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I briefly looked for co-ops when I moved across the country to a city where I didn't know anyone after college. They were popular at my school, so they had to e
by heurist 13y ago
I briefly looked for co-ops when I moved across the country to a city where I didn't know anyone after college. They were popular at my school, so they had to exist in some form in the real world, right? But I found nothing. It would be interesting to see a return to the formation of communities like this as people become more physically/emotionally isolated by technology.
- Sniffnoy 13y agoWell, at least where I am (Ann Arbor), the student co-ops also allow nonstudents, though they need to be approved by the house. But I agree; it's disappointing that cooperative housing should be so largely restricted to students. And having to be approved by the house is a substantial barrier when you don't know anyone. (And of course if you let in a large number of nonstudents, they cease to be student co-ops, contrary to what they're supposed to be. Which is again why it would be nice if more co-ops existed that weren't supposed to be primarily for students.)
- heurist 13y agoAnn Arbor is where I went to school! While I was there I had a living situation like a co-op (8 of us living in a large house with a few rooms occupied by random student and non-student subleasers who would come and go every few months), and transitioning from that to living alone in another state has been jarring. I am reclusive to a fault and probably wouldn't have made it through college if I didn't have the friends I made in that house. I'd love to see more non-student co-ops/boarding houses.