Just saw this...who buys a house with their sibling?

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Yep, buying a house with a sibling is still a frequent practice even today, although it may be more common in certain regions (and in certain cultures) over others. If you're both adults but still unmarried, I see no reason for siblings not to pool their finances and buy a joint property to share in the meantime. Even if you both are married, many still often do it, although in the US, people seem to require more "personal space." I grew up in the "the Deep South" and it's not uncommon to have 2-3 generations living under the same roof. My neighbors are Portuguese immigrants and their extended family (grandparents, children, grandchildren) all live together as well.

Roderick wasn't taking care of Pamela. They pooled their money to buy the house.

I think we will be seeing more and more of this practice come back.

People simply cannot qualify now (most of them) for a decent property alone.

When I say a 'decent' property, I'm thinking of actual land; to plant on, fence in to keep the children safe (I miss the days of wandering the CA canyons until dark, with no fear), a big enough house to give whoever in the family needs shelter, and allow some privacy as we get used to sharing housing again.

Or maybe rent out a room if times get really tough.

The whole outlandishly apart zoning we've never thought about works against us now. For commuting to a job, running errands, even just...slipping to the store for one forgotten thing for dinner.

Now many people walk a fair distance for health; we're getting used to that, but I see a lot more 'listing' and 'stocking' and pantries coming back. With gas so expensive, delivery services are great, but once again, it helps to split the cost with someone else.

It's getting a bit better, but we've set ourselves up as a generation-apart, neighbor-stranger, drive everywhere society in many parts of the country.

I don't think we really meant to do it. We just got sold on the idea.

It's made auto and oil companies very rich, and allowed for many neighborhoods to fall into disrepair and stay that way. We just move away and start over.

We can't anymore. We've got to work with what we've got, and that, by the way, would give construction companies enough work for the next - forever, as they remodeled, added-on, and rebuilt all the housing we have.