Are you just musing to yourself? That is, is your question "Why do old houses look better [to me] than new ones?" or are you polling the public? If you're poll

Are you just musing to yourself? That is, is your question "Why do old houses look better [to me] than new ones?" or are you polling the public? If you're polling the public, taste is a real thing too, modern architects have a different aesthetic. Same shows up in clothing: a simple waterproof polyester jacket from uniqlo vs a hand-sewn trench coat with a million features like epaulets, grenade rings, gunflaps, etc.