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I doubt future generations will have “basement dwellers” because none of us can afford to own basements. (lemmy.world)
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“Basement dwellers” implies parents with multi level houses. I feel like the kid living with their parents for a long time will become more of a thing but they’ll be lucky to have the privacy and space of a whole basement.

And so I say, basement dwellers? In this economy?

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[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

Digging out a basement is expensive

[-] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 months ago

Yes, and you have to dig deep in some places to get below the frost with your foundation. In those places a basement makes sense because you're digging that far either way. Texas frosts don't get very deep, so you're able to have a shallower foundation making a basement just an extra cost.

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