"Phrogging" - advanced squatting or ignorant crime?

Yeah, this seems like shameless clickbait fearmongering bullshit, or just strait up trolling. The only two examples they give are a tweaker who clearly wasn't living in the dudes crawlspace, and a pervert who was breaking in too watch porn.
The entire idea is just absurd, squatting a house with people actively living in it? Come on. I expected this to be about squatting second homes, or cabins in the woods. Which I have never done myself ever >.>.

I like how thru out the lifehacker article the author repeatedly fails to come up with any evidence this actually happends. And then pulls a ‘well what do they know!’ attitude. Or just openly asks if this is all bullshit. Lol I think someone be trolling.
 
I confess I posted it knowing it was clickbait, but I really wanted this to be a niche thing here on StP - getting members to fess up. I really wanted to know how this works and what strategies people employ to live like this.

I guess it could be an option for the truly desperate, like breaking into someone's basement to grab a few hours of shut eye or to avoid dangerous weather events. If they leave a ladder outside or in an open garage I guess you could scale the house up to the attic? FYI there's more "scary" videos about it on Youtube.
 
A cop in eastern OK told me they had a lot of issues with tweakers attempting this in the winter time. Said it was mostly heated garages but they did occasionally find people in attics. I kind doubt there's any actual "culture" of it though. If you're sharp enough to hid in someones house for a long period of time without getting caught you're probably also smart enough to realize why it's a stupid idea.
 
Honestly I never even thought about it till I saw that Korean film where the people live in the basement. Seems like quite possibly the most absurdly ninja thing someone could do.
 
MetalBryan said:
I confess I posted it knowing it was clickbait, but I really wanted this to be a niche thing here on StP
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no worries, i think this is funny and worth discussing here... i will say that I distinctly remember one time back in the early 2000's that there was a basement below an apt with a hatch we could crawl in to get to a huge basement room we would all go to to party and sleep in occasionally to stay out of the elements. it was a nice spot but eventually someone caught on cause we got too loud down there.
 
Hah! This idea made me laugh hardily. I love the idea! And hate it! There’s a lot of people in this crazy world. I’m sure at least someone has phrogged. I hope they did it “ethically” in some asshole’s McMansion and enjoyed themselves for a good long time without getting caught. There are so many wealthy old people with waaaaay more house than they need.
 
I saw a movie, years ago, two kids did this for fun but not as a lifestyle. I'll see if I can find the title.

I guess it wasn't that long ago yet still I forget most of the details. (Getting old sucks). The movie is I See You (2019) and is on Netflix.
 
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