Prison cells in the United States are usually 70 sq ft and include running water, but generally speaking prisons in the US don't have private cells and its a barrack type situation, so generally amenities like showers, toilets, kitchens, yards, all of that is shared. If you were to look at the military its common for beds to be shared on ships and submarines due to space restrictions.

What I'm getting at is "what is the absolute minimum of personal space that should be considered a human right?" Is it none and we should try to promote communal living spaces or is there an actual number for how much sq ft is a human right? Should everyone have a private toilet/shower/fridge/stove/television/ect?

Is there a line to be drawn on this issue or should no line be drawn? Is personal space something we should be measuring objectively or subjectively?

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  • incontinentiabuttock [none/use name]
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    It definitely is our concern if someone is living in a space the size of a closet. Supporting that undermines leftist urban planning causes. Humans may be able to survive in a small confined space, they may be able to fulfill their needs using communal amenities, they could eat nutrient paste, they could wear cheap utiltarian clothing, we could all live extreme ascetic lifestyles and technically it could fulfill our needs but people have desires, settling the issue of what treats people may have must be done eventually, and if we are going to be telling normal people offline that 70 sq ft of personal space is a treat they will be right to dislike us.