• ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.social
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    1 year ago

    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…

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      1 year ago

      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.

    • zeekaran@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      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.