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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get why people hate them so much to the point it becomes some religious or political movement.

I wonder if housing was cheaper around here that there would be less complaining and hate for them.[/quote]

If housing were cheaper, people might be less self-aware on this issue.  But I am glad if they are self-aware.

We have become a society of ridiculous, conspicuous consumption. We are consuming resources at an astronomical, unsustainable rate, and our children will have to pay the price for that. Not to mention the rest of the world.

Building more reasonable-sized homes is ecologically responsible, both in the raw materials required to build and the ongoing maintenance and heating/cooling of the structure.

The trend to question home size asks us to think about whether we really need a "room" for all our different daily functions - is it worthwhile to have entire rooms in a home that are rarely if ever used? Like a formal dining room, formal living room, media room, sun room, play room.... do we have to go nuts with the size of our homes just because we can?  Do we have to keep our thermostat on 75 degrees all winter just because we can?

You seriously cannot understand why a person would feel highly motivated to oppose yet another stand of trees being bulldozed to make room for 5000 SF, ugly, overpriced mcmansions?  Do you not understand that some people feel that we all have an obligation to consume more responsibly?  [/quote]

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