I think you could legitimately criticize how the property on the right now has a ton more asphalt. It is impermeable and absorbs a lot of best from the sun. This small amount probably isn't noticeable, but if everyone else in the neighbordhood did this the whole area would be a heat island and have flooding/drought issues.

Also it's hard to see the Before yard because of the fence, but what little green is left in the After looks like a monoculture of grass that I suspect is not native. Not great for pollinators. Once again, the kind of thing that doesn't make much difference for one house but makes a huge difference when it gets popular.

I really like the blue paint job on the left. It's fun and interesting without being obnoxious.

I think it’s nice that that huge swath of useless lawn is now another home. Everyone wants more and cheaper housing until it messes up the look of their own neighborhood I guess.

Yes. In France we enforce local urbanism rules to ensure neighborhoods and cities are globally nice-looking and restrict land usage. It's good.

Well I'm guessing one of the houses sold their land so it's their own fault anyway.

Yeah I see freedom here. The basic freedom everyone claims to love, to do whatever you want in the domestic sphere so long as it doesn't harm anyone.

I also actually like it, but I have atypical tastes.

The only constant in life is change.

is that a quote from somewhere?