Whether people get attached to something is not a great criterion for whether it is good. As the article points out people get attached to all places where life

Whether people get attached to something is not a great criterion for whether it is good. As the article points out people get attached to all places where life happens. I guess a portion of people who live under dictatorships get attached to their fearless leadership. Stockholm syndrome is a thing. As an outsider I have to say that lots of the US looks really gddmn ugly to me. I think in many ways beauty happens where there is constrained space. That is why old European city centers are often considered beautiful. These had to fit into their defensive walls an/or channels. European suburbs also have a certain uniformity about them. But at least they seem to be created with humans in mind instead of cars. I think uniformity is kind of unavoidable if millions of people need to be housed. How many completely unique suburban look and feels can be designed?