☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to GenZedong@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 years agoChina keeping rent low and housing affordable is the reason why the West thinks China's economy is collapsing. They can't comprehend a world where the economy doesn't prioritize the rich.lemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up16
arrow-up16imageChina keeping rent low and housing affordable is the reason why the West thinks China's economy is collapsing. They can't comprehend a world where the economy doesn't prioritize the rich.lemmygrad.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to GenZedong@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squarebobs_guns@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBecause of the low rent and easy access to housing in New York City, maybe I should move there with my $40,000/year self-employed job.
minus-squaresevenapples@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoIn the Chinese shows mentioned, high rent is explicitly mentioned in the series, while in your example it is implied that they make ends meet with their low-income jobs. It’s not the focus of the series.
minus-squarebobs_guns@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoLuckily there is an easy way to find out if the situation is getting better or worse.
minus-squaresevenapples@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoI don’t disagree with that, all I said was that tv shows are based on reality. Of course that reality is changing…
Because of the low rent and easy access to housing in New York City, maybe I should move there with my $40,000/year self-employed job.
In the Chinese shows mentioned, high rent is explicitly mentioned in the series, while in your example it is implied that they make ends meet with their low-income jobs. It’s not the focus of the series.
Luckily there is an easy way to find out if the situation is getting better or worse.
I don’t disagree with that, all I said was that tv shows are based on reality. Of course that reality is changing…