Sometimes an attempt to explain just how awesome a thing or a place is… just makes it look freakin’ horrible. Take this article for example:

This East Village Triplex Has A Retractable Facade

In short, it’s a 1900-square foot condo with a garage door in place of a wall. And for only $2.1 million! And with only $1521 in real estate tax (per month)!!

The article states (perhaps ironically, I dunno, I’m not well versed in Hipsterese):

You will never live in this place, or anything nearly as beautiful, but maybe just that it exists is nice? Just imagine how great it is for some family to wake up on a perfect Sunday spring day and retract the entire front side of their East 14th Street building so they can look out onto this great city.

Yeah… no. That’s not my idea of beauty, but rather horrible urban claustrophobic dystopia with some set dressing.

On the other hand, I took this photo yesterday from my driveway. I think I’ll stay here, thanks.