Because your opinion isn’t every other person’s reality. Some people like the clean look of new vinyl siding and thing faded cedar shingles look outdated. I can appreciate either when maintained and the rest of the house matches the look. Wanting the state to mandate such a trivial thing is so stupid.

Good for you that you need to look at price tags.

What’s ugly to you might not be ugly to many others.

Are roofs next? Asphalt vs concrete roads and driveways after that?

Come on! I appreciate the fact that I can own a home with walls never mind being mandated to provide you with aesthetically pleasurable sights.

OP I would encourage you to treat this post and the overwhelmingly negative response to it as the learning experience it should be.

Rather than doubling down, I would suggest you put yourselves in others shoes, and ask yourself why people might be reacting this way.