> I also think the long-tail economics of capitalism is about shrinking worker entitlements to enrich capital holders. Not too long ago you'd have a house with a spare bedroom or two or three. Now you're huddling in a condo or apartment that's 1bd or two, if you have kids. So we romanticize having less because its easier than challenging the system.
This is unambiguously wrong. Average living space per person has roughly doubled in the last 40 years:
This is unambiguously wrong. Average living space per person has roughly doubled in the last 40 years:
https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/todays-new-homes-are-1000-squ...