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tiny home rant... again

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After reading the third article in the last month about the downsides of tiny homes - i have to join the mix. I think tiny homes are stupid - there, I said it.  Yes, people feel ungrounded in a tiny home - because they are - daaaaa.    Yes, people use other storage places for stuff that doesn't fit in their tiny home... daaaaa.   (and so do many other people) Yes, tiny homes are unattached to land and depreciate in value like a car or RV... double daaaaaadaaaaaa.  Yet everyone misses the big point: ...and now a brief pause for some light 'tiny home' humor:  In a recent contest for people to proclaim their smallest living space, one person said: "  A womb. I stayed there for 9 months and then got evicted - and on my birthday no less!  " -------------------------------------------------------------------- The real issue   is that tiny homes have   higher construction (eco, carbon, $/sf) footprints   than say.....