Teenager Michael Haskell “buys abandoned storage lockers at bargain prices…with the aim of selling their contents for profit”.
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Teenager Michael Haskell “buys abandoned storage lockers at bargain prices…with the aim of selling their contents for profit”. But: “Two years into his pursuit, he knows all too well that every locker tells a story, many of them bleak.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/style/new-jersey-teen-storage-units.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.oeXF.olgkR_cMCkKj
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Teenager Michael Haskell “buys abandoned storage lockers at bargain prices…with the aim of selling their contents for profit”. But: “Two years into his pursuit, he knows all too well that every locker tells a story, many of them bleak.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/style/new-jersey-teen-storage-units.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.oeXF.olgkR_cMCkKj
@kottke reminds me of Dutch story I read a while ago about someone who cleaned abandoned or evicted rental houses.
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Teenager Michael Haskell “buys abandoned storage lockers at bargain prices…with the aim of selling their contents for profit”. But: “Two years into his pursuit, he knows all too well that every locker tells a story, many of them bleak.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/style/new-jersey-teen-storage-units.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.oeXF.olgkR_cMCkKj
@kottke @skinnylatte the photos accompanying this article are so good
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Teenager Michael Haskell “buys abandoned storage lockers at bargain prices…with the aim of selling their contents for profit”. But: “Two years into his pursuit, he knows all too well that every locker tells a story, many of them bleak.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/style/new-jersey-teen-storage-units.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.oeXF.olgkR_cMCkKj
@kottke “He had a horrible ending,” Michael said. “I’m not sure what the lesson is. His life seems like a lesson in how not to live your life.”
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