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“McMansion” is just a way for The System to shame the middle class for daring to want some space to live in, and I'm disappointed when I see anyone propagate it
by Lammy 4mo ago
“McMansion” is just a way for The System to shame the middle class for daring to want some space to live in, and I'm disappointed when I see anyone propagate it.
- asdff 4mo agoUhh, these are not humble middle class homes. These are the definition of American excess and the perpetual "me, me, me" attitude that sees an f250 with 5 feet of ass hanging outside the standard parking space giving everyone else a hard time. And of course they are basically also built by George Bluth, so all this material expenditure is going towards a terrible product that is already falling apart the day after the contractors are done with it.
- forgetfreeman 4mo agoThank you. My aunt bought one of these things some years ago and was desperately offended when I pointed out here kitchen (in both dimensions and decor) strongly resembled the interior of a Panera Bread Co. If that isn't pointless excess I don't know what is.
- Lammy 4mo ago> Uhh, these are not humble middle class homes. You misunderstand; the target audience for ”McMansion Hell” is not the people living in a ”McMansion” but those who have less than that and would aspire to more.
- forgetfreeman 4mo agoA lot of folks would like to think that but as with most forms of conspicuous consumption not everyone with the means thinks it's a signal of success. Upper middle class households skating the rim of bankruptcy to keep pace with their neighbors is so common it's become a cliche.
- AnimalMuppet 4mo agoNot at all. It's a way to shame the (upper) middle class for wanting some space that looks pretentious, and doing it badly.
- cmrdporcupine 4mo agoThis. There's a reason why they almost always put the triple-car garage out in front as the most prominent architectural aspect: "Hey, look how many cars I can have." Better than "McMansion" even is "Faux Chateaux" (Having a big spacious home is not something I'd safely criticize as I have 6 acres and a house a bit too big for the family. The simultaneously ostentatious and ... ugly... yeah)
- bombcar 4mo agoIt's often other reasons, usually because the house is designed with a single garage and there's an "upgrade" button available. It also makes the house fit on a smaller lot if the driveway is straight to the road. Most if not all McMansions are builder's specials designed to be sold and upsold; often if you go to the builder's site you discover that the lowest end version of it actually looks pretty sane, all things considered.
- michaelhoney 4mo agoNah, they’re shitty, wasteful, and grandiose. They _are_ the system.
- gopher_space 4mo agoLove this wellspring of concern for people buying shitty houses. Feels completely organic.
- pibaker 4mo agoNo one middle class is buying humongous houses with more rarely used bathrooms than the average house has bedrooms. These houses are for the top 10% earners of their respective localities.