> These houses are very old, and must be worn out. Therefor they would have depreciated to zero... That is quite obtuse. Depreciation can be countered with ma

> These houses are very old, and must be worn out. Therefor they would have depreciated to zero... That is quite obtuse. Depreciation can be countered with maintenance. It is literally a physics concept: Entropy. It is a natural process but not unavoidable. A house that is thirty years old that has not been maintained can be a complete wreck. The roof has leaked all over the interior finish, the windows have broken and let in local animals to make their nests. Etcetera. The house next door that is thirty years old and had the roof maintained and windows fixed etcetera might be pristine. I think it is fun to see people on Hacker News forgetting about, even denying, entropy!