Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing is a state of mind. by Russell Mawby

[areinert (areinert]

> > Russell Mawby writes:
> > 
> > A few weeks ago, I posted a presentation I was
> > working on that included a comment suggesting
> > that, in my opinion, cohousers seem to be of two
> > types - those who see cohousing as a radically
> > new way of living, or those who see it as plain old
> > common sense.  
> 
> > The second, and related issue is, "what is so bad
> > about the single family home that cohousing is
> > going to magically fix?"  

After I'd sent that long missive, the shorter answer to this critical 
part came to me:

What's wrong with single family homes?

1. They isolate single families
2. They absorb too much of the families time and money resources
3. They waste too much resources, particularily land and energy.

Since 1 and 2, why then do 3?

Arne Reinert
areinert [at] linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us
Winslow Co-Housing group.