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I've been watching YouTube videos of hipster-y people who live in insanely tiny apartments in NYC and absurd rent for it, like this woman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZSdrtEqcHU
And it got me thinking: How the fuck does ANYONE (who isn't rich) afford to live in the city? Where does a random Chinese man live in NYC? Or a typical weirdo that you'd pass on the sidewalk? Or the owner of a small struggling souvenir shop? Where do they go at night?
I assume many of them live outside the city where it's cheaper, but what about the millions of other people?
I JUST DON'T GET IT.
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>>1132273
It gets worse, to rent anywhere you have to go through these bullshit scam agencies where typically you provide first and last month's rent, plus damage deposit before signing "agency lease". Since NYC rent is crazy that's like $9-15,000 USD you have to come up with to get a tiny apartment.
A lof the people you see are either grandfathered into older, rent controlled buildings, live in coops, or live with a dozen roomates like in San Francisco where people split up living rooms into 2 bedrooms with sheets so they can all afford rent.
There are still some inexpensive hipster-y areas you can rent but need to go further out, or go into shitty tier neighborhoods full of crime.
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>>1132273
I've often wondered this myself
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>>1132275
Jesus christ, I am never moving to NYC.
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