Recently in the local television news was a feature about the large number of new they-all-look-the-same houses being built now in very desirable suburban neighborhoods.

  All of these houses are of a size that is functional for a family with children. Some have fair sized yards. There are no excessive spaces inside or outside.

All of the materials used are ordinary every day building materials. These houses are mostly of blah designs with no outstanding architecture, interior design, landscaping, or decorative features. Every thing was ordinary and functional average houses.

The focus of the television report was the flooding of the yards of older residences caused by the changes to the ground surface by the addition of these many new homes.

Everything was reported as being done according to code.

The television reporter constantly called these average houses Mac Mansions. They are not Mac Mansions. They are only houses. They are only average medium houses and not Mac Mansions.

Mac Mansions have large rooms, excessive spaces, expensive and rare materials, outstanding architectural and interior design features, specialized rooms and spaces, highly skilled labor, outstanding status, and are expensive to build and maintain.

It has been my experience in life that if you are going to present, report, or state something, it is always wise to know of what you speak.

To call an average house a Mac Mansion by a television news reporter shows exaggeration and sensationalism of which all is not accurate, desirable. or ethical.

Where is the truth of what is and what is not real? What is the purpose and who is the audience for such commentary?

Is such another example of fake news?

Food for though.