There is a paragraph with four economic reasons why buildings are converging on the same set of styles. It is reasonable to infer that divergence would make pr

There is a paragraph with four economic reasons why buildings are converging on the same set of styles. It is reasonable to infer that divergence would make properties more expensive, and the article doesn't even attempt to suggest that that might not be so. Just following the paragraph on the economic reasons for convergence, there's another paragraph with a quote dripping with contempt for the aesthetics on which the style has converged. The combined message is "It's too bad we can't afford to have better taste." That sentiment is snobbishness in a nutshell.