Re:The Affluent Homeless: A Sleeping Pod, a Hired Desk and a...
by helen___keller on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @12:41PM
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> Why is that cynical/implying this is bad?
Cynically in the context of the articles' semi-upbeat note about affluence, minimalism, and personal decision to own experiences rather than stuff.
I don't necessarily disagree that we need more tenements, except that I would have to carefully qualify what kind of tenements we're talking about. The industrial revolution held some horrifyingly poor standards of living that I wouldn't wish on my enemies.
Cynically in the context of the articles' semi-upbeat note about affluence, minimalism, and personal decision to own experiences rather than stuff.
I don't necessarily disagree that we need more tenements, except that I would have to carefully qualify what kind of tenements we're talking about. The industrial revolution held some horrifyingly poor standards of living that I wouldn't wish on my enemies.