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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It refers to the annexes you see growing out of the back of the house. People used to (and sometimes still do) start with a modest house, and then as time went on and money came in, build out into the yard, adding a new kitchen, toilet, shed, veranda, etc.

It has since also come to refer to things that get extended and patched up over time without a lot of coherence or forethought, like our tax codes (they just add rules, bonuses, penalties, etc. on top of the baseline instead of doing a thorough tax reform)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Is modularity then kind of a thing in Belgian society?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Well, we have 6 governments, does that count?