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I'm not quite as cynical. There's nothing wrong with signing up for a social apartment to me. The concept seems sound. In fact in some ways maybe you could argu
by greggman 11y ago
I'm not quite as cynical. There's nothing wrong with signing up for a social apartment to me. The concept seems sound. In fact in some ways maybe you could argue it's back to our roots as humans before we lived in houses where we all shared the same cave.
Sorry, I'm not hippie in any way shape for form.
The shared apartments listed above are often themed. I can certainly imagine all kinds of awesome places. An apartment complex for gamers and lan parties. An apartment complex for single parents to co-raise their kids. An apartment complex with a built in makerspace.
It seems like a way to actually make real friends rather than "cellmates". Some people happiest times were in dorms. Why should that stop at college? Sheesh.
- makeset 11y agoFriendships are formed through shared experiences. College dorms by definition have college-aged people, at the same early stage of life, enrolled at the same college, living in the same closed-world social environment. A lot of them will take the same classes, go to the same parties, know the same people. Even if you happen to have a dominantly one-dimensional self-identity (like "gamer" or "single parent") in the adult world, it seems nearly impossible to come close that.
- greggman 11y agoFriendships also form through proximity. Meeting people in your neighborhood for example. But many people living in large cities don't know anyone in their neighborhood. In the suburbs people seem to get to know their neighbors but in my experience people living in cities often don't. Living in a share house would be a step to knowing more people living nearby and interacting with them forming friendships.