"Micro apartments", short term rentals, lower than hotel level of service. this is what we need. These housing restrictions raise the minimum affordable rent causing people to live with their parents or find roommates which is risky. And it's funny, because times have certainly changed and got stricter in regards to minimum livability. My mom's apartment in manhatten as a child had the bathtub in the kitchen, it's still no unheard of there.

Do i need a huge fridge, sink, 4 burner stove with oven and all? Not really.

I don't need a window in my bedroom.

I don't _need_ a private bathroom.

I don't _need_ a private kitchen.