As a European guy living in Japan, this article illustrates an interesting perspective to me. Millions of people live in smaller places and are perfectly happy

As a European guy living in Japan, this article illustrates an interesting perspective to me. Millions of people live in smaller places and are perfectly happy about it. It does look like her house is wasn't built to properly optimize for the space though (the toilet unit could be much better, having a sink, toilets, and a shower in the same tiny space with a very clean looking bathroom is a solved problem). The rent price seems fairly high, but it seems to be aligned with local salaries and the (perceived?) quality of life the bay area has to offer. As the rent price per square foot gets higher with smaller spaces, those tiny houses are probably more profitable than larger apartments or houses, so we might see more of those as landlords realize, and then maybe renters will get used to it like in Tokyo and Hong Kong?