r/MURICA • u/HoneydewNo9941 • 12d ago

Suburbs

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I can never get over how American suburbs look like. Every time I walk through one I wonder why they cant be accomplished more around the world. The yards, the safe feeling, and the homes. (I think Chile tried to replicate a bit) I just think it’s one of the beauties America has.

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u/Genghoul100 11d ago

People from other countries do not understand 90% of America is still undeveloped land. We have plenty on space and we are going to use it!

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u/write_lift_camp 11d ago

Want to explain then why we build this same way in Hawaii?

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u/Genghoul100 11d ago

Still plenty of space in Hawaii!

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u/write_lift_camp 11d ago

Is there? Does it make sense that the same way we build places in Kansas is how we build them on a rock in the Pacific Ocean??

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u/Genghoul100 11d ago

Why? How should they be built?

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u/write_lift_camp 11d ago

I have no idea lol, that’s for Hawaii to decide. My point is that attributing suburbia to the abundance of space America has falls short when you consider Hawaii. I think Hawaii shows that suburbia is the result of a set of financial and regulatory incentives that make it the dominant development pattern across the country. So that’s why in both Kansas and a rock in the ocean, we are building the same stuff.

It’s akin to central planning.