Por fin, nuestra casa

Wow!  I just saw something cool on CNN … Imagine that?!  What’s ironic though is that they were posting a story about some funny company who is turning shipping containers in homes.  Ha ha.  It was probably filed under the “odd news from around the world” category.  What I think they and many other news media outlets are missing is that this phenomenon is MAJOR.

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Here’s the story: “Shipping containers could be dream home for thousands“

What intrigues me about this idea of “Por fin, nuestra casa” is the idea that there are not thousands, but MILLIONS of people who have never had a decent home to call their own.  Do any other people from the United States ever think about this?

What will it mean to the world when everyone is finally tired enough of living in the squatter villages and rich enough to move out and get their own house?  How many more of our earth’s resources will that eat up?  How much more environmental damage will be done buildng newer, better houses?  Unlike many Americans, I do not see this as a threat, but rather an entitlement and a good thing … If it is aided by all of the creative thinking, technology and innovation our world can muster.

People living in substandard housing DESERVE much better than this world has been able to provide.  I just hope that people in the northern, wealthy countries can see this move as progress, not a threat.

Here’s the website for the project “Por fin, nuestra casa” in case you’re interested.