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I know this is a forum for tech bros who are generally well paid but responding to a story about a million dollar public toilet with "that's no big deal, I'm cu

I know this is a forum for tech bros who are generally well paid but responding to a story about a million dollar public toilet with "that's no big deal, I'm currently spending six figures on minor kitchen renovations" seems pretty out of touch to me. That is a ton of money to so many people.

yazzku 4y ago
'Out of touch' is putting it lightly.
- antiterra 4y ago
  Construction costs are construction costs, none of that would change if I was still struggling to pay for food and utilities for a rundown apartment, as I have in the past.
throwaway2037 4y ago
Thank you. I laughed out loud when I read this part: <<I priced out some relatively minor kitchen/bathroom renovation work in 2018 at around $100k. Put it off during covid times, and today the quote for the same work is well over $300k.>> In many parts of the United States, you can buy a whole house for $300k.
- AdamJacobMuller 4y ago
  In many parts of the United States, you can buy a whole house for $100k.
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  - antiterra 4y ago
    One of my dearest friends lives on government assistance in a section 8 listed house with a mold problem in rural Oklahoma that is worth well over $150k now. Things are getting expensive, out of touch or not.
- antiterra 4y ago
  > In many parts of the United States, you can buy a whole house for $300k And you’d likely get anywhere from a third to half the house you’d have gotten in 2019. That’s the point.
neweroldguy 4y ago
They clearly were emphasizing how expensive things are; they didn’t make a value judgement as to why. “Minor” conveyed that the work to be done is small. This is a shit take, there’s no evidence for this person being out of touch with respect to anything
rapsin4 4y ago
But this is the SF Bay, things are actually outrageously expensive here.
antiterra 4y ago
The point is that construction/materials are incredibly expensive compared to just a few years ago. Further, home construction is generally cheaper than public facilities in a huge city that must withstand a ton of abuse and use.

yazzku 4y ago

'Out of touch' is putting it lightly.

antiterra 4y ago
Construction costs are construction costs, none of that would change if I was still struggling to pay for food and utilities for a rundown apartment, as I have in the past.

throwaway2037 4y ago

Thank you. I laughed out loud when I read this part: <<I priced out some relatively minor kitchen/bathroom renovation work in 2018 at around $100k. Put it off during covid times, and today the quote for the same work is well over $300k.>> In many parts of the United States, you can buy a whole house for $300k.

AdamJacobMuller 4y ago
In many parts of the United States, you can buy a whole house for $100k.
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- antiterra 4y ago
  One of my dearest friends lives on government assistance in a section 8 listed house with a mold problem in rural Oklahoma that is worth well over $150k now. Things are getting expensive, out of touch or not.
antiterra 4y ago
> In many parts of the United States, you can buy a whole house for $300k And you’d likely get anywhere from a third to half the house you’d have gotten in 2019. That’s the point.

neweroldguy 4y ago

They clearly were emphasizing how expensive things are; they didn’t make a value judgement as to why. “Minor” conveyed that the work to be done is small. This is a shit take, there’s no evidence for this person being out of touch with respect to anything

rapsin4 4y ago

But this is the SF Bay, things are actually outrageously expensive here.

antiterra 4y ago

The point is that construction/materials are incredibly expensive compared to just a few years ago. Further, home construction is generally cheaper than public facilities in a huge city that must withstand a ton of abuse and use.