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San Francisco’s $1200 a month bunk bed pods, Sold out
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"i saw a mouse in my apartment
i just looked at it and asked 'so, where are you gonna sleep?''"
Gonna be awkward when one of the bunkmates invites their SO over for sexy time. Headphones are a necessity
no guests allowed
not that they'd want to hang out in your bunk
It cost me $25 here everytime I do laundry. Lunch out is minimum $12 for food court style. We got some really nice parks, beautiful beaches, and weed is legal so it all balances out.
Yeah living in one of San Frans tent cities seems pretty swell by comparison.
That was my first reaction to it, a motorhome would be a far better option than this, surely? Even a converted van would work better in terms of privacy, just have to find a good location to have toilet/washing facilities with that option.
Look my point is there is no point to keep posting SF house articles. SF is completely divorse from the rest of US, dystopia hellscape.
I'm pretty sure you wouldn't. Ppl trying to break into your tent when your are away and steal your shit almost every day.
They are classified as civil engineers, though, so it all works out.
Lots of places have nice parks and beaches and in those places you can buy a damned washer for $500.
I mean, this setup is basically a glorified homeless shelter anyway, and you have to pay a fortune to be there. lol
The RV situation gotten pretty bad that many cities are banning them.
I'd rather work at walmart in most of the country and be able to live a normal life than have some "dream job" in SF and have to live in a bunk bed. The jobs and wage excuse doesn't cut it.
Jobs.
Jobs.
There's a point where cost of living is so much higher as a percentage that making 75k in a mid-size city anywhere else might make more sense than making double in SF.
I don't even know what possessions someone in one of these bunks even has to steal.
It's literal like living in a homeless shelter. You have no property, nothing but a bed, and you can't own anything because there is nowhere to put it.
Yeah maybe but not with this perfect mild weather, amount of tech jobs, lots of places like Vegas and lake Tahoe relatively close among other things.
Definitely not worth it to struggle here and no way I'd be getting a bunk bed like that but if you got the money SF is a nice place to be. I'd never live downtown though.
This is making the news because it's flashy, but it's also one building that was converted, allegedly w/o all the permits.
SF's issues stem from a lack of space and a NIMBY situation caused by making it excessively easy to block or delay new construction. Rent control tightens the market further, because once you get in a RC unit, you have zero motivation to leave. Net result, the "market" fights over fewer units than available in the City.
The options to get an affordable place in SF are basically:
1) Get roommates
2) Sublet a RC unit and hope the master tenant isn't illegally charging you more than they're paying
3) Buy a place if you can swing the downpayment
4) Win an affordable housing lottery
$1,200 is dirt cheap for SF. It's going to be filled for ages with regular workers.
A lot of people are not about that WalMart life, different people, different needs. There's a major reason these small towns that revolve around a WalMart are dying out. Most people just don't want to live in those conditions.
What happened when Walmart left
In West Virginia, the people of McDowell County can’t get jobs, and recently lost their biggest employer – the local Walmart store. They describe the devastating loss of jobs, community and access to fresh food
www.theguardian.com
Another factor is, the costs of some goods are the same no matter where in the country you are. A bottle of water might cost less in Idaho than in downtown NYC but a video game costs $60 wherever you go. This is just an example, there's many more products, like iPhones, that exert an invisible pressure on people in a consumerist society to maximize the amount of commodities they can purchase with their salary, even if they're trading off some other things to do it (quality of life, living conditions, blah blah blah).
It's like the old saying..."it's not what you make, it's what you save". Who cares about having a high paying job if your home consists of a shared bunk bed and you're saving less money that someone working at McDonalds?
If you have live in a shared building in a bunkbed, you don't have a fucking life. That literally is not a life.
I mean, if you're in PRISON you get your own room.
The trick is being able to telecommute so you can live 50 miles away and only
Have to drive into work once a month for a in person meeting.
Yeah, see what I said above. I think the price consistency of some products promotes people trading quality of life for raw purchasing power. The latest $1,000 iPhone doesn't stop being $1,000 because you're not living in SF.
Man, I don't know if you're joking or not, but there's a lot of people who want different things than you do and have different ideas of what a "life" is than you do.
A lot of people are not about that WalMart life, different people, different needs. There's a major reason these small towns that revolve around a WalMart are dying out. Most people just don't want to live in those conditions.
What happened when Walmart left
In West Virginia, the people of McDowell County can’t get jobs, and recently lost their biggest employer – the local Walmart store. They describe the devastating loss of jobs, community and access to fresh food
Another factor is, the costs of some goods are the same no matter where in the country you are. A bottle of water might cost less in Idaho than in downtown NYC but a video game costs $60 wherever you go. This is just an example, there's many more products, like iPhones, that exert an invisible pressure on people in a consumerist society to maximize the amount of commodities they can purchase with their salary, even if they're trading off some other things to do it (quality of life, living conditions, blah blah blah).
That's why everyone in hong kong use top of line new smartphone and camera but live in 5 sq ft cages. There is nothing to brag about.
You have many more than that. Lots of ways to fit people into the area.
An hour outside of the city is still pretty expensive.
Vegas is 12 hours by car from SF!
A lot of people are not about that WalMart life, different people, different needs. There's a major reason these small towns that revolve around a WalMart are dying out. Most people just don't want to live in those conditions.
What happened when Walmart left
In West Virginia, the people of McDowell County can’t get jobs, and recently lost their biggest employer – the local Walmart store. They describe the devastating loss of jobs, community and access to fresh food
Another factor is, the costs of some goods are the same no matter where in the country you are. A bottle of water might cost less in Idaho than in downtown NYC but a video game costs $60 wherever you go. This is just an example, there's many more products, like iPhones, that exert an invisible pressure on people in a consumerist society to maximize the amount of commodities they can purchase with their salary, even if they're trading off some other things to do it (quality of life, living conditions, blah blah blah).
There's a middle ground between SF and working at a WalMart in Iowa.
Like, I could see doing it for a year or two and socking away as much as possible (were I still in my 20s) and then fleeing to anywhere else with the savings. You still might end up coming out ahead just not doing that step, though.