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Mental illness does not sound like a normal state. I don't think he was talking to you personally. I agree in terms of individuals, we should not be expected t

• scruple 9y ago
  > Mental illness does not sound like a normal state. No, it doesn't sound like a normal state, but that doesn't mean it isn't a normal state for some people. > I don't think he was talking to you personally. I'm not sure who they were talking to. Myself, others in positions like mine, HNers, society at large, or the ether. Regardless, believing that the mentally ill can't be, or aren't in some fashion currently, responsible for themselves is ridiculous. They absolutely are in the eyes of both our society and the state. > I agree in terms of individuals, we should not be expected to hold the burden themselves of others. I agree. > The same doesn't apply to society and the governance of it however. I'd love to hear politically viable solutions that can cross-cut through the myriad issues faced by this specific community of people (the subset of homeless who are diagnosed and known to be mentally ill). I don't think SORs are going even get in the ballpark for them. If I tried to tell a delusional, manic, paranoid person that they need to go live in a room that the state says they are to now live in they'd balk and disappear within minutes. But, I really don't have anything to offer, either, and I think about it more than I probably ought to.