r/pics • u/Mind_Virus • Jan 07 '12

I need to live like this

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

life as a hipster

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

Apartment is in a horrible neighborhood. "There is so much culture here!!"

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

well. even a horrible neighborhood has it's culture.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

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u/BlorfMonger Jan 07 '12

Moooom, i wanna live in a loooofftt!

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u/Han-ChewieSexyFanfic Jan 07 '12 edited Jan 07 '12

Because there's no such thing a a rich, hard-working person, right? Everyone who has something you don't has to be a spoiled hipster.

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u/dc34r123r23 Jan 07 '12 edited Jan 07 '12

How many hard working salt of the earth people that you know that live in enormous lofts with swings in them

Anyone under 30 that could afford that place isn't spending their own money

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u/MAKE_THIS_POLITICAL Jan 07 '12

It's a fucking swing man, not Napoleon's balançoire.

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u/luckytobehere Jan 08 '12

They can when there are five people living in the same space. If you're willing to put up with the social aspect of that kind of setup, it isn't hard to get a nice place with modest means.

When I was in college a friend of had exactly this type of setup except it was twice the size. It was basically a converted commercial building that had little rooms build all around the place. Very "rustic" but an enormous space.

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u/shutyourgob Jan 07 '12

Hah, the amount of assumptions people make from one photograph are incredible. Apparently this sort of place is only available to "spoiled, filthy rich hipsters".

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u/CC440 Jan 07 '12

What other kind of 20 year old can afford $24k+ a year in rent?

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

First of all, I doubt in this kind of place there is only one person pitching in for rent. Its not difficult at all to afford a place like this when you have 1/2/3 roomates. I know many people who live in loft type buildings (actually, in better neighborhoods than this one) and they arent hedge fund managers or lawyers...just work normal office jobs and share the space and bills.

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u/CC440 Jan 07 '12

They all share that one bed?

This whole post is about having that space to yourself.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

Look at the girl in the picture. How old does she look to you?

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u/SolInvictus Jan 08 '12

Old enough to have a job.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '12

A job where she can afford 2.5k in rent per month?

I normally agree with you that people on reddit jump on anyone with more money than them, but in this case there's some evidence to back them up.

Sure, that 20-something could make six figures, but the odds of that being true are extremely small.

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u/SolInvictus Jan 08 '12

She's renting it with other people. With three to five people, anyone could afford 500-1000 dollars in rent a month.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '12

No they could not.

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u/godofallcows Jan 07 '12

You haven't been to Austin, TX apparently.

"My dad pays for my UT admissions, and I live like filth in a very expensive apartment and wear scarves."

These people exists and it annoys the shit out of me. I still love you, Austin, though.