> 5-over-1s are basically universal in the United States. You might see them more in coastal areas but that's because its where the population gravitates to. Y

> 5-over-1s are basically universal in the United States. You might see them more in coastal areas but that's because its where the population gravitates to. Yes I'm aware. The point is that the coastal cities are not in fact trying to maintain their historic aesthetic. They're building the same crapboxes everywhere else is. This isn't a dumb flyover hicks vs sophisticated coast tech bros issue. It's an observable fact that architecture and construction virtually everywhere in the USA and the West in general has been garbage for over half a century. McMansions are just a symptom of a deeper rot.