It comes down to our dominant, collective set of values as a humanity. And our dominant values centre on the accumulation and leverage of material/financial wea

It comes down to our dominant, collective set of values as a humanity. And our dominant values centre on the accumulation and leverage of material/financial wealth. It is the playground of the already wealthy, the aspiration of the vanishing middle class and the dream of the so-called less fortunate, the catalyst of the VC world. (Yes, I'm using broad strokes, but it is dominant, not the only). You are classed by it, judged by it, pigeon-holed by it. Most if not all of our current challenges, be they environmental, climate, ecological, economic, cultural, social, governmental have, at their root, a pursuit of unconstrained material wealth (and unlimited growth and productivity). SO why wouldn't enterprising souls in pursuit of such things see real estate, not as a human right, not as a basic need, not even just a family- or community-centric place to thrive and flourish and be fulfilled in ways other than the accumulation of financial wealth, but simply another "investment" (no matter the external and extraneous accumulative costs) from which to prosper. Until there is deep enlightenment, until our capitalist-centric values change, until we (the majority we) rise up and say enough and are willing to change our own worldview and our own values in support of "enough is enough", these behaviours will continue to be rewarded and idolized (though many of us believe a forced readjustment, possibly catastrophic, is on the immediate horizon).