The American Wooden House Obsession: My Take

I've never understood why Americans are so damn stubborn about building with wood. Looking around at my neighborhood in Boston, wooden houses everywhere - just waiting to catch fire or rot away while Europeans laugh at us from their centuries-old stone buildings.

Wood houses are cheaper, sure. The US has forests for days, and contractors can slap together a wooden frame faster than I can assemble IKEA furniture. But isn't that part of the problem? We're always rushing, cutting corners, prioritizing speed over substance.

I lived in a brick house once. That thing was a fortress - solid, quiet, dignified. My current wooden place? I can hear my neighbor sneeze through the wall. Last winter, my heating bill nearly bankrupted me despite wood supposedly being such a "great insulator." What a joke.

Americans talk about "design flexibility" with wood, but let's be honest - it's really about our disposable culture. Why build something to last 300 years when you can build something that'll need replacing in 30? Our housing market treats homes like fast fashion.

The history excuse bugs me too. "We've always built with wood!" Yeah, and we used to think cigarettes were healthy. Maybe it's time to evolve?

The irony is that while we cling to these wooden traditions, our crypto market is constantly innovating. XRP down 3.4%, ETH sliding, SOL dropping 4% - the market's volatile but at least it's not stuck in the 1800s like our building practices.

I'm starting to think our obsession with wooden houses says something deeper about American psychology - we want everything quick, cheap, and replaceable. Maybe that's why we jump from one crypto to another instead of building something that lasts.

Just a thought from someone whose wooden floor creaks with every footstep.