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> Or, maybe, Munger figured out that what was viewed as obviously correct wasn't actually correct

Nah, looking at the floor plans, he was just optimizing for cost at the expense of user experience.

To rebut your anecdata with my own: My dorm rooms at college had large 5' x 4' windows that opened. The unlimited fresh air and view over the campus helped me keep my sanity while studying for a 4-year engineering degree. A windowless room would have driven me stark raving mad in the first year.

> The rebuttals to his design are basically just "every room needs a window", without any real justification. Do you think he didn't think of that? That he just forgot to put windows in?

I think Munger should build a dorm room for himself that doesn't have windows and live in it for a few years before deciding that other people don't need them.

> The rebuttals to his design are basically just "every room needs a window", without any real justification. Do you think he didn't think of that? That he just forgot to put windows in?

Whether he thought of it or not, bedrooms without windows are unsafe because in a fire you're trapped. Safety regulations are written in blood.

I bet you would’ve liked your dorm more if it had better windows!