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[marketsurfer]

I'm not asking or expecting them to translate any elements of Chinese culture.

I'm just wondering, as a visitor to their website, why they bother to tell me, prominently, in English, on the front page, that it's the website of an "international" community, when the entire site (even the navigation links) is offered only in Chinese.

That seems a little incongruous, to me.

Lol-- its called Google optimization.

 

[marketsurfer]

One thing I noticed from the article is that there was no mention of any residents having children. Sure, if you wan't to live in a shared environment with a bunch of other adults, that's one thing, but having kids changes the whole dynamic of your life, and I'm pretty certain that most adults in that environment wouldn't be too thrilled about having a bunch of screaming toddlers running around.

Its also the most difficult thing u will ever do-- if u don't outsource to nannys or boarding school!

 

[Gambit]

Many states with out income tax, one perk of TN I guess. Also, I would say despite not having state income taxes, our property taxes aren't much different than most other places more than likely.

I pay $1,800 for a 1 acre lot in a smaller city (counting city and county includes trash pick-up etc). My parents pay $1,800 for 100+ acres 15 miles away.:eek:

Your property taxes may be comparable to some bigger cities. I'm assuming that a person or family would live frugally and economize in all ways possible. That may mean renting instead of owning. Maybe even living in a....

 

[Gambit]

I'm a big fan of the income tax. I've always thought it is the most fair. But on a good night I think about a federal square foot tax. You get taxed the same on every square foot you own, whether it is prime farm land or a desert on a mountain or right down town Manhatten. A vacant lot in Detroit gets taxed the same as a developed property.

I politely and vigorously disagree. The middle class in this country is in a tightening vise. More taxes are not the answer. Think about alternatives to property taxes. The current tax system is more regressive than progressive.

 

[FCXoptions]

Your property taxes may be comparable to some bigger cities. I'm assuming that a person or family would live frugally and economize in all ways possible. That may mean renting instead of owning. Maybe even living in a....

I think that is my parent's neighbors haha

 

[Gambit]

I'm not asking or expecting them to translate any elements of Chinese culture.

I'm just wondering, as a visitor to their website, why they bother to tell me, prominently, in English, on the front page, that it's the website of an "international" community, when the entire site (even the navigation links) is offered only in Chinese.

That seems a little incongruous, to me.

I was being PC. They may be discouraging gwai lo/foreigners from applying to their capitalist commune. Maybe somebody from the region can comment on this issue?

 

[sprstpd]

This is a complete joke and really sad if our youth are truly moving in that direction.

There's not mch difference between the ideals of communism or even homeless anarchist collectives than those folks. Why work at all??

If this becomes widepread, goodbye capitalism.

surf

Maybe you're the joke.

 

[cjbuckley4]

I doubt this will reflect well on me, but as a millennial, I'm not interested in communal anything really. I didn't spend half a decade in college to refuse consumerism. I could've done that playing xbox at my parents house. I'm hoping to out do my parents just like they did theirs. I don't want to be greedy or buy too much stuff I don't need, but I'm not gonna do this You+ and renting everything stuff. If I'm 30 and don't have any assets still living in a dorm, I'd view that as a tremendous failure. What exactly is the point of starting a business if you're content with what would be considered dismal public housing in the US? Enjoyment, financial stability, a sense of purpose? These aren't bad things, but a job and a hobby could get you the same kicks with a lot less headache and more job security.

 

[Gambit]

I doubt this will reflect well on me, but as a millennial, I'm not interested in communal anything really. I didn't spend half a decade in college to refuse consumerism. I could've done that playing xbox at my parents house. I'm hoping to out do my parents just like they did theirs. I don't want to be greedy or buy too much stuff I don't need, but I'm not gonna do this You+ and renting everything stuff. If I'm 30 and don't have any assets still living in a dorm, I'd view that as a tremendous failure. What exactly is the point of starting a business if you're content with what would be considered dismal public housing in the US? Enjoyment, financial stability, a sense of purpose? These aren't bad things, but a job and a hobby could get you the same kicks with a lot less headache and more job security.

I don't think that it reflects poorly on you at all. For some millennials though, this maybe an alternative lifestyle considering their poor economic outlook. Not everybody is a gifted quant and not everybody is born with the skillset to enter Software development/Healthcare/Cybersecurity or whatever field is hot right now. What is the average millennial burdened with a mountain of unforgivable debt to do? Our economy has bifurcated into a small set of thriving haves and a mass of desperate have nots.

tl;dr Dorm living while working on a startup beats living in a tenement alone.

 

[Gambit]

I think I saw this on Justine Tunney's blog. If this image doesn't encapsulate America's present state, I don't know what does: