It seems like this is the fate for everyone. Sometimes when I see pictures of old buildings I can't help but notice that it seems like everything used to be so much fancier than it is now. Even though the builders didn't have the advantage of modern tools and science they sculpted statues and gargoyles and domes and columns and flying buttresses and trusses and everything inside and out was covered in intricate carvings and gilding and mosaic and fresco and ornament.
Somehow all of our education and technology has resulted in everything being as basic and cheap as possible. We're lucky if builders bother to do even a half-assed job slapping together thin sheets of drywall and formaldehyde-soaked plywood. All the effortful artistry has been replaced by whatever is simple and cheap. Given enough time Nepali villages will be filled with nothing but tract housing and big box stores.
Somehow all of our education and technology has resulted in everything being as basic and cheap as possible. We're lucky if builders bother to do even a half-assed job slapping together thin sheets of drywall and formaldehyde-soaked plywood. All the effortful artistry has been replaced by whatever is simple and cheap. Given enough time Nepali villages will be filled with nothing but tract housing and big box stores.