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Scrappy people solving problems is the only way problems are gonna get solved. Also living in a dorm is not the hardship you seem to think it is. It’s better
by mixmastamyk 3y ago
Scrappy people solving problems is the only way problems are gonna get solved.
Also living in a dorm is not the hardship you seem to think it is. It’s better accommodations than 90% of people in history have ever lived. Watch Les Miserables for a reality check.
Better to direct anger at the landed gentry who made this possible.
- tomohelix 3y agoThe apathy is what I am angry about. The sentiment that "this is fine" is what allowed this to happen. Laws and regulations need to be adjusted to enable better housing for more people. But they get blocked because those who hold the means don't see any problem with people below them living in squalid conditions like this. Make no mistake, I see this as a terrible living situation. Just because some war time refugees 100 years ago lived worse doesn't mean one of the richest cities in the world should have the same. It is a terrible and dishonest comparison.
- tim333 3y agoWell, long term. However there will always be young people willing to crash on a couch or equivalent to go somewhere interesting. I've done a fair bit of backpacking with maybe even more annoying sleeping arrangements and it's great fun at times.
- HDThoreaun 3y agoAs far as I can see you are the apathetic one here. Complaining about NIMBYs won't actually solve the problem. We need realistic solutions, especially short term ones, and these rooms are absolutely part of that. When the alternative is homelessness these units are unequivocally good.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoReiterating your point that capsule hotels are “squalid” is not compelling. And we don’t have to go 100 years, still probably better than 50% of people living in the world today.