IKEA has furnished and is renting out a 10 m2 apartment in central Tokyo for about a dollar per month. It's clearly a gimmick of sorts as the furniture in the apartment are worth a lot more then that. Still looking at the pictures it looks like living in a nicely furnished prison cell, that is also very high (floor to ceiling). Any takers for such compact living? I dont think climbing around on ladders to get around is for me.
It seems very futuristic though; it is a staple of sci-fi to pack people like sardines in a can (Ripley's apartment in aliens, 5th element etc., etc.)
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/25/business/ikea-japan-tokyo-tiny-apartment-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.ikea.com/jp/ja/campaigns/ca00-tiny-homes-pub616dcf20
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @09:30PM
Videogames nwoadays are rented online, you don't need any space for your collection.
Gaming, audio and video entertainment, internet, only require one single device (digital convergence anyone?)
eBooks/eComics, no bookshelf needed.
Paintings and similar artsy furnitures, in NFT form don't use space (and don't collect dust :D )
... and so long....
You just need an XR device... and some good rubber corner protectors :D
CYA