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"I've seen a lot recently both supportive and critical of the Tiny House movement. I don't have a problem with it, myself, but I think some of the arguments around it are a bit disingenuous. First, they assume (as you suggest above) that everyone not in a tiny house is aiming for a McMansion. I live in a small bungalow. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. I have no aspirations to go bigger. And I'm on a city lot in an affordable neighborhood. My home cost LESS than some of these tiny homes. (Granted, many years ago.) But that's because I was willing to move into what some considered a \"not-great\" neighborhood. \r\n\r\nWhich is another question I have -- it seems that many in the tiny house movement are not just trying to simplify (which is awesome and I admire it) but are also looking to live in very expensive neighborhoods rather than moving to the neighborhood they can afford. Part of this is jobs availability and the housing market, to be sure, and I don't blame anyone for trying to solve the housing problem creatively, sustainably, and affordably. I applaud it, in fact. But part of it starts to smell like privilege/entitlement, (\"but I don't want to live *there*\") and I wonder if that's what some folks respond to. \r\n\r\nFinally, for those able to put their tiny house on a nice chunk of land: then they're actually taking up more physical space than my home on a city lot. So then for those folks to suggest that I'm the one being wasteful in my small home? Yeah, kinda rubs me the wrong way. I know that's not everyone, and I have friends who are getting involved in this movement, so I know there are good people within it. But you asked why some people are hostile toward it, and that's my take."
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