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by jtlisi 2405 days ago
So basically the 21st century equivalent of a boarding house: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boarding_house
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Boarding houses, driving a taxi in your spare time, renting out spare rooms for extra cash, odd jobs.

Except this time with apps. Yay.

... And someone taking 30 percent and making you an employee w/o benifits in the process! Yay!

Yet another example of big tech trying to figure out how to control and profit from the means of production without building it or investing in it.

It's like everyone wants to be a comic book villain these days.

Imagine a shared working space but this time with words like agile.
Growing up I remember my dad living in boarding houses.

I like the idea, I feel that communal living will be the future. We are tired of being lonely in our 4 bedroom homes.

Been there, done that, never going back to communal living again. I don't have a 4 bedroom house either, but I do have my own house that is the right size for me.
U can have more people over in your house when you want and rest of the time you can have quite time. Once you go in communal space you don’t have a choice.
Don't want to live with other people but very happy in a much smaller home than 4 bedrooms.
Yes and no.

There are times I want perfect quiet and isolation.

I also don't think I'd want to live with my partner in shared accommodations.

This would be perfect for "single life" or long-term boarding away from home.

I think the general consensus is communal living is awesome...until you try it.