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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by devwastaken on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:02PM (#29131334)
Housing and living costs have gone insane. Personally I don't care about a window, I care about having a space I can study, work, and not deal with a bad roommate. I care about it being affordable, with access to a kitchen.

The way munger is going about it is a ridiculous amount of money, and I heavily doubt it will be built right. But the concept itself, to me, is a worthy tradeoff if it means reduced costs and better benefits. A window is not a benefit I care about.

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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by newsclues on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:13PM (#29131428)
Do you currently live in a windowless room?

Have you experienced being in a windowless room for a long period of time?

It’s not a luxury.

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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by rkk3 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:28PM (#29131571)
It's not as though they won't ever see the sun, they just need to leave their room, its SoCal ffs

They will be living in a vibrant college community, with common areas, beaches, parks, libraries etc...

I've lived in a room with a Window against a brick wall in NYC.

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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by newsclues on Saturday November 06, 2021 @07:28PM (#29134860)
From my window I can see junkies shitting, but I still get some light, and air.

I’ve been in a windowless prison cell, it sucks.

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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by rkk3 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @08:07PM (#29135088)
> I’ve been in a windowless prison cell, it sucks.

That doesn't sound pleasant but college students aren't prisoners locked in their dorm rooms.

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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by newsclues on Sunday November 07, 2021 @06:36AM (#29138559)
I studied computer science in Canada.

I recall being stuck in a room for days working in winter

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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by rkk3 on Sunday November 07, 2021 @09:03AM (#29139506)
Not that relevant since at UCSB the "winter" is a chilly 60 degree's...

And FWIW I went to school in a similar climate to yours and was never "stuck in a room for days". How did you get to class? How did you get food?

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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by devwastaken on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:52PM (#29131770)
I lived in a room where the window had to be boarded up and insulated all through the winter. I would much rather be able to live in that room than nowhere at all.
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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by sparksparkapach on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:44PM (#29131703)
College kids smell very bad, windows were the one thing that would let people air out their smelly rooms. Windowless rooms are a terrible idea.
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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by devwastaken on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:58PM (#29131815)
Ventilation, and access to showers.
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