Yes, disaster happens. But usually not all at once. I discovered that all of the places I have lived so far were clearcut in the late 1800's/early 1900's. When

Yes, disaster happens. But usually not all at once. I discovered that all of the places I have lived so far were clearcut in the late 1800's/early 1900's. When I say clearcut, I'm not talking about the size of a neighborhood or city, I mean areas that are geographically significant - areas you can see from space, which encapsulated hundreds or thousands of distinct ecosystems. That's a much less frequent disaster and one that is very difficult if not impossible for an ecosystem to fully recover from. And homes could be built much more efficiently than they are (dense mixed use multifamily over single family residences), and at least in the US the claims of a housing shortage may not be entirely accurate. There are 140M housing units in the US and 120M families, according to the 2020 census. There's a difference between a lack of homes and lack of homes in places people want to live. I tend to agree that industrial production of lab-grown timber is not viable today. Hard to compete with the cost of soil and sun when relying on processed nutrients and energy for lighting and climate control. But it's an exciting development toward something that could someday be better than plastic.