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Japan has capsule hotels that reduce costs through better space efficiency and the weird hotel that reduces costs through automation. If someone were to make a
by ryao 11y ago
Japan has capsule hotels that reduce costs through better space efficiency and the weird hotel that reduces costs through automation. If someone were to make a startup that combines the two, they could solve San Francisco's problem of high rent.
- bruceb 11y agoNot exsctly the same. Those are for short over night stays mostly. Also you are sleeping a tube but the end is covered with a drape. That being said, some micro apartment progress could be made in SF
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- brador 11y agoSan Franciscos problem is building restrictions not high rent. Most of that is from the investor who owns a high % of property in san fran and his weight in the city. With building regs like other cities we'd have skyscrapers to accomodate everyone who wants to live here at reasonable cost.
- seanp2k2 11y agoThe problem with that theory is: name a city where one can rent in a high-rise affordably.
- brador 11y agoFor that to not be a trap you'd have to define affordably as a percentage of income.
- brianwawok 11y agoChicago. Very easy to high-rise as a software dev for 25% or less of income.