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I spent a decade traveling Europe in hostels and visiting clients. There's nothing inherently wrong with a pod itself. Indeed, I prefer it if it means you get e
by veqq 3y ago
I spent a decade traveling Europe in hostels and visiting clients. There's nothing inherently wrong with a pod itself. Indeed, I prefer it if it means you get expansive public space.
Later, I lived in a New York building which was originally to become a we-work, with great amenities. It's not like you spend much time in bed. Indeed, many people (in cities) go to cafes etc. to work.
- pjbeam 3y agoThat's an interesting take that seems so obvious now that you've said it. I've spent my whole life in single family homes and never quite "got" the "go work in a cafe" and similar stuff. Seems like a pretty rich tapestry of possible experiences to miss out on. Huh. Will be chewing on that for a while.
- satvikpendem 3y agoIt's not all sunshine and rainbows. Most of the time, there's either no seating, no fast Wi-Fi, or no power outlets left. That's why I prefer to work at home with a nice desk, monitor and chair setup than to go to a cafe, which I do to relax and take a break.
- rhapsodic 3y ago> That's an interesting take that seems so obvious now that you've said it. I've spent my whole life in single family homes and never quite "got" the "go work in a cafe" and similar stuff. Seems like a pretty rich tapestry of possible experiences to miss out on. Huh. Will be chewing on that for a while. The only way to find out if it's worth your while is to try it. I tried it, and it wasn't for me.
- pknomad 3y agoI've done that stint in NYC and Tokyo. It's not a bad lifestyle if you're working long hours in your 20's and just need a place to sleep and want to minimize spending. Eventually though you do want some space for yourself.
- ad404b8a372f2b9 3y agoThere is no reason outside of ideology that a normal person would choose a pod/hostel bed/... over a spacious room for the same amount of money. It doesn't matter if you only sleep there, a house is always more comfortable all things considered. All other argumentation is making up for the fact that you are paying exorbitant amounts of money for a tiny crowded space and can't afford a house. It is a social and political failure, not something to be celebrated. In Victorian times you could pay a few pennies to hang over a rope with your fellow bums, or sleep in a coffin. 200 years later in the Bay you can do the same thing for a 100 times the price and people will actually relish the experience. This is slum tourism at home.
- LeanderK 3y agoI sounds a bit like you've never left where you grew up and can't imagine why someone else wouldn't like it. If someone would give me a house I would sell it. I don't want to live in a house and I definitely don't want do go back to the suburbs. Imagine that, a lot can actually buy a house but choose to buy an apartment!
- ad404b8a372f2b9 3y agoThe opposite, I've left, traveled all over, lived in hostels, lived in poverty, lived on the street. That's why I'm not fantasizing about those experiences as if they would be thrilling solely on the basis of the poorness of the accommodations.
- LeanderK 3y agoyeah, but that's irrelevant. We're not fetishising poorness here but arguing wether you would always buy a house because it's objectively better. I wouldn't, I live in the city by choice and wouldn't move out for a house. Hell, I don't think I currently would like to live alone because I have to move into a new city and wonder about making friends there. Re-reading it....maybe there's something lost in translation. Do you mean your own house, as in your own complete building, our something like your own home that could be an apartment?
- baby 3y agoSure but did you see the pics? This is worse than a hostel
- et-al 3y agoMost hostels I've stayed in had squeaky off-the-shelf metal bunk beds for their communal rooms. The bed arrangement in the photo looks closer to a capsule hotel.
- desert_rue 3y agoI’ve stayed at Podshare, a similar concept, and it was way better than the metal bunk beds. I always got the top bunk somehow, and felt like I was causing a 5.0 earthquake below.
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- cbovis 3y agoThis just looks like a hostel to me that's amenable to long-term residents. Nothing out of the ordinary about the bed setup compared to other hostels.
- baby 3y agoActually I’ve done hostels like that ^^ but they were on the lower end. Usually nicer hostels (like in Korea) have a curtain for privacy. I guess it’s all over the place.