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Techies are paying $700 a month for tiny bed ‘pods’ in downtown San Francisco::px-captcha

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It's funny to me how many of the things we were told communism would bring about are now being experienced under the current economic system.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

But that's obviously because of the socialist elements left in the system. /s

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Can't they work remotely? Why live in downtown SF? Seems like a waste of money.

These look little more luxurious than the low-income housing in Beijing.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Return to work is all about keeping money in the financial district.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Coffin Motels.

The term was coined in Neuromancer I believe.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is just a shittier capsule hotel like they have in Japan. At least there they don’t charge you an arm and a leg for it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_hotel

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

They have much better standard, they have a door you can close, not just some curtains, the SF one is like a hostel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Some have curtains in Japan as well.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't dislike the idea of people living in dormitories, but with a price of $700 it seems that should have a full height room.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Can't even stand up to get dressed in one of these

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

I swear I remember a location like this in one of the newer Deus Ex games, which take place in a cyberpunk ish dystopia

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Rather a converted van, cheaper and serves two purposes as can guarantee that $700 does not include parking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Presumably part of the draw for living in downtown San Francisco is you don’t need to pay for the upkeep and feeding of a car