This is largely ahistorical, ignoring factors like:
Availability of land
The desire for privacy
The invention and spread of the car making living further from places of work practical
The desire for (ones own) outdoor space
The desire for privacy should, in particular, be obvious to the fediverse’s privacy conscious users: I don’t necessarily want my parents, grandparents, children, siblings, nephews and nieces all knowing:
What I’m reading/watching on TV
How my music practice is going
What I’m having for dinner
What time I go to bed
When and with whom I have sex
etc
There are many reasons why it’s not sustainable to focus on them as the main unit of housing, but the rise of detached houses corresponds to living standards rising to the point where it was something people could afford. It’s not a nefarious plot orchestrated by a secret cabal.
This is largely ahistorical, ignoring factors like:
The desire for privacy should, in particular, be obvious to the fediverse’s privacy conscious users: I don’t necessarily want my parents, grandparents, children, siblings, nephews and nieces all knowing:
There are many reasons why it’s not sustainable to focus on them as the main unit of housing, but the rise of detached houses corresponds to living standards rising to the point where it was something people could afford. It’s not a nefarious plot orchestrated by a secret cabal.