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Tech Workers Paying $700 a Month for Tiny Bed 'Pods' in SF

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37732026

Imagine bringing back a man or woman back to your “pod”. No privacy. Just shag and hope the other mates don't wake up or kill the vibe.

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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 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.

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.

Yea listening to people order coffee and talk loudly while you try to work is a "rich tapestry of possible experiences" :marseycoffee:

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Pods are awesome. They're just small hotel rooms, or college dorms. If I'm gonna be out all day every day, I don't need a spacious living room. And when I'm in, I'm just sitting on a chair using my laptop.

Imagine bringing back a man or woman back to your “pod”. No privacy. Just shag and hope the other mates don't wake up or kill the vibe.

welcome to uni, r-slur. did you not get laid in college? of course you didn't.

They only work for some styles of living. Which is fine! You can buy a bigger apartment or a suburban house if you want. But it should be legal to make pod-apartments, and it currently isn't because crakkkas hated blackpipo and wanted to ban slums without seeming racist.

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I'm all for deregulating housing but I also won't stop laughing about SFcels paying $500-900 to rent a box with a bed.

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$900 isn't really cheaper than getting housemates and having more space. But the spergs that would rent a pod probably aren't social enough to find housemates.

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My college “dorm” was 1300 square feet and I didn't have to share it with anyone.

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Went to the kind of school that recruits students with "luxury dorms"

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My university :marseygrad: doesnt have a dorm since its older than the US and 90% of the attendees were locals anyway so students have to find living :marseyzombie2: space :marseyspock: themselves and only half end up living :marseyzombie2: in shared apartments. Im happy :marseyitsoverwerebackyall: with no sharing a kitchen :marseyrefrigerator: or bathroom with other people if only that no one complains about me making chicken :marseykfc: at 2am.

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good for you! you should be able to do that. that's no reason to make pod apartments illegal via zoning and building codes, which they are in most places.

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I live in 21 square :marseypunching: meters with a pantry kitchen :marseyrefrigerator: and a bath where :marseydrama: I can barely move around if this aint pod living :marseyjumpscare: idk what is

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That's a studio. Pod living is living in literal pod

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But it should be legal to make pod-apartments, and it currently isn't because crakkkas hated blackpipo and wanted to ban slums without seeming racist.

this isn't targeted too black people as bad as they are they would never subject themselves too this after what happened too they peeple (chattel slavery).

this is for indians asians and the chinee specifically and a handful of gullible whites

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>living in a dorm

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welcome to uni, r-slur. did you not get laid in college?

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