That is, our housing has become a commodity.

For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven

And what's happened? I mean, the question here is, here we are, arguably the most intelligent being that's ever walked planet Earth, with this extraordinary brain, capable of the kind of technology that is so well illustrated by these TED Conferences, and yet we're destroying the only home we have.