[Polar Bear]

Maybe TV just isn't for you. I don't believe TV has any more restrictions or sameness than found in most residential subdivisions anywhere. And I assure you that I...and I'll go out a limb and say most Villagers...have not sacrificed any (not even a little) individualism to live here. Choosing to live in a community of subdivisions and picking one of dozens of models of homes does not constitute giving up one's individualism.

It sounds to me like you have your own way of evaluating and placing value on a community. And that is of course fine. But using terms like "boring similarity", "sociological and architectural realities", and "peevish and capricious rules" is, in my opinion, insulting to Villagers. And it's very presumptuous on your part to think those terms describe anything but your opinion and also to assume that that opinion might be shared by most Villagers.

I truly hope you find what you are looking for, whatever and wherever that might be.