I thought this was going to be about... bricks. Houses are traditionally made from earth.
I always feel like this sentiment sounds like nostalgia some express about the "sturdy" cars of the 60's. Sure, you can hit them with a hammer without a dent, but the engineering is crap.
As a rule of thumb, I will only buy pre-2008 vehicles, things only went from bad to worst after that era.
Yeah, last I heard ceramic brick is a super artificial material that doesn't degrade at all over time. It's also very toxic :-p