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They’re comparing slips to apartments? The headline is a complete fabrication as the boat itself is not included in the cost.
by IAmGraydon 3y ago
They’re comparing slips to apartments? The headline is a complete fabrication as the boat itself is not included in the cost.
- jjav 3y agoThe cost of the boat is inconsequential, can be as low as free. Someone who is doing this to save money isn't buying a superyacht. You can get very old boats in very bad shape that are not seaworthy but float well enough to live in for just about free (sometimes literally free). In every marina I've had a boat there are a percentage of liveaboards. Many of those boats aren't going anywhere under their own power but they haven't left the slip in over a decade so it doesn't matter.
- IAmGraydon 3y agoOK, but even assuming you can get a boat for a very low price, they're still comparing average apartment rent to the cost of living in a small floating trash can. Yes, it may be less expensive to live in a floating wreck than an average apartment. It would also likely be miserable. A cost per square foot comparison would at least be somewhat more appropriate, and I would bet the cost would be higher for the boat. The author is clearly trying to create a story about a topic that people are already up in arms about, and they're stretching the truth to get there. It gets clicks and it gets shared.