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Oh that aspect was, other aspects were less bad; when I was a teenager, I kept asking my mum if I could have the basement for a hangout spot/workshop, she eventually let me.
When I started down there I was just a tad bit shorter than the doorways, by the time I left, I was having to crouch when I stood under the regularly ceilings.
Some aspects were good; it let me develop a love for taking things apart and rebuilding them, designing and building things from scratch, working with friends on projects, etc.
Some aspects were less than optimal; I had a 3d printer running almost 24/7 down there, creating a lot of nasty dust + I used to smoke back then, so the air quality of the space was terrible.
The big mistake was likely sleeping down there, being in that environment basically 24/7 was certainly unhealthy.
Okay that sounds a lot less insane than the mental picture I had. I was like, "mines? Some weird construction..? Snow piercer?" But it sounds like just regular level younger people doing obsessive things to the point of resembling self-harm.