I could be okay, but I also wouldn't purposely get such a large space when I don't plan to fill it with stuff. Just give me space big enough for the matress and desk.
there are teensy tiny municipally-owned apartments available in a city near me for like 200€ per month and i'm absolutely planning to get one if i ever get an income, they're so smol that the "kitchen" is a recessed wardrobe with a sink and like 2 hotplates, which honestly considering how we have perfectly decent bags of frozen meals that you can just toss in a pot for 10 minutes is perfectly acceptable for a single-person household!
Had to take my coffee table out of my living area to get enough room in my apt. Only other option would have been moving my pc to bedroom and tossing out my bedframe
You should do that anyways. Bed frames exost for a reason: it helps to stop moisture building up on the underside of the mattress, and thus prevents mold.
Well, for starters, a bed frame. Lamps for better lighting, an couple night stands, something to divide up the space a bit (assuming this is a studio), book shelves, some plants, some art on the walls, an area rug, table and chairs, and a couple couches and a coffee table, some kind of speaker system, some kind of storage system for any equipment I own for job and hobbies. I also like wooden desks.
Like, the environment you spend time in has an impact on your mental state. Making that environment nice will make you feel better. The way your living space looks also says a lot about you. What this space says is "I literally do nothing but sleep and look at a computer screen". Which is less "hell yeah" and more "this cyberpunk dystopia isnt as neon as I expected."
So if this is what you want, then follow your bliss I guess. But also, if you are having trouble dating.... Look around you.
And tomorrow they'll post a picture of a 10,000$ gaming setup with LEDs and shit and claim that women can't possibly understand spending a ton of money on furniture and decorations.
Not to mention that this joke has been done to death. For years pictures of empty rooms with a matress have been posted to claim that "this is what men want". (Until next week, when we'll post a picture of a gaming room full of expensive furniture and elaborate decorations and claim that THIS is what men want, actually, for real, I swear.)
It's a bit much for me, as I'd want the mattress more elevated, but let me tell you, I am 99% sure I have adhd, and minimalism like this appeals to me so it's less shit I have take care of, every item in your house is a fucking dust collector that you have to wipe down, fuck that shit, I only want the absolute essentials, rest is slowly going to the bin
I just finished eight months of not having an office. I worked in random places off of only my laptop, 15.5" 1080p. I'm back in an office but not set up yet. For me, two monitors is workable, three is better. Split screen apps on a single laptop screen is barbaric.
Yes, the knick-knacks are my most prized possessions. Crystal balls, monkey skulls, old clocks—these are the building blocks of my happiness. Nothing brings me more joy than a perfectly arranged curio cabinet. It is like an OCD orgasm.
I lived like this the first year of my postdoc and couldn't have been happier. I had 4 place settings but only used one and washed it after every meal. Desk, computer, one camp chair, and an inflatable mattress. Stayed that way until my wife joined me my second year and made me get a real apartment.
The minimal furniture and a sense of free space are great for my mental health. A cluttered home to me feels like a cluttered mind. I don't want to live in a cage of excess stuff, much like I don't want to carry unhealthy mental baggage with me, pulling me down. You may see a sparse room, but I see freedom from sensory fatigue. I see freedom.
i've been getting help these past few weeks cleaning up my room and my god, it's so nice to just have empty surfaces! It really is like every visible item occupies space in your mind.
though i feel like explicit decorations don't really take up space in the same way, provided they're placed correctly.
Especially the column in the middle, just cover it with wood and add various hooks, a transformer table (closed normally, open when you want to sip tea without display glow near you) and maybe something to make the space less open while sleeping. I dunno, a cloth instead of a wall.
And if this doesn't have a window, maybe not too good.
i mean, I'll take anything I can own at this point. Everything is either a subscription or a license now, I'll be lucky to afford the upkeep to inherit a relatives house.
I'm not men, but I thought it seemed pretty cool if it just didn't have a puller in the middle. Obviously would prefer an actual frame for the bed, but having room for activities would be cool.
107 Comments
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 73 pts · 1y
I could be okay, but I also wouldn't purposely get such a large space when I don't plan to fill it with stuff. Just give me space big enough for the matress and desk.
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 61 pts · 1y
I love that you look at this and say "woah, that's way too much, I prefer less"
RogueBanana@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 1y
If it means lower rent then hell yeah!
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 1y
there are teensy tiny municipally-owned apartments available in a city near me for like 200€ per month and i'm absolutely planning to get one if i ever get an income, they're so smol that the "kitchen" is a recessed wardrobe with a sink and like 2 hotplates, which honestly considering how we have perfectly decent bags of frozen meals that you can just toss in a pot for 10 minutes is perfectly acceptable for a single-person household!
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
Not much value in empty space
De_Narm@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Ain't no home without enough open space for all kinds of push ups! If you're daring, you could even do other exercises too!
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
I wouldn’t try jumping jacks there.
Klear@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 1y
Perfect for VR
Tanoh@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 1y
Boink! Right into the pillar, again
Szyler@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Just cut it down. /s
Rakonat@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Had to take my coffee table out of my living area to get enough room in my apt. Only other option would have been moving my pc to bedroom and tossing out my bedframe
Klear@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Worth it.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip · 28 pts · 1y
Low carbon footprint living gets way more hate than it should (and it shouldn't get any).
Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio · 26 pts · 1y
I'm too old to be getting down on the fucking ground like that. Needs a frame of cinder blocks and plywood.
Blemgo@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
You should do that anyways. Bed frames exost for a reason: it helps to stop moisture building up on the underside of the mattress, and thus prevents mold.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y
That plus less bugs end up crawling across your face at night.
ZeffSyde@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I'm just thankful for any physical contact at this point.
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
Pfft. Just buy a new mattress and put it in a different place
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y
To be fair, air mattresses are like shittier futons and don't get moldy because you're always moving them around.
Source: I used to live with this setup, only in a smaller room.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I just smother the bottom of my mattress with lotrimin and figure I'm good to go for a few years
voodooattack@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
How about a row of cinder blocks along the sides? See? Easy
DmMacniel@feddit.org · 26 pts · 1y
Out of frame: a huge ass TV and a single armchair.
arrow74@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 1y
Why have an armchair? Just roll the gaming chair over
hperrin@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 1y
Throw in a server rack and it’s perfect.
telllos@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
This shit is putting men in a box and " hu duh, men basic, like dog"
Pacattack57@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
What would you add other than a better bed?
BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
mini fridge for beer
blarghly@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Well, for starters, a bed frame. Lamps for better lighting, an couple night stands, something to divide up the space a bit (assuming this is a studio), book shelves, some plants, some art on the walls, an area rug, table and chairs, and a couple couches and a coffee table, some kind of speaker system, some kind of storage system for any equipment I own for job and hobbies. I also like wooden desks.
Like, the environment you spend time in has an impact on your mental state. Making that environment nice will make you feel better. The way your living space looks also says a lot about you. What this space says is "I literally do nothing but sleep and look at a computer screen". Which is less "hell yeah" and more "this cyberpunk dystopia isnt as neon as I expected."
So if this is what you want, then follow your bliss I guess. But also, if you are having trouble dating.... Look around you.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Well, is it?
Pacattack57@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Can’t help but read this and feel like you think I like this type of room. Bold of you to assume I would live in a basement.
toddestan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Some rope lights would be a nice touch.
Waldelfe@feddit.org · 0 pts · 1y
And tomorrow they'll post a picture of a 10,000$ gaming setup with LEDs and shit and claim that women can't possibly understand spending a ton of money on furniture and decorations.
Not to mention that this joke has been done to death. For years pictures of empty rooms with a matress have been posted to claim that "this is what men want". (Until next week, when we'll post a picture of a gaming room full of expensive furniture and elaborate decorations and claim that THIS is what men want, actually, for real, I swear.)
EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
hell yeah
superweeniehutjrs@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
Needs a motorcycle being rebuilt in it, with that much open space
UxyIVrljPeRl@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Cuts a Wall open, now i can park my car inside.
kameecoding@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
It's a bit much for me, as I'd want the mattress more elevated, but let me tell you, I am 99% sure I have adhd, and minimalism like this appeals to me so it's less shit I have take care of, every item in your house is a fucking dust collector that you have to wipe down, fuck that shit, I only want the absolute essentials, rest is slowly going to the bin
MissJinx@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
Men? Look at this flooring, look at this lighting project! Amazing place
doingthestuff@lemy.lol · 17 pts · 1y
Needs two more monitors.
ZeffSyde@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Right? What is their workflow even like?
doingthestuff@lemy.lol · 2 pts · 1y
I just finished eight months of not having an office. I worked in random places off of only my laptop, 15.5" 1080p. I'm back in an office but not set up yet. For me, two monitors is workable, three is better. Split screen apps on a single laptop screen is barbaric.
Ilixtze@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 1y
It is just missing a cinder block nightstand and a dead plastic plant to tie the place together.
blarghly@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Dead plastic plant. For when you want everyone to know you are irresponsible, but without the responsibility
banazir@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
I'm a responsible adult, which is why I only grow living plastic plants.
sundray@lemmus.org · 15 pts · 1y
I bet a Hot Wheels would roll real good on that floor.
mirisgaiss@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
hell, I wish I had something more like that and not a house full of shit I don't use most of the time.
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 1y
This may be too much even
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 1y
Looks great. Even has guest bedroom.
lorty@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 1y
I don't get why people hate on this. Do all the useless nick-nacks actually add something to their lives?
If this is all you need, what's the problem?
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
Yes, the knick-knacks are my most prized possessions. Crystal balls, monkey skulls, old clocks—these are the building blocks of my happiness. Nothing brings me more joy than a perfectly arranged curio cabinet. It is like an OCD orgasm.
SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 1y
To be fair, some women would say that too. There's so much room to build stuff and do projects! I could get so fucking irresponsible!
ZeffSyde@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
I wish I had this much room to practice the blade.
Pendorilan@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Nah man, I need an actual bed lol
rumba@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 1y
I don't need a bed, but an air mattress is a HARD no.
I'd rather sleep on a clear carpet with a blanket.
DrBob@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 1y
I lived like this the first year of my postdoc and couldn't have been happier. I had 4 place settings but only used one and washed it after every meal. Desk, computer, one camp chair, and an inflatable mattress. Stayed that way until my wife joined me my second year and made me get a real apartment.
sdfric88@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 1y
hell yeah
banazir@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 1y
The minimal furniture and a sense of free space are great for my mental health. A cluttered home to me feels like a cluttered mind. I don't want to live in a cage of excess stuff, much like I don't want to carry unhealthy mental baggage with me, pulling me down. You may see a sparse room, but I see freedom from sensory fatigue. I see freedom.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 1y
i've been getting help these past few weeks cleaning up my room and my god, it's so nice to just have empty surfaces! It really is like every visible item occupies space in your mind.
though i feel like explicit decorations don't really take up space in the same way, provided they're placed correctly.
astutemural@midwest.social · 7 pts · 1y
Look at all the space for a mini painting station
BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I need three desks. Modern PC desk, retro PC desk, and a soldering desk. Otherwise, perfect.
And009@lemmynsfw.com · 7 pts · 1y
This is my room, less space and bigger bed. More screens too ofc
zxqwas@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Twice as many mattreses as needed.
Zacpod@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Not nearly enough screens.
Sergio@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 1y
renzhexiangjiao@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I'm a man and all I can see is all the dust this huge surface area will collect
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Having more stuff doesn't mean less dust. It means more things with dust on it.
baldingpudenda@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
You can keep your living space as clean or dirty as you like. With all the open space you can use those big duster mops.
Probably take like 5 minutes. Those are over a meter wide
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 1y
Five minutes, Jesus Christ. And you prpbably want me to do that every month or something. Ridiculous
ulterno@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
Don't use that mop thing. Takes the fun out of it.
Get a cloth, hold it in a good shape on the floor with you hands, put a bit of your weight on it and start running straight forward.
You save on the Gym membership and get to do something much more fun than sitting on synthetic leather and moving a dumb-bell up and down, slowly.
vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 1y
that's why you get a little robot friend to clean it for you
SHR@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 1y
Ahh yes, someone decided to make a spot in the backrooms his home....nice 🤩🍺🍺🍺👍
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Two beds1?1?
stoy@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 1y
You gotta stay optimistic
Sergio@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1y
Anime pillow gets the mattress.
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Only missing a giant TV.
thejoker954@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Look it all the space for activities!
LimpRimble@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y
Where's the cat?
ieGod@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y
Incompatible with air mattress.
kieron115@startrek.website · 5 pts · 1y
rugburn@lemmynsfw.com · 5 pts · 1y
Hell yeah!
Bassman27@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
This is such a vibe
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I mean I want a nice armoire too. Not for any particular reason besides bragging.
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y
Hell yeah!
kieron115@startrek.website · 4 pts · 1y
See, if you budget properly then you can afford to live on your own and have two beds!
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
hell yeah
Clearwater@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
It even seems to have a floor that isn't worthless! Fuck yeah!
rottingleaf@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I'd prefer wooden floor.
capuccino@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I have that same inflatable mattress.
tatann@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I'm sorry, maybe I'm a bit arrogant but, even if I live for PC and a bed, without any window I'd shoot myself
Edit: maybe the picture was taken by night, but it feels like there's no window
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
I'm thinking it's a basement
ElJefe@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
Yep. It’s a start
rottingleaf@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Especially the column in the middle, just cover it with wood and add various hooks, a transformer table (closed normally, open when you want to sip tea without display glow near you) and maybe something to make the space less open while sleeping. I dunno, a cloth instead of a wall.
And if this doesn't have a window, maybe not too good.
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 1y
Man, I am too old to sleep on the floor. I also prefer a separate bedroom without electronic distractions. But I do love me some minimalism.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
How's the serenity.
Turret3857@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 1y
i mean, I'll take anything I can own at this point. Everything is either a subscription or a license now, I'll be lucky to afford the upkeep to inherit a relatives house.
Deflated0ne@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I would worm across that floor just for the feeling.
MrNesser@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Too much light not enough RGB
dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Conspicuously absent box of tissues
MrNesser@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Obviously removed for the picture
notarobot@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
Beeds to be smaller. That is just empty space that need to be cleaned. Also it being so large seems like it would be cold on lonely winter nights
NightShot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Just my motorcycles that's missing.
MossyFeathers@pawb.social · 2 pts · 1y
I'm a gal. Replace the floor with carpet and add plushies and a dresser and boom. Perfection.
I also love using VR though, and that'd be an amazing VR space.
Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I'm fine with that
Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 1y
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
Nah, low ceilings are horrible and oppressive.
The rest is fine.
ulterno@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
Needs more HDDs.
And more screens.
I'm hoping there is an HVAC outlet not in view and the whole room has UPS.
daggermoon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
good enough for me
scytale@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
Needs a recliner and tv and I’m set.
onion_trial@europe.pub · 0 pts · 1y
WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 1y
I'm not men, but I thought it seemed pretty cool if it just didn't have a puller in the middle. Obviously would prefer an actual frame for the bed, but having room for activities would be cool.