Meh, people were saying this in the late 19th century as power tools made intricate carving and woodwork available to wealthy people and nit just the ultra wealthy. The types of homes they built were thought to be gauche and without pure style by those ultra wealthy and the usual critiques of “new money” (success envy by failures) being uncultured rang through.
But a funny thing happened - those homes are now praised and lauded over by people like the “McMansion Rheee” lady.
I agree a large home made of cheap materials with no landscaping and in a shit location is pretentious. But most people on Earth would trade their homes for one. I don’t want one but I get why people would rather have a huge house and a big car than a small apartment and public transit - it’s a better way to live for many people.
But a funny thing happened - those homes are now praised and lauded over by people like the “McMansion Rheee” lady.
I agree a large home made of cheap materials with no landscaping and in a shit location is pretentious. But most people on Earth would trade their homes for one. I don’t want one but I get why people would rather have a huge house and a big car than a small apartment and public transit - it’s a better way to live for many people.