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This is awesome! I've been wanting a more ephemeral and private social media alternative, and the fact that there's no account required is 100% choice. I don't trust anyone with my information these days, especially not social media companies.

This sounds like the perfect alternative to creating Telegram/Slack/Discord channels just for simple communication updates, especially if it's with gamer friends that I don't want to know my real email address.

Two thumbs way way up from me.

Have to agree with the majority of commenters here. I’m an American expat in Berlin for 2 years now and the housing market is completely broken. Not only are prices continuing to go up, but the governments are blocking building to meet demand for affordable housing and renovations of older housing. If a person is able to buy something that is affordable in a major city, it is guaranteed to need an equal amount invested in renovations. In general the German population doesn’t care about owning property (last I saw only 40% of the country had actual interest in home ownership) and so this puts the market in the hands of the landlords entirely.

Germany is currently trying to combat against conglomerates coming in and buying out buildings to own outright and rent out, setting their own price for the rent. This kind of renting is becoming more and more widespread which is also contributing to the ever rising prices for rental housing.