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At 87, he can't afford his rent without a roommate. He's far from alone.

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨return2ozma@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨aboringdystopia@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/older-americans-roommates-high-rent/

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  • Blip6338@piefed.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They missed an opportunity to turn that into a uplifting story about how elderly fight the loneliness epidemic… /s

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    • tomiant@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      seniorcrushingmachine

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  • PwnTra1n@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This doesn’t upset me because there’s no way I live that long

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    • HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      see. everyone does that. no problemo I will just die. but you don’t die. you just live more and more horribly.

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      • PwnTra1n@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah but men in my family don’t get too old.

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  • WesternInfidels@feddit.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What are the cultural imperatives and protocols when your roommate dies? Do you host a wake for him, in the apartment you’re about to be evicted from, since his name was on the lease?

    Imagine suddenly being forced to move, at the tender age of 69, when you’re poor enough to require a roommate.

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