return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 9 months agoTechies are paying $700 a month for tiny bed 'pods' in downtown San Franciscowww.sfgate.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1221arrow-down1external-linkTechies are paying $700 a month for tiny bed 'pods' in downtown San Franciscowww.sfgate.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square69fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·9 months agoAnd last month this was just a meme… They have these in Japan as hotels, and they are expensive. It works pretty nicely for that, but renting them as a permanent dwelling is insane…
minus-squarej4k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·9 months agoIt won’t be long before they are not allowed to quit their job or leave the area. Welcome to Neo-Digital-Feudalism. History rhymes.
minus-squarezeekaran@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoThe standard ones were like $35/night last I checked. Not exactly expensive. Housing (at least in 2017) was fairly cheap in Tokyo and the rest of Japan compared to most countries.
And last month this was just a meme…
They have these in Japan as hotels, and they are expensive. It works pretty nicely for that, but renting them as a permanent dwelling is insane…
It won’t be long before they are not allowed to quit their job or leave the area. Welcome to Neo-Digital-Feudalism. History rhymes.
The standard ones were like $35/night last I checked. Not exactly expensive. Housing (at least in 2017) was fairly cheap in Tokyo and the rest of Japan compared to most countries.