I used to think I was fine with tiny living, because my entire childhood home was 20 sqr meters, but I now live alone in such a space and it's too small. I have huge windows, but the walls are closing in. The space is too small to furnish in a way which wouldn't hinder an aspect of everyday life. I'm so tired of algorithm trying to convince me tiny living is fine when it shows even worse conditions than mine. I wish I lived in 30 sqr meters or so. 40 sqr meters are way too burgoise for me, but I could use extra 10 sqr meters solely for the purpose of farting.
yeah I mean I think its really interesting how people adapt and creatively use space more efficiently in really small living spaces, or I guess adapt to spending most of their time out and about and in 3rd places, if their budget and ability allows, but it shouldn't be widely glamorized just because profits devoured the money that should be paying for people to have a reasonable place to live. Does one solo person need 700+ sq ft (65 m2)? No probably not But 20m2 is really small
I was pretty happy with a 1910-1920s era US apartment that was about 30 sq. m, and especially with a lofted bed it felt downright spacious in some ways, but going much smaller than that, or with multiple people in it, would have been pretty tough. Now I live in a larger place and it does feel pretty bourgeois lol. Its easier to get other suburb-brained americans to come over to this place, since its larger and easier to park in the neighborhood, but I was actually more comfortable in the smaller space in many ways...
You mention farting though and yeah, I just remembered how bad my cat used to gas me out in that smaller apartment
Good cat