While I’m sympathetic to these kinds of accusations (and what with the constant rediscovery of things like gardening “urban farming”, sewing, anything “artisanal” and DIYing in general it’s a target rich environment these days), I still have to say that it’s a good idea that simply has to start somewhere. I haven’t listened to this so I don’t know the tone of it, but for several reasons it’s not a bad idea for some, not all, of us to chose to live in smaller dwellings. To do that requires chipping at both the legal barriers cities and counties put up, as well as the social norms that encourage oversized living space. To get adoption, it has to seem acceptable and smart rather than an indicator of poverty, and I don’t know how to make that happen without offending families who live this way out of necessity.
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