# Individualist trends and fads: kids just phoning it in these days?

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**Created:** [March 22, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individualist-trends-and-fads-kids-just-phoning-it-in-these-days/575631 "2011-03-22T18:14:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individualist-trends-and-fads-kids-just-phoning-it-in-these-days/575631/107 "2011-03-28T12:09:09Z")

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> [@Attack from the 3rd dimension](#):
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> It sounds like you’ve read Susan Susanka’s The Not So Big House. If not, you ought. It’s your **manifesto**.

Interesting word choice. Because those tiny houses look like Unibomber shacks. 800 sq ft is like a typical Manhattan appartment. Even 1200 sq ft is a typical 2BR 2 BA suburban home. Hardly huge by any standard, but perhaps a bit much for just one person. Most people don’t want to live in a shoebox, especially if they plan to raise a family.

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