I’m a cord-cutter
Like many Millennials, I don’t have cable But I’m obviously not starved for TV. From my laptop, I stream breaking news and HBO series. I also depend on YouTube to catch up on the news. Honestly, I only encountered this video through YouTube’s algorithm. It autoplayed after I watched a video about McMansions from the WashPo. I'd have missed this segment if I were a traditional cable watcher —the average Nightline viewer is dipping into Social Security The Mansion is the most expensive home for sale in its zip code —and 10x more than the average house on the block. Talking about this house is supposed lead into to a larger discussion about the housing market. The reporter posits that as the housing market recovers, it’s worth looking at the properties not selling But that premise just seems a flimsy excuse —the point of this video is to mocking the house. And price aside, anyone can see why this property is unsellable: its architecture is Flintstones meets Beneath The Planet of The Apes (Sadly) the most comedic element is the optimism of the property’s listing agent. Mr. Realtor tries putting a positive spin on each inexplicable design element. For instance, in a room with a wall of fish tank windows, he focuses on the “great light” Nightline never mentions how this house (or other houses on the block) might not be selling because Millienials can’t afford to buy homes. I don’t envision my peers purchasing the average homes on this block in suburban Indiana —let alone the Mansion This segment aired in 2014, but it could have been shot this week. The property still has not sold, however, you can book a (minimum) 3-night stay on Airbnb. Stories like this will be invaluable for economic historians trying to understand the irrationality of the American economy in the first quarter of the 21st century
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