Compromising in North Vancouver and West Vancouver!

I often said that the one thing that we as human beings did well was to rationalize our ultimate wishes and settle for that "something a little cheaper/pricier", "less of a view", "not as big a yard", "smaller" etc. This ability to compromise is paramount 'cos we would never be satisfied if we didn't (unless your name is Gates, Bronfman or Rockerfeller!). Why this has come to mind at this moment is an interesting comment I've just read about densification and the proposal that the dream of each one owning a 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom house on a stand alone piece of land in Greater Vancouver may well be the latest dream to be "compromised" - or has that been happening for some time and we haven't been ready to admit it? What do you think?