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This is largely ahistorical, ignoring factors like:
The desire for privacy should, in particular, be obvious to the fediverse's privacy conscious users: I don't necessarily want my parents, grandparents, children, siblings, nephews and nieces all knowing:
There are many reasons why it's not sustainable to focus on them as the main unit of housing, but the rise of detached houses corresponds to living standards rising to the point where it was something people could afford. It's not a nefarious plot orchestrated by a secret cabal.