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Tech entrepreneurs revive communal living

26 points by cft 13y ago

yapcguy 13y ago
> "We have a vision to raise our families together." Seriously, how naive, have they ever heard a newborn crying non-stop or a toddler going off on a tantrum? Might disturb the karma a bit! There really is nothing new here, ask any impoverished artist living in a plasterboard cubicle in a warehouse with ten others, it's just a different group of people with common interests choosing to live together. Having room-mates does not make a "commune". A "do-ocracy" is simply figuring out how to live together Working at a tech firm or using the Internet all day does not make one a "hacker". Having been in one of the bigger places before, and seen the state of the communal areas (washroom), the paper-thin walls, the constant coming and going of strangers, I would advise only the young, sociable and tolerant to live there.
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  It's also a bit different when you have $130 million of wealth in your pocket. You're there by choice, not because you have no other choice.
  - yapcguy 13y ago
    Perhaps they have $130 million but they're lonely. They have nothing in common with most people their age, who must make decisions with monetary constraints, and can't fly off to Goa at the drop of hat. So they surround themselves with young folk to stay human and connected. They probably also know they got lucky - they won the start-up lottery. They may have a deep desire to validate themselves, to prove they deserved their fortune, so they surround themselves with young entrepreneurs full of great ideas, as part of a new-found mission.
cft 13y ago
When I submitted this, I titled it "hacker communes popping up in San Francisco houses". Then the title was edited. What are the rules of editing the submission titles and who does this meta-editing? I think this editing discourages quality submissions.
- jxf 13y ago
  My understanding is that, generally, the moderators prefer article submissions to have titles identical to the articles themselves (presumably to avoid linkbait titles on the HN side).
  - yummyfajitas 13y ago
    Not necessarily. An article of mine ("Don't use Hadoop - your data isn't that big") was changed by moderators to be less ranty ("Don't use Hadoop when your data isn't that big").

26 points by cft 13y ago

> "We have a vision to raise our families together." Seriously, how naive, have they ever heard a newborn crying non-stop or a toddler going off on a tantrum? Might disturb the karma a bit! There really is nothing new here, ask any impoverished artist living in a plasterboard cubicle in a warehouse with ten others, it's just a different group of people with common interests choosing to live together. Having room-mates does not make a "commune". A "do-ocracy" is simply figuring out how to live together Working at a tech firm or using the Internet all day does not make one a "hacker". Having been in one of the bigger places before, and seen the state of the communal areas (washroom), the paper-thin walls, the constant coming and going of strangers, I would advise only the young, sociable and tolerant to live there.

toomuchtodo 13y ago
It's also a bit different when you have $130 million of wealth in your pocket. You're there by choice, not because you have no other choice.
- yapcguy 13y ago
  Perhaps they have $130 million but they're lonely. They have nothing in common with most people their age, who must make decisions with monetary constraints, and can't fly off to Goa at the drop of hat. So they surround themselves with young folk to stay human and connected. They probably also know they got lucky - they won the start-up lottery. They may have a deep desire to validate themselves, to prove they deserved their fortune, so they surround themselves with young entrepreneurs full of great ideas, as part of a new-found mission.

cft 13y ago

When I submitted this, I titled it "hacker communes popping up in San Francisco houses". Then the title was edited. What are the rules of editing the submission titles and who does this meta-editing? I think this editing discourages quality submissions.

jxf 13y ago
My understanding is that, generally, the moderators prefer article submissions to have titles identical to the articles themselves (presumably to avoid linkbait titles on the HN side).
- yummyfajitas 13y ago
  Not necessarily. An article of mine ("Don't use Hadoop - your data isn't that big") was changed by moderators to be less ranty ("Don't use Hadoop when your data isn't that big").