@photoLith: I hope you realize that modernism and post-modernism are two separate things...
A Charles Goodman house in Montgomery County and a McMansion in Plano are not in the same category, not did anyone here suggest they are.
I grew up in a home with some mid-century modern characteristics (combined with 60's ranch), and I have to say it is still the best home I have lived in to this day. The mid-century modern aesthetic I am familiar with is not the lack of human emotion, instead it fosters creativity and clarity by eliminating unnecessary clutter and establishing a connection with nature.
The 80's shitbox I live in now is the complete antithesis of the mid century modern aesthetic, and probably what you are thinking of when you think of 'modernism'. Even though it was built only 20(ish) years after my childhood home, I would not think of putting them in the same category.
Granted, there are some (okay, many) pretty bad examples of (true) modernism out there, but saying they are all bad is just flat-out ignorant.
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