Oh hey, also the same thing with environmental issues
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I Sweden a liberal lobby group suggested "build apartments without kitchens" for poor people. It is so fucking dystopian.
You could build more affordable housing if you lowered building standards like demanding there must be a kitchen.
WTF, just build an apartment out of tiny houses and make sure there are common and private areas for people to relax in. Tack two together for family apartments. You can build a really small, cheap house without removing the kitchen.
Like, okay, if they were arguing for bachelor dorms, where each person has their own bedroom but they share a common area with showers, bathrooms and kitchens, then okay. But that's not gonna work for couples, they're gonna at least want their own bathroom; and families with children? Forget it. They're gonna want their own kitchen and bathroom so they don't have to wander out into a common area in the middle of the night in their underwear because their baby wants milk and won't stop screaming if it doesn't get warm milk.
I'd be okay with a tiny studio apartment with just a separate bathroom, even sans closet, as long as I have a functional kitchen with space for a full fridge (not those BS "bachelor" units with a barely functioning kitchenette).
The bachelor fridges are fine in communities not designed entirely for cars.
How do those things equate? I don't get it.
It humors me that we're making the housing market so unaffordable that "tiny homes" are a thing. They're smaller than ever and it's literally the only thing that's not massively overpriced.
I thought that's what condos were supposed to be. Somewhere between apartment living and a full house (townhouse/semi-detached/fully detached).... Do people really care that much about having a lawn?
Oh no, they're definitely overpriced too.
I should rephrase.
Instead of "massively overpriced" I should have said "way outside of everyone's budget"
Still overpriced, but the cost is low enough to actually afford it.
Tbh I'd want a lawn. Not because I like grass, but because of the outdoor space. A community garden with dedicated plots would be a decent alternative, but I like the idea of having some space in front of my home to decorate or cultivate. That said, seeking green space shouldn't be mutually exclusive with density. Build stepped pyramids or something, where each floor is offset by the previous floor's yard so that everyone's yards have sunlight but you're still building upwards.
Also, row houses are a thing. Medium density but still have a small front and back garden.
Isn't that just a hotel room?
Housing without kitchens has come up in modern history multiple times: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-frankfurt-kitchen/
Those are called "dormitories", and they work very well on college campuses and in the military.
You need a whole host of communal facilities to make them work, including a cafeteria. Dorm life isn't for everyone, but it is certainly feasible.