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A youtube video from the buyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbbwv-ZbXDk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbbwv-ZbXDk

xyst 3y ago
I don’t know what compels people to live in these McMansions. Perceived status? Second vacation home? Fuck you money? American lifestyle is so wasteful. It’s disgusting. Climate change is impacting everyone and these rich assholes continue to waste resources on shit like this.
- slim 3y ago
  The guy will pump the mansion and sell it for $5M in 3 years
- djbusby 3y ago
  There is no near-term direct consequences for their choices. The feedback loop is too long. Not sure how to solve for that.
- pcdoodle 3y ago
  I agree that it's wasteful but let's leave "climate change" out of it and call it what it really is: ecological load.
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
  Maybe they just like them? There's no accounting for taste.
- deleted 3y ago
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- Domenic_S 3y ago
  You don't know what a McMansion is. This place is an actual mansion.
  - gus_massa 3y ago
    You shouldn't have asked ... https://mcmansionhell.com/ https://mcmansionhell.com/
pksebben 3y ago
Man, that's actually pretty fascinating - to watch that then the 10th video in the series (from a month ago) where the roof is getting shingled. I'm usually turned off by the "broadcast yourself" lifestyle but I'll admit this one is pretty cool. HGTV, eat your heart out.
- ethbr0 3y ago
  Pt 10 link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebagb6zxZuU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebagb6zxZuU If you're in the business of making content and advertising yourself... I could see how buying a burnt mansion would be compelling. At the end of the day, my perspective is that builders like decreasing risk. Anything saved after a fire is a risk. What's still structurally sound? If so, what are its new limits? Custom = time and money. And everything in a post-catastrophic damage rebuild is custom. Sure you can do it, but it might be cheaper (from a total cost perspective) to demolish and rebuild from scratch.

xyst 3y ago

I don’t know what compels people to live in these McMansions. Perceived status? Second vacation home? Fuck you money? American lifestyle is so wasteful. It’s disgusting. Climate change is impacting everyone and these rich assholes continue to waste resources on shit like this.

slim 3y ago
The guy will pump the mansion and sell it for $5M in 3 years
djbusby 3y ago
There is no near-term direct consequences for their choices. The feedback loop is too long. Not sure how to solve for that.
pcdoodle 3y ago
I agree that it's wasteful but let's leave "climate change" out of it and call it what it really is: ecological load.
HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
Maybe they just like them? There's no accounting for taste.
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Domenic_S 3y ago
You don't know what a McMansion is. This place is an actual mansion.
- gus_massa 3y ago
  You shouldn't have asked ... https://mcmansionhell.com/ https://mcmansionhell.com/

pksebben 3y ago

Man, that's actually pretty fascinating - to watch that then the 10th video in the series (from a month ago) where the roof is getting shingled. I'm usually turned off by the "broadcast yourself" lifestyle but I'll admit this one is pretty cool. HGTV, eat your heart out.

ethbr0 3y ago
Pt 10 link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebagb6zxZuU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebagb6zxZuU If you're in the business of making content and advertising yourself... I could see how buying a burnt mansion would be compelling. At the end of the day, my perspective is that builders like decreasing risk. Anything saved after a fire is a risk. What's still structurally sound? If so, what are its new limits? Custom = time and money. And everything in a post-catastrophic damage rebuild is custom. Sure you can do it, but it might be cheaper (from a total cost perspective) to demolish and rebuild from scratch.