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Living in a hostel is a reasonable state?
by ausudhz 4y ago
Living in a hostel is a reasonable state?
- junon 4y agoDepends on what you're optimizing for in life.
- ausudhz 4y agoSure, lets look at the finger when I'm pointing at the moon. The movie has generated 220 million, they had a budget of 60 million dollars. This guy has been paid 250k. If he wrote a book and sold it he would've made much more than that. Then of course you may argue that he should've asked for more, or capitalize on his fame better but that's another story. Yes what's a better life is subjective but this doesn't make the whole thing less unfair
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- bigyikes 4y ago> If he wrote a book and sold it he would've made much more than that. What makes you think that? Most books don’t net that much profit. The movie did well because it has a compelling story, yes, but also because it involves Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
- ausudhz 4y agoBecause there's a movie that feature the same story and made 220mil? Even if he'd made 2 mil would've been better than 250k. Sometimes books have been written after the movie that featured the story and have generally done well
- quickthrower2 4y ago…Repeats GP’s comment…. You can’t patent or copyright a concept based on your life. At least I don’t think you can. They didn’t need him to come up with the story. “Man lives in airpot”. As I recall the film was quite different anyway in how the story evolved.
- ausudhz 4y agoI hear you, but that's not the point! They point is that either the production or the stars that got featured could've provided a better result. Even if only for charity. I don't think is hard to understand. But ya, lets argue for the sake of arguing
- quickthrower2 4y agoYes indeed they probably should. Or if he refuses maybe his family or a charity for refugees.
- postingawayonhn 4y ago> If he wrote a book He did.
- rad_gruchalski 4y agoFrankly: > His autobiography has been published as a book and he may have been the basis for the movie The Terminal. https://books.google.com/books/about/Mehran_Karimi_Nasseri.html?id=VaasMQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y https://books.google.com/books/about/Mehran_Karimi_Nasseri.h...
- Cyberdog 4y agoI'd imagine it's a step up for someone who lived in an airport for 18 years.
- ausudhz 4y agoYou're for real, I hope is sarcasm.
- ssss11 4y agoA lot of ppl live in hostels. A lot of ppl live in worse conditions too. It’s a reasonable state in comparison to say sleeping rough.
- ausudhz 4y agoAgain, you've no idea what are you talking about. Overwhelming majority of people live in single family houses/apartments. That's a reasonable living condition. And by comparing it to other people in worst condition you are just missing the point
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- pestatije 4y agoYes, i'd put it right at the same level as renting a flat, only with other peoples company, which is nothing to sniff up at.
- ausudhz 4y ago
- fastball 4y agoYes actually, I would imagine living in a hostel in Paris would definitely put you in the top 50% in terms of global accommodation.
- ausudhz 4y agoLol nonsense
- fastball 4y agoThe cheapest hostel in Paris I found on Hostelworld was $35 per night, or around $1000 per month. Given that the median global income is somewhere around $10k per annum, a Parisian hostel seems to qualify.
- gcanyon 4y agoMy furnished, air-conditioned apartment in the heart of Bangkok was less than that, even including the internet and utilities charges. It was 20 stories up with a nice view and a balcony with a washer on it.
- fastball 4y agoYep, BKK is much better value for money than Paris.
- ausudhz 4y ago