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-square30fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up176arrow-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-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year 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-squarezeekaran@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year 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…
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.