So Uni halls, individual rooms but shared kitchen etc.
The government would hate this to happen en masse. Where’s the leverage to work you to death when people have a stable home and low outgoings?
I think there’s a lot of merit in this kind of system. Costs are low for everyone, resources can be shared and there are enough people that they will benefit from economies of scale to a certain extent. Plus I imagine that multiple families living together in one place would make a great social experience. I can see how it would help older people reduce loneliness, make sure young families have the help they need and it would be a great place for pets and other animals to live since there are so many people to look after them.
It would be hard to set something up though because, ultimately, it’s a bit unusual. People would be sceptical of joining, I think mostly because of social reasons and potentially because of a perceived danger of what someone might do if they joined the community with bad intentions.
No thanks. Can’t live with one other person, let alone 60.
I have friends who live there.
I haven’t visited for a while due to covid.
It’s a great place to live and raise a family.
Obviously, there are disagreements having so many people living together, but because everyone is so laid back, these are sorted out in a grown-up way.
My children used to love visiting. There is so much freedom for them to run around, and adults never tire of teaching them new things.
I know quite a few people who live, or have lived, here, including some who are adults now but were brought up there. Really interesting place and people!
This is an example of the next generation living standards being pushed out called Build to Rent. Seen a few of these high density units get through planning. My ex director of a large architectural firm said this is the way forward due to lack of housing. I turned round and said OK why don’t you sell your 5 bedroom house and move in to set an example since you believe in this so much.
My wife and I were discussing this kind of living as a nice way of life a couple of days ago. Great read. Similar to how we all used to live as tribes etc.
I live with 26 people in a converted warehouse in London. It’s less family based than this obviously as we’re younger, but I absolutely love it. I have a massive room, and we have massive, well decked out communal areas that we use and share. There can be drama if you get the wrong mix of people, but we’ve created a really nice balance here and everyone more or less gets along so it’s kind of ideal. I just really like living with lots of other people (as long as they pull their weight re:chores, tidiness, etc!).
So what happens when a shady pharmaceutical company builds a bio-weapons lab underneath it?
Wasn’t “Co-living” supposed to have something similar in London? Think there were 2 skyscrapers set-up as a city version of this, but think they both shut down.
Kinda like an upgraded version of the University Dormitory, but you have your own space, kitchen, bathroom as well to disconnect.
This is probably closer to how most of us should live. Though not because we’re economically coerced into it – just because it’s a nice, human psychology/sociology compatible and relatively ecologically friendly (so far as you can get outside of high density, though that seems to be a contentious debate) way to live.
Why? Because the law doesn’t care about people. “If you can make money, pay us and we’ll protect you” – goverment
You are homeless? Die – gov
You have mental health issues? Go to mind they are volunteer who actually care about people and help because we don’t, we only give medicines to shut you up – To many GPs (and yes, mind is helpful, waiting list is over half a year as underfunded and understaffed…)
Any civil issues? Go to cities advice as they too are volunteer that don’t have anything better to do than actually be there for people and help them, because we don’t- gov (again, CA are really helpful)
You are a vulnerable child, with no parents, aka in a foster home? Well, good luck, most of the time there is no food (and more if you read stories of former foster, now adults), and we don’t check the mental health of the people who adopt you even after so many sexual exploitation as well as inhuman abuse and cases where multiple children were cut to pieces…because you are to poor for us to care about you – gov
Nhs? Anything, no money – gov who earned milions of £ on top of thir salaries
People who do business, aka thoes clever people who knoe how to rip off other for thir own profit: bilions and bilions and bilions of £ thwt they use to make more money, more damage, and corrupt the world more while ensuring no one touch them or bothers as they have money
It sounds quite expensive to even join as traditional mortgages aren’t available and it is linked to the housing index, around 100k?
I like the sound of this and think it’s a great way to share living costs especially in the era that we’re in now. I would imagine it’s a good arrangement for social support too. I do wonder though if there is a “must be obeyed” person sitting at the top who has the final say on things and could be quite difficult if any other residents disagreed with them. Could get highly uncomfortable. Also needs quite a chunk of money to get in there in the first place. Not really feasible in my situation, I guess I will have to settle for my particular status quo.
>working towards self-sufficiency
Watch as they try to ban this kind of living arrangement
That sounds great. I always thought that apartment blocks could benefit from these kinds of shared communal spaces. Have a room and a bedroom to yourself and share the rest. Especially when it comes to green space. Why have 4 box houses with small gardens when you could build taller and share a large garden? Add a fifth floor that has shared spaces in it. British housing is so antisocial its no wonder that we are such an antisocial society!
What a wonderful story, fascinating set of people there.
I’d love it, I’d never cut my hair again or shave and just sit and read for hours, but wouldn’t shirk from hard graft, in fact I’d do the hours some of the pensioners might not be able to do.
My friends and I often joke that we should all go in on some country mansion and take a wing each. I wouldn’t mind sharing a huge property with my friends as long as I had some privacy!
>They are working towards self-sufficiency in energy and food, with group meals prepared on a rota system.
A commune
If I were 20 years younger I would try this kind of loving, but I’ve had so many years of my own space and rules that it would be impossible to change
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So Uni halls, individual rooms but shared kitchen etc.
The government would hate this to happen en masse. Where’s the leverage to work you to death when people have a stable home and low outgoings?
I think there’s a lot of merit in this kind of system. Costs are low for everyone, resources can be shared and there are enough people that they will benefit from economies of scale to a certain extent. Plus I imagine that multiple families living together in one place would make a great social experience. I can see how it would help older people reduce loneliness, make sure young families have the help they need and it would be a great place for pets and other animals to live since there are so many people to look after them.
It would be hard to set something up though because, ultimately, it’s a bit unusual. People would be sceptical of joining, I think mostly because of social reasons and potentially because of a perceived danger of what someone might do if they joined the community with bad intentions.
No thanks. Can’t live with one other person, let alone 60.
I have friends who live there.
I haven’t visited for a while due to covid.
It’s a great place to live and raise a family.
Obviously, there are disagreements having so many people living together, but because everyone is so laid back, these are sorted out in a grown-up way.
My children used to love visiting. There is so much freedom for them to run around, and adults never tire of teaching them new things.
I know quite a few people who live, or have lived, here, including some who are adults now but were brought up there. Really interesting place and people!
This is an example of the next generation living standards being pushed out called Build to Rent. Seen a few of these high density units get through planning. My ex director of a large architectural firm said this is the way forward due to lack of housing. I turned round and said OK why don’t you sell your 5 bedroom house and move in to set an example since you believe in this so much.
My wife and I were discussing this kind of living as a nice way of life a couple of days ago. Great read. Similar to how we all used to live as tribes etc.
I live with 26 people in a converted warehouse in London. It’s less family based than this obviously as we’re younger, but I absolutely love it. I have a massive room, and we have massive, well decked out communal areas that we use and share. There can be drama if you get the wrong mix of people, but we’ve created a really nice balance here and everyone more or less gets along so it’s kind of ideal. I just really like living with lots of other people (as long as they pull their weight re:chores, tidiness, etc!).
So what happens when a shady pharmaceutical company builds a bio-weapons lab underneath it?
Wasn’t “Co-living” supposed to have something similar in London? Think there were 2 skyscrapers set-up as a city version of this, but think they both shut down.
Kinda like an upgraded version of the University Dormitory, but you have your own space, kitchen, bathroom as well to disconnect.
This is probably closer to how most of us should live. Though not because we’re economically coerced into it – just because it’s a nice, human psychology/sociology compatible and relatively ecologically friendly (so far as you can get outside of high density, though that seems to be a contentious debate) way to live.
Why? Because the law doesn’t care about people. “If you can make money, pay us and we’ll protect you” – goverment
You are homeless? Die – gov
You have mental health issues? Go to mind they are volunteer who actually care about people and help because we don’t, we only give medicines to shut you up – To many GPs (and yes, mind is helpful, waiting list is over half a year as underfunded and understaffed…)
Any civil issues? Go to cities advice as they too are volunteer that don’t have anything better to do than actually be there for people and help them, because we don’t- gov (again, CA are really helpful)
You are a vulnerable child, with no parents, aka in a foster home? Well, good luck, most of the time there is no food (and more if you read stories of former foster, now adults), and we don’t check the mental health of the people who adopt you even after so many sexual exploitation as well as inhuman abuse and cases where multiple children were cut to pieces…because you are to poor for us to care about you – gov
Nhs? Anything, no money – gov who earned milions of £ on top of thir salaries
People who do business, aka thoes clever people who knoe how to rip off other for thir own profit: bilions and bilions and bilions of £ thwt they use to make more money, more damage, and corrupt the world more while ensuring no one touch them or bothers as they have money
It sounds quite expensive to even join as traditional mortgages aren’t available and it is linked to the housing index, around 100k?
I like the sound of this and think it’s a great way to share living costs especially in the era that we’re in now. I would imagine it’s a good arrangement for social support too. I do wonder though if there is a “must be obeyed” person sitting at the top who has the final say on things and could be quite difficult if any other residents disagreed with them. Could get highly uncomfortable. Also needs quite a chunk of money to get in there in the first place. Not really feasible in my situation, I guess I will have to settle for my particular status quo.
>working towards self-sufficiency
Watch as they try to ban this kind of living arrangement
That sounds great. I always thought that apartment blocks could benefit from these kinds of shared communal spaces. Have a room and a bedroom to yourself and share the rest. Especially when it comes to green space. Why have 4 box houses with small gardens when you could build taller and share a large garden? Add a fifth floor that has shared spaces in it. British housing is so antisocial its no wonder that we are such an antisocial society!
What a wonderful story, fascinating set of people there.
I’d love it, I’d never cut my hair again or shave and just sit and read for hours, but wouldn’t shirk from hard graft, in fact I’d do the hours some of the pensioners might not be able to do.
Sounds pretty similar to cohousing in Denmark which I learned about a few years ago from this film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_(2011_film)
My friends and I often joke that we should all go in on some country mansion and take a wing each. I wouldn’t mind sharing a huge property with my friends as long as I had some privacy!
>They are working towards self-sufficiency in energy and food, with group meals prepared on a rota system.
A commune
If I were 20 years younger I would try this kind of loving, but I’ve had so many years of my own space and rules that it would be impossible to change