The last time we checked in on San Francisco, the local NBC affiliate had scoped out a 153-block stretch downtown and found “a dangerous mix of drug needles, garbage, and feces.”
But what high-priced cities like San Francisco really need, according to Alex Baca in Slate, is more dormitories for adults. Hey, paying $1,400 to $2,400 a month to live in a room with no kitchen, living room, or bathroom sounds great.
Wait. Dorms for grown-ups are a great idea: https://t.co/vjtF4jz0iP
— Slate (@Slate) March 7, 2018
Why are they a great idea? Because “the existence of dormitory living is a tiny step toward the acknowledgment that our built environment is overly prescriptive and, in its prescriptions, reductionist and inappropriate for how we live now.”
https://twitter.com/MWexford/status/971549598346104832
We already have dorms for adults… THEY'RE CALLED APARTMENTS. https://t.co/Mmc3Yzxibu
— Juney-berry Dressing (@AVKingJames) March 8, 2018
Technically they’re not called apartments because there’s precious little keeping people apart. There’s a shared bathroom at the end of the hall if you need some privacy, but otherwise you’ll find yourself in a “common event space.”
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For $200/month rent, they're a great idea. For TWO THOUSAND AMERICAN DOLLARS A MONTH? no https://t.co/XtEgAwZWF7
— Victoria (@AVocalistsRival) March 8, 2018
Yeah if they were affordable. At this price really… https://t.co/yW1YMUBwKH
— DJ (@djulian213) March 8, 2018
The idea that dormitory living arrangements that cost up to $2400 a MONTH – TO RENT A FRIGGIN BED – somehow contributes to the need for housing diversity is the most laughably disingenuous argument I've seen this year. https://t.co/cjMULXxE0k
— Comorienne ?? (@_ShamGod) March 8, 2018
If you aren't capable of finding your own roommate, you aren't ready to be called a grown-up. https://t.co/OLrTLtZof5
— Ron Barker (@wrongnowshutup2) March 8, 2018
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