A Teen Lived at AOL Headquarters For Months

We're going to go through time to a long-ago location called AOL. Recall them? America Online used to be highly popular on the internet, and they frequently delivered unwanted CDs to everyone. In addition, they maintained a sizable, opulent headquarters in Palo Alto, California. This location had a gym, a wash, sofas, and a café because tech companies like to pack their workplaces with facilities. Basically, everything you would require to live comfortably inside the structure, which is what Eric Simons chose to do.

Simons stayed at AOL for two full months in 2011 when he was 19 years old. He didn't work there, but he ate their meals, slept on their couches, and spent his days exploiting their resources to launch his own business. Instead, he had signed up for a "start-up incubator program," which was housed in the structure and gave him access. He simply remained after the show was over.

He was able to reduce his living expenses for one month to $30, and that was only possible because he went out to eat at McDonald's after growing tired of the cereal and ramen provided by AOL. Only after a security officer accidentally caught him did his living situation change.