This is the most intelligent post I've read in the entire thread, and that includes the original blog post. I read through the entire essay, thinking that at so

This is the most intelligent post I've read in the entire thread, and that includes the original blog post. I read through the entire essay, thinking that at some point, the author would mention functional factors such as livability, room-proximity, space and natural light, but it was instead entirely about aesthetic preferences. There's something very off-putting about writing an entire essay insulting people for having aesthetic preferences that differ from yours and your friends'.