Pocket neighborhoods - I think this could change the U.S.

[bhikkhu]

17. I certainly like the idea

One of the problems of current age of smaller families is the isolation of people in their homes; bringing more homes, families and people in closer contact is the most natural way to reduce that.

Of course, this requires better behavior as well. One thing that you might note if you study how extended families living under the same roof get along in other cultures is that there is less individual freedom, more conformity, and more intensive social expectations. There is also more happiness and sense of belonging, and less loneliness, so the trade-off might be well worthwhile for some, depending on age and temperament (I'd enjoy it now, but as a teenager I don't think I'd have lasted a week).