{"id":7134,"date":"2017-10-24T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T14:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=7134"},"modified":"2017-10-24T15:07:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T15:07:29","slug":"rants-mcmansionhell-going-full-millenial-has-lost-my-readership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/10\/24\/rants-mcmansionhell-going-full-millenial-has-lost-my-readership\/","title":{"rendered":"Rants: McMansionHell Going Full Millenial has Lost my Readership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2451,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.patreon.com\\\/mcmansionhell&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250708140755\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.patreon.com\\\/mcmansionhell&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 00:12:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-17 17:04:41&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-25 10:14:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-20 16:53:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-20 23:08:44&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-16 09:14:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-16 09:14:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I know nothing about architecture but I found this blog over a year ago and have enjoyed the MS Paint criticisms of modern cookie-cutter homes in HOA communities I\u2019d never live. It\u2019s been entertaining to see what 500,000 USD gets you in one of the dozens of suburbs around our country and how money can\u2019t buy taste.<\/p>\n<p>I also stood behind Kate when she worked with the EFF to stand up against Zillow who tried to get her blog taken down due to copyright claims they had. They dropped their threats and came to their senses and as usual, I\u2019m glad to be an EFF Supporter.<\/p>\n<p>Like most popular content creators,\u00a0McMansionHell has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/mcmansionhell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon<\/a> page where over 1800 people give $1-$100 a month supporting Kate\u2019s blog and her McMansionHell projects like an upcoming book. As a student and creator, I think she should be paid for her efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The issue that caused me to remove her blog from my RSS reader is this:\u00a0https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/kates-computer-is-dead<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s a student presumably using student loans to go to school and needs a computer for her day to day work as well as authoring the blog. I\u2019d argue school work is more important. The money she uses to pay for school, maybe money from her parents and the $1800 &#8211; $3,000 a month from Patreon aren\u2019t enough to replace her computer that died.<\/p>\n<p>Her logical step as a millennial is to ask people for more money and use her blog to solicit donations to buy a new computer. If I was a Patreon supporter, I\u2019d be furious seeing a \u201cplease buy me a new computer\u201d solicitation on a blog I support already with a monthly contribution.<\/p>\n<p>The problem with my emotional response to this is that her GoFundMe was funded 2 times over the asking amount and she seemingly lost zero Patreon supporters so it\u2019s clear society now is okay with donating money for hardships that honestly don\u2019t really seem like hardships to me.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t think of any life-event where I\u2019d need to ask people for money, nor do I know anyone that would give any money to me. I\u2019ve never received hand outs from family that weren\u2019t 12 month loans that I paid back every time. Once I turned 18, I was completely self-sufficient so to see people asking for money without any social push-back just makes me feel out of touch. I don\u2019t know why sites like Go Fund me exist. I guess there\u2019s no humility anymore of having a steady income stream with no way to buy a new computer even on a credit card and pay it back in a few months with the recurring income stream? Again, I am just out of touch.<\/p>\n<p>I have life insurance, disability insurance and even pet-insurance. Life events that would put me out on the street without a roof over my head or car are simply not possible. It\u2019s called preparing for a rainy day, planning and carrying insurance. The amount of \u201cgive me money to cover vet bills\u201d is too damn high. Pet insurance exists for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve removed Kate\u2019s blog from my RSS reader. half of her posts from the last 3 months have been drama with Zillow, asking for money for a computer and \u201csorry for the lack of updates\u201d If you want financial backing from readers, you need to keep a regular schedule and maintain professionalism in your editorial content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I know nothing about architecture but I found this blog over a year ago and have enjoyed the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2017-10-24T14:49:57Z","apple_news_api_id":"f58f2f35-8a57-4920-ac64-3c8a426a843a","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2017-10-24T15:07:35Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/A9Y8vNYpXSSCsZDyKQmqEOg","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":["https:\/\/news-api.apple.com\/sections\/a6dbab72-c794-3987-8514-c419907b32a3"],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7134","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-rants","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-1R4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6982,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/08\/22\/linked-good-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":7134,"position":0},"title":"Linked: &#8220;GOOD NEWS!!&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"August 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"via McMansion Hell: Zillow has decided to drop claims against McMansion Hell! Thank you EFF!! DONATE TO THE EFF HERE: http:\/\/eff.org\/donate Thank you everyone for your love and support! My annual recurring donation to the EFF continues to pay off.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5558,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/03\/07\/linked-privacy-badger-1-0-is-here-to-stop-online-tracking\/","url_meta":{"origin":7134,"position":1},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Privacy Badger 1.0 Is Here To Stop Online Tracking!&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"March 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"via EFF: As you browse the Web, Privacy Badger looks at any third party domains that are loaded on a given site and determines whether or not they appear to be tracking you (e.g. by setting cookies that could be used for tracking, or fingerprinting your browser). 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And because of the arrangement between Google and many public schools,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5964,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/06\/10\/rants-homebrewsupply-com-spam\/","url_meta":{"origin":7134,"position":3},"title":"Rants: HomebrewSupply.com Spam","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"June 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"These guy are relentless: I forward all of these to\u00a0spam@uce.gov","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rants&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rants","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/rants\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"HomebrewSupply.com Spam","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7300\/27483828822_7a49776e53_z.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7300\/27483828822_7a49776e53_z.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7300\/27483828822_7a49776e53_z.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4275,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/10\/16\/rants-you-want-to-sell-me-information-about-mobile-phone-users\/","url_meta":{"origin":7134,"position":4},"title":"Rants: You want to sell me information about mobile phone users?","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"October 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Received this through LinkedIN today. I don\u2019t know who this person is but maybe they\u2019ll email me explaining how they acquired this information. Solicitation is one thing (it\u2019s annoying) but selling customer data so openly is worse.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rants&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rants","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/rants\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Screen Shot 2014 10 16 at 6 15 53 PM","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-16-at-6.15.53-PM.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-16-at-6.15.53-PM.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-16-at-6.15.53-PM.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4708,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/06\/09\/rants-directv-please-stop-calling-me\/","url_meta":{"origin":7134,"position":5},"title":"Rants: DirecTV, please stop calling me","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"June 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Sometimes, I check Google Voice\u2019s SPAM folder for numbers that are calling me after I had them blocked. 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