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		mrunkel on Feb 23, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Worst Roommate Ever not for those ten potential roommates it's not. :) Is it really rational to reject those 10 roommates for no good reason to avoid the 1 in a million hellish roommates?

dmurray on Feb 23, 2018 | [–]

You'd have to reject 9 of them anyway, assuming you only have one room to let. It's not a big deal to reject all 10.

snvzz on Feb 23, 2018 | [–]

>not for those ten potential roommates it's not. :)

But you're doing what makes sense for yourself. Why would you consider a random stranger above yourself in such a situation?

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