4 ms·
It is an American dream, maybe, but not the only one. It's certainly not the one prominent among my friends and family, who are steadily clustering ever closer
by marssaxman 11y ago
It is an American dream, maybe, but not the only one. It's certainly not the one prominent among my friends and family, who are steadily clustering ever closer together. Cohousing is popular.
I didn't buy a house because I wanted a place to myself; I bought a house because I wanted to have enough space to have people over for dinner and throw parties. A house big enough for that is too big for just me, so I share it with friends. Much better than all of us living separately in apartments, or (ugh!) in entire separate houses.
- zhemao 11y agoJoof means the classical American dream, which involves owning a house in the suburbs with a spacious well-groomed lawn and white picket fence. And of course a car, because absolutely nothing is in walking distance anymore. I agree this is no longer the most prevalent aspiration among Americans younger than 30.
- aswanson 11y agoI'm a gen X human that wishes I had bucked that script. It's socially isolating and an outdated economically given the dynamism of employment these days. Shout out to gen y on for calling bullshit on that schema.
- Joof 11y agoOh god, the lawn. I'll never understand the lawn thing. Space to hangout outside is good, a garden or landscape is a cool hobby, but a lawn is a time/money sink that doesn't look that great, is a poor use of water and I'm allergic to anyway. It's also a great way to get passive aggressive letters from the home owners association.
- makomk 11y agoI think it's something you brought over from England, which actually has the right climate for lawns.
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]