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Considering how crazy expensive accommodations have become the last couple of years, concentrated in the hands of greedy corporations, landlords and how little politicians seem to care about this problem, do you think we will ever experience a real estate market crash that would bring those exorbitant prices back to Earth?

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[–] CADmonkey 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Can’t wait till they figure out how to monetize air

Saw this at a Walgreens last week.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

These are really popular with people traveling to Colorado ski resorts and getting altitude sickness. They’re useful to grab to avoid getting sick and combating the symptoms if you do.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I remembered those existed and grabbed one when the gf was having a tough time fighting covid

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

It’s honestly fantastic that you can buy oxygen in stores. Imagine if you needed oxygen fast and had to wait for a doctor’s appointment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There are actually medical edgecases for stuff like this where they can be quite useful. That being said, a lot of people definitely also seem to view it as merely monetary, as there are literal oxygen bars in Vegas.

[–] CADmonkey 4 points 10 months ago

My first thought was "I wonder how sturdy these cans are, and what provisions they have against puncture". Normally oxygen bottles are strong, and the oxygen is dissolved in a foam or something so it doesn't leak out as fast from a puncture.