Tom's is too biased and speculative, as well as negative.
Honestly, think about those who live in low light areas (and therefore see the outside as always-night), or those who now, or will, live underground? People in large complexes where light doesn't reach the center from the outside.
I can see uses for it, but not in a suburban middle class house, no. I guess Tom's writers aren't very open minded outside of their little comfort sphere.