Originally posted by complaint_hopeful
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Then the recession hit. Students post-2010 grew up knowing people who lost jobs during the recession, lost homes in the mortgage crisis, or couldn't retire as planned. They started questioning why they're paying for certain things or why amenities cost so much. They still pay it but they're going to ***** about it online. That's where we are today - with a lot less population.
Today's student is okay with some common space but wants their own private bedroom just like home. This is where they watch movies - on their own device. The days of a car full of kids going to rent a movie then watching it together are over. Even studying, students want to be in a group setting but stare at their laptops the whole time. There's an author who calls this generational phenomenon "alone together." So the low density suite/apartment setup is exactly what students want - the problem is that they don't like how much it costs. When this generation is okay with old-fashioned cell-block style dorms, they want their own room and usually are doing so because they're cost-conscious.
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