Mark Keenan: Frogs and family cars – why incremental rent increases have numbed us to the reality of our crisi
The gradual development of our rental crisis has left us numb to the fact that today our young people must now spend three quarters of their take-home pay just for a roof over their heads
It's easier to get to Disneyland Paris than it is to pay four weeks' rent in Dublin. Photo: GettyThe popular theory suggests that when introduced to hot water, a frog will immediately try to escape from it. But if placed in tepid water and the temperature is turned up gradually, the frog will remain and won’t notice the increasing heat until it has been well and truly boiled (for the record, frogs attempt to escape when the water hits 25 degrees Celsius).The theory of the frog boiling in water originated with 19th century experiments, at a time when scientists gleefully dabbled in kookier schemes, unfettered by modern notions of cruelty.
