return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTechies are paying $700 a month for tiny bed 'pods' in downtown San Franciscowww.sfgate.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1222arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square70fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareEndorkend@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up33arrow-down1·1 year agoThe bizarre thing about this is that the media and tech companies are pretending this is because these people WANT to live in pods. Not because they can’t afford anything, even when they have tech jobs that should mean they get paid well.
minus-squareFoundTheVegan@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s the American dream for all your possessions to fit in a backpack so you can be the salaried unhoused.
minus-squareiAmTheTot@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThat’s not how this article reads to me. It even mentions high rent is driving the demand.
minus-squareEndorkend@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoI didn’t say this article was portraying it as such. But in general the media and companies do. This “pod people” and “20 people sharing a 2 bedroom” thing has been in the news on and off for a few years already.
minus-squareFoundTheVegan@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoOh I didn’t think ya were! Sorry I probably should’ve put a /s there or something, absolutely agree! ♥
minus-squareEndorkend@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoI was responding to iAmTheTot :)
The bizarre thing about this is that the media and tech companies are pretending this is because these people WANT to live in pods.
Not because they can’t afford anything, even when they have tech jobs that should mean they get paid well.
It’s the American dream for all your possessions to fit in a backpack so you can be the salaried unhoused.
No possessions, only consume!
That’s not how this article reads to me. It even mentions high rent is driving the demand.
I didn’t say this article was portraying it as such.
But in general the media and companies do. This “pod people” and “20 people sharing a 2 bedroom” thing has been in the news on and off for a few years already.
Oh I didn’t think ya were! Sorry I probably should’ve put a /s there or something, absolutely agree! ♥
I was responding to iAmTheTot :)