alt Hacker NewsIt’s at risk of becoming a fractal of splitting hairs. Substituting your numbers in for theirs doesn’t change much. It’s still more expensive to rent.
Kind of an unhelpful tangent to the discussion, really.
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Dylan16807 • yesterday at 7:37 AM
It changes a TON whether you pay 2x for renting or whether you pay 1.05x.
Renting has annoyances but it also has flexibility. A flat "more expensive" is staring at one tree and missing the whole forest of tradeoffs. Way more people would choose to spend $50/month for that flexibility versus $700/month.
> Substituting your numbers in for theirs doesn’t change much
You can buy a boat for $10 or rent one for $9. Assuming you really want a boat, would you buy or rent? Do my numbers reflect reality? Do they have a bearing on the choice you make?