likely to do something like play their mu…
You put a door on it, now it's a room, a bedroom at that which requires two exits in case of a fire.
Hang a curtain, it's just an overbuilt loft bed, furniture, invisible to the fire inspector.
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> Does this also mean it is a "step down"? Because it looks like it is. Why is living with other human beings considered a "step down"? Most people in this so called "modern" age are horribly lonely.
Its a step down because you are forced into it. 50 yrs ago you could decide to do it, now its pretty much decided for you.
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We are way better off. Just live somewhere else. You can rent a nice house in Ohio for less than half that much [1]. Progress doesn't subvert the laws of supply and demand. [1] https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/apa/d/cincinnati-stunning-...
And for me, $1200 a month is my entire mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, and upkeep on a 1500 sqft house, in a pleasant neighborhood, surrounded by pleasant urban area. In an area that has a large number of corporate headquarters for companies that everyone has heard of, with access to a number of 6 figure jobs.
What once was old is new again. The fad we call "co-living" today has been common for most of the nation's history. You can even see examples of it in old movies, books, and TV shows. But now that it's got SVVC money behind it, it's somehow shiny and new. Although the "pod" angle seems new, it's not. Though, it was almost exclusively for the very very poor in the past.
I recently moved into a co-living space in Madrid and really enjoying it - I can see it becoming much more popular in the future. The social aspect for someone like me who moved to a new city is huge. Living in a bunk is a different story - I've stayed in my fair share of hostels and honestly the worst part about a shared room is the snorers (even with ear plugs etc.)
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We are way better off. Just live somewhere else. You can rent a nice house in Ohio for less than half that much [1]. Progress doesn't subvert the laws of supply and demand. [1] https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/apa/d/cincinnati-stunning-...
And for me, $1200 a month is my entire mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, and upkeep on a 1500 sqft house, in a pleasant neighborhood, surrounded by pleasant urban area. In an area that has a large number of corporate headquarters for companies that everyone has heard of, with access to a number of 6 figure jobs.
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A key difference: I don't think it was as common to be "co-living" with complete strangers (though maybe I'm wrong on that). Sharing a room with someone you're pretty familiar with is a much different experience.
Um... College dorms are pretty common and that's coliving with (usually) a complete stranger.
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And for me, $1200 a month is my entire mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, and upkeep on a 1500 sqft house, in a pleasant neighborhood, surrounded by pleasant urban area. In an area that has a large number of corporate headquarters for companies that everyone has heard of, with access to a number of 6 figure jobs.
And whereabouts is that? When was your mortgage started? How much would it cost me if I was to buy a house like yours there right now for only 5% down, for example?
For a good idea of what housing is currently like around here, point something like Zillow or whatever in Lake County, look at Waukegan, Gurnee, the Chain of Lakes area, and if you want quite a bit cheaper you can go west a few more miles to McHenry County. Or for an area that is closer to urban, go north to Racine.
Now much of the housing in this price range (100 - 200K) is going to be older homes, however a lot of them are either well maintained (as there is a large blue-collar demographic here that is comfortable with DIY), and there is also plenty of new construction that you can get in that price range also.
Edit: just did a Zillow search, for all of Lake County IL, for single family homes 100 - 200K, and got 894 results. I added the keyword "as is" to the search, and only 139 of those have "as is" in the description.
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I recently moved into a co-living space in Madrid and really enjoying it - I can see it becoming much more popular in the future. The social aspect for someone like me who moved to a new city is huge. Living in a bunk is a different story - I've stayed in my fair share of hostels and honestly the worst part about a shared room is the snorers (even with ear plugs etc.)
Is it any different from having roommates and sharing a kitchen or bathroom
The main difference to a regular apartment are the events in the building - yoga sessions, regular community dinners, weekly football matches, parties etc. Everyone in the building gets to know each other pretty quickly. Average age is about 29.