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This is a very illuminating post that I will remember when speaking about net neutrality, modern rights I think we should have (internet access), and how someon
by blitmap 9y ago
This is a very illuminating post that I will remember when speaking about net neutrality, modern rights I think we should have (internet access), and how someone may find their way out of homelessness (if they desire).
Thank you for this.
- DoreenMichele 9y agoPop into r/homeless some time. For the price of a reddit handle and the time it took to post a question, I have seen several people avoid or delay eviction, find solutions that kept them off the street after they announced "I shall be homeless in X period of time" or announce they finally got themselves off the street through their own efforts. I occasionally think it has to be one of the cheapest and most effective homeless services on the planet. And it's just a free discussion forum. I see these results in spite of it attracting trolls, judgey middle class assholes who are there to lecture homeless people, and people who clearly have serious issues and can't manage to behave in a pro-social fashion. Amidst all the muck, lives are quietly being kept from suddenly unraveling and other lives are being slowly knit back together. That's the power of the internet. It fosters lightweight solutions that couldn't happen any other way, including crowd sourcing wisdom and practical advice. I love it.