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This is called a hostel or a flop house.



AKA SRO, single room occupancy.

Funny companies wrap $#i+ in tech and call it the Next Big Thing—-Taxi hacks become Uber. Subletting becomes AirBNB—like, who knew being poor and having a lousy job and strangers in your house could be so hip. /rant

Disclosure. I’ve live in several SROs and they’re sad.




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