[jhony1104]

A youtube video from the buyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbbwv-ZbXDk

[pksebben]

Man, that's actually pretty fascinating - to watch that then the 10th video in the series (from a month ago) where the roof is getting shingled. I'm usually turned off by the "broadcast yourself" lifestyle but I'll admit this one is pretty cool.

HGTV, eat your heart out.

[ethbr0]

Pt 10 link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebagb6zxZuU

If you're in the business of making content and advertising yourself... I could see how buying a burnt mansion would be compelling.

At the end of the day, my perspective is that builders like decreasing risk.

Anything saved after a fire is a risk. What's still structurally sound? If so, what are its new limits?

Custom = time and money. And everything in a post-catastrophic damage rebuild is custom.

Sure you can do it, but it might be cheaper (from a total cost perspective) to demolish and rebuild from scratch.

[xyst]

I don’t know what compels people to live in these McMansions. Perceived status? Second vacation home? Fuck you money?

American lifestyle is so wasteful. It’s disgusting. Climate change is impacting everyone and these rich assholes continue to waste resources on shit like this.

[Domenic_S]

You don't know what a McMansion is. This place is an actual mansion.

[gus_massa]

You shouldn't have asked ... https://mcmansionhell.com/

[pcdoodle]

I agree that it's wasteful but let's leave "climate change" out of it and call it what it really is: ecological load.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

Maybe they just like them? There's no accounting for taste.

[slim]

The guy will pump the mansion and sell it for $5M in 3 years

[djbusby]

There is no near-term direct consequences for their choices. The feedback loop is too long. Not sure how to solve for that.