They are also fulfilling a need to live in a small place that doesn't cost as much to maintain, take as long to clean, or allow for collecting personal property up the ... anyway, maybe tiny houses are a totally reasonable backlash but the size of traditional American houses? It's routine to purchase 3,000 sf or more--even for couples or singles!--if you can afford it. We Americans love big cars, big house, and big spaces. It's nothing more than gluttony and being out of touch with how most people in the world live.