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If this sounds like a nightmare, like the Soviet communal apartments of yesteryear, it’s worth noting that this is not an unfamiliar arrangements in the annals of human history, that going green will naturally require some small sacrifice in private space, and that social isolation is a much bigger killer in modern America than overcrowding. In 1970, Americans consumed 478 square feet person. As of 2000, that number had increased to 800 square feet per person. Suffice to say, Americans did not become twice as happy over that interval.
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