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I agree that it's inhumane to force people to either drop their social safety net or to sleep on the streets. I think I might have phrased it as "it's impracti
by MikeTheGreat 9y ago
I agree that it's inhumane to force people to either drop their social safety net or to sleep on the streets.
I think I might have phrased it as "it's impractical to force people to drop their social safety nets", or maybe "it's unrealistic to force..."
People need help. Not all the time, but at least sometimes for sure. If you can't afford to buy help then you either suffer or else lean on someone else. Asking people (who can't afford assistance) to move away from their friends and family isn't a realistic ask.
It's like they said in that episode of Firefly - "When you can't run, you crawl, and when you can't crawl - when you can't do that... You find someone to carry you."
- jeremyt 9y agoWhat social safety net? She’s homeless. Whatever social safety net existed has either been exhausted or is no longer present.
- DataWorker 9y agoPeople have a psychological need for a stable home. You would prefer she behave as an economically rational actor, but people are human. She is struggling to avoid becoming an economic refugee and we should try and feel some compassion towards those in that position.
- scarface74 9y agoPeople move all of the time for better opportunities. She has made her choice. She chose to sleep in an SUV instead of moving some place cheaper.