• 5in1k@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    I don’t have to imagine, I’ve lived in both, it is a reduced standard of living and saying it isn’t is a lie. I’ve seen pictures of how you people want us to live, Hong Kong and Tokyo exist. I’d rather die of exposure in the woods than be forced into a coffin sized little apartment room that the poors get there.

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      2 months ago

      What do “the poors” in America get? Right, they get to

      die of exposure in the woods

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          2 months ago

          I did some quick research, I looked for cheap living spaces in Tokyo, and then in Austin. For Tokyo, I found this: https://www.villagehouse.jp/en/rent/kanto/tokyo/hachioji-shi-132012/kobiki-3019/#3DK-5-503/ 50m^2, for about 400$ a month, less than 5 minute walk to the train station, where you can take a train towards the center of Tokyo.

          For Austin, Texas, I searched on Zillow for living spaces in Austin, TX under 600$. I found this: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/400-E-6th-St-Austin-TX-78701/2057083232_zpid/? About 11m^2, for 450$ a month. To be fair, it’s in the center of Austin, but I didn’t limit my search to the center of Austin. And unlike Tokyo, Austin is not known for having great public transit, so you can’t save money by forgoing a car.

          In conclusion, chances are if you’re low income, you’ll have more space Tokyo.

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            2 months ago

            I don’t want to live in either 20 foot box. Hard pass. Thank you for making my point.

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              2 months ago

              So you don’t know that 50 > 11? You’re supposed to have learned this in 1st grade.

              Edit: Sorry I just realized that given your level of education, I can’t assume you know what “>” means. It means “is larger than”. “50 > 11” means “50 is larger than 11”. Or completely in words “Fifty is larger than eleven”.

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                2 months ago

                Yes 50 is bigger, and yet I still prefer a house. 20 feet by 20 feet. Woo hoo.

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                  2 months ago

                  So, what’s so bad about the Japanese apartment that you’d rather die than live there?

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                    2 months ago

                    It’s a 20 foot box. My entire living space in 20x20. Shitting and eating and sleeping all in the same room. My Detroit apartment was slightly bigger than that. No, it’s terrible. I won’t have kids, that’s my ecological contribution. I’m not living in a city again.