𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoAre 'micro-apartments' converted from offices the answer to the housing crisis?www.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkAre 'micro-apartments' converted from offices the answer to the housing crisis?www.usatoday.com𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square67linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.zipdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 years ago how slum lord flats are the solution here they’re a solution for building owners who can’t find tenants to lease their office space to. they don’t actually care about the peasants who can’t find affordable homes
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoThat’s kind of the definition of a slum lord, though, isn’t it?
minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.zipdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoinstead of “tenants” i should have said “badly run businesses that nevertheless have tons of capital to blow on office space”
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoAh. Sorry. I misunderstood ‘tenants’ in terms of the civiz who would rent the tiny flat, and not as the businesses who would rent the entire floor.
they’re a solution for building owners who can’t find tenants to lease their office space to. they don’t actually care about the peasants who can’t find affordable homes
That’s kind of the definition of a slum lord, though, isn’t it?
instead of “tenants” i should have said “badly run businesses that nevertheless have tons of capital to blow on office space”
Ah. Sorry. I misunderstood ‘tenants’ in terms of the civiz who would rent the tiny flat, and not as the businesses who would rent the entire floor.