I'm Not Defaulting On My Mortgage, I'm Recouping My Losses

"I've watched as the predominant feeling on "strategic default" has shifted from "You signed a contract, you should pay, no matter what." To "What fool pays $600K for a $300K house?" I'm wondering if this is a start to new attitudes on living rent/mortgage free existence. One of the commenters on that Zero Hedge article says that living in his house without paying the mortgage is "recouping his losses""