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Housing and living costs have gone insane. Personally I don't care about a window, I care about having a space I can study, work, and not deal with a bad roomma
by devwastaken 5y ago
Housing and living costs have gone insane. Personally I don't care about a window, I care about having a space I can study, work, and not deal with a bad roommate. I care about it being affordable, with access to a kitchen.
The way munger is going about it is a ridiculous amount of money, and I heavily doubt it will be built right. But the concept itself, to me, is a worthy tradeoff if it means reduced costs and better benefits. A window is not a benefit I care about.
- newsclues 5y agoDo you currently live in a windowless room? Have you experienced being in a windowless room for a long period of time? It’s not a luxury.
- rkk3 5y agoIt's not as though they won't ever see the sun, they just need to leave their room, its SoCal ffs They will be living in a vibrant college community, with common areas, beaches, parks, libraries etc... I've lived in a room with a Window against a brick wall in NYC.
- newsclues 5y agoFrom my window I can see junkies shitting, but I still get some light, and air. I’ve been in a windowless prison cell, it sucks.
- rkk3 5y ago> I’ve been in a windowless prison cell, it sucks. That doesn't sound pleasant but college students aren't prisoners locked in their dorm rooms.
- newsclues 5y agoI studied computer science in Canada. I recall being stuck in a room for days working in winter
- rkk3 5y agoNot that relevant since at UCSB the "winter" is a chilly 60 degree's... And FWIW I went to school in a similar climate to yours and was never "stuck in a room for days". How did you get to class? How did you get food?
- devwastaken 5y agoI lived in a room where the window had to be boarded up and insulated all through the winter. I would much rather be able to live in that room than nowhere at all.
- sparksparkapach 5y agoCollege kids smell very bad, windows were the one thing that would let people air out their smelly rooms. Windowless rooms are a terrible idea.
- devwastaken 5y agoVentilation, and access to showers.