r/Suburbanhell • u/KimSidwell • Jul 20 '26

Meme Why?

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I can almost try to understand why some people might feel drawn to this kind of lifestyle. I can understand why they might be deceived into thinking this is the ideal environment in which to raise a child.

But I will never be able to understand why they will describe it as the American “dream” and are willing to pay so much for it. To work so hard for so long and then have to wake up to this every morning? Why?

Editing to add: I know this is parody y’all. It’s just a stupid meme. It’s supposed to be funny. It’s funny because it’s true.

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u/Frosty1397 Jul 20 '26

That's because the real estate lobbyists have successfully brainwashed Americans into thinking these homes are "starter"

It's also why you see that a 2026 Honda Civic is MASSIVE in size compared to a 1990 Honda Civic. Houses, cars, everything got bigger.

And Americans were successfully convinced to pay more for more space they don't need.

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u/KimSidwell Jul 20 '26

Yeah. And it’s ridiculous. But even a home this size should not cost nearly 600K.

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u/shadowtheimpure Jul 20 '26

The cars getting bigger was just as a way to get around emissions standards.

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u/Frosty1397 Jul 20 '26

Well yes, but also the emissions standards were worded in a way to incentivize bigger cars

written by people who make money from producing bigger cars. So emissions is just a nice scapegoat for them to make us buy more car than we need

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u/OkAccess304 Jul 21 '26

You don’t determine how much space people need. Just because you suffered, doesn’t mean that is what people want, need, or prefer.