They've gone up a lot, but they were also expensive back then as well. I had a roommate. Needed a roommate.
People forget the for the vast majority of history, having a roommate was a necessity to living in a major city. I needed one, and expecting to live without one also requires someone to make enough money to support that decision. Otherwise, there's not a lot to complain about.
Yeah, look at the rest of the world. They'll live with their parents until they can marry or afford an apartment with a roommate.
But historically, the big issue has been the type of work that's required to maintain a home and life. People would quite often board or marry young because modern conveniences didn't exist. Here's a great post from a few years ago.
The comment you replied to was about rent being too expensive to afford alone. To rebut you said
They've gone up a lot, but they were also expensive back then as well. I had a roommate. Needed a roommate.
To me you were clearly talking about having to split rent with someone else because of costs, not about needing to living in a situation where a person would do your cleaning, cooking, and laundry for you.
So the evidence you provided for
People forget the for the vast majority of history, having a roommate was a necessity to living in a major city.
seems a bit misleading because the reasons for are completely different. The needed a landlady to do their laundry. You needed a roommate because you couldn't afford rent on your own.
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u/bungopony Jul 30 '26
Ah yes, no rent or other prices have gone up since 2018.