This latest prediction/trend/abhorrent concept is only abhorrent here in Western culture! This is a highly westernized threat to what has come to be expected for general living spaces, namely: wide open, spacious, more room than anyone really needs. Western ideals of typical single family housing would seriously house 5 to 10 or more families of so-called developing countries! Even God's Word refers to housing with the entire family sleeping in one room (see one of Christ's illustrations of a man seeking bread from a neighbour at midnight). For whatever reason, we in western societies think that we must live in wide open sprawling spaces and we look down on cultures where that expectation isn't even a thought in their minds, positive or negative. If you look in Scripture, wide open houses is often associated with selfishness, unnecessary decadence, and a sense of pride that lords it over others. But other places in Scripture where we ask God to enlarge our tents, it is to take more in, to reach out and touch more lives, etc. To have one's tent enlarged is seen as an act of increased generosity, not an act of expanding one's own comfort zone. Western culture really does live in the ways of the ungodly wealthy described in Scripture. Nobles and kings lived in sprawling houses throughout much of history while commoners lived in more simple dwellings. Between Scriptural historical reference, secular historical reference, and modern life in many areas of the world, this pod prediction is seriously only a threat to those who have not or are not considering downsizing into smaller living accommodations already. For many in the past in the West, those were empty-nesters, minimalists, nomads, etc. And many of those up to now have been fairly well-to-do financially too. They just wanted a simpler, less-demanding, less-materialistic lifestyle. With the costs of housing going up and the cost of living skyrocketing due to inflation trouble, the ranks of those joining the "van life", those moving into RV's and tiny homes, and those downsizing from large homes into smaller condos or bungalows, has been growing over the past 10 years or more. This really isn't the threat that string pullers think they are predicting! https://www.rebelnews.com/california_startup_offering_citizens_cocoon_like_pods_to_escape_rising_rent_real_estate_costs