@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.commessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1220arrow-down1external-linkTechies are paying $700 a month for tiny bed 'pods' in downtown San Franciscowww.sfgate.com@return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world • 9 months agomessage-square69fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃linkfedilink36•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-square@j4k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish15•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-squarezeekaranlinkfedilinkEnglish5•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.