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Umm... seeing how the homeless live, it really would be as bad as I think. Probably even worse, since I don't see all of it.

Fricken 8y ago
Most homeless people are suffering from a cocktail of problems with abuse, mental illness and drugs. If you woke one one morning to find yourself on the street with ragged clothes and empty pockets in a foreign city, but you still had your wits about you, you likely wouldn't be there for long.
- vkou 8y ago
  Yeah, it's because I would figure out how to call someone I know to come and get me. You don't end up homeless when you have someone to call to come and get you. You end up homeless when you've burned through that bridge.
  - robotrout 8y ago
    Hopefully that's not the only reason. Even absent of help from a friend, you likely wouldn't be there for long.
    - vkou 8y ago
      Depends on the economy, the cost of living, my health, and my skills. Those factors are not under my direct control. Some of them may have been in the past, but not in the present.
  - aidenn0 8y ago
    Roughly 3/4 of homeless are homeless for less than a year.
    - pbhjpbhj 8y ago
      Because they die, or because they find a home, or ...?
      - aidenn0 8y ago
        because they find a home. Think about how many people in the US are living hand-to-mouth, where any disruption can cause them to fall behind on rent. Those people make up the majority of people who have been homeless recently. They are homeless for the time it takes them to save up a deposit and find a place to live.
    - vkou 8y ago
      Most of them are in a better state then alone in a strange city, with nothing but the clothes on their back. They often have jobs, and may be living on couches or in a car, or have a bank account, or social support (Not enough to keep them in a home, but something.) The homeless that are sleeping rough for 9 months tend to stay homeless. It is a horrible way to live, and it breaks you down really fast.
xamuel 8y ago
>seeing how the homeless live Except you only see the ones who are visibly homeless, so how do you know?
manigandham 8y ago
That's just an example, it's not about actually being homeless but about losing everything you have. It's not as bad as you think, and as long as you're healthy and free, you should be able to rebuild.
strken 8y ago
Most of the homeless are couch surfing, living out of cars, etc. In one sharehouse I lived in, we had one guy on the couch and another in a tent in the back yard, both of whom were acquaintances going through a rough time. As far as worst cases go, while it would suck to have to sleep on someone's couch, it's honestly not that bad.
DoreenMichele 8y ago
Being without a home sucks and is logistically annoying and aggravating to a significant degree. But a lot of the misery of most homeless people is due to the intractable personal problems that landed them there to begin with. It does get compounded by social stigma. For me, the social stigma and the very real problems that caused was the worst part of being homeless for 5.7 years. A lot of homeless people sleep in a tent. That's what I did. Some people do that for fun and call it camping.

Fricken 8y ago

Most homeless people are suffering from a cocktail of problems with abuse, mental illness and drugs. If you woke one one morning to find yourself on the street with ragged clothes and empty pockets in a foreign city, but you still had your wits about you, you likely wouldn't be there for long.

vkou 8y ago
Yeah, it's because I would figure out how to call someone I know to come and get me. You don't end up homeless when you have someone to call to come and get you. You end up homeless when you've burned through that bridge.
- robotrout 8y ago
  Hopefully that's not the only reason. Even absent of help from a friend, you likely wouldn't be there for long.
  - vkou 8y ago
    Depends on the economy, the cost of living, my health, and my skills. Those factors are not under my direct control. Some of them may have been in the past, but not in the present.
- aidenn0 8y ago
  Roughly 3/4 of homeless are homeless for less than a year.
  - pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    Because they die, or because they find a home, or ...?
    - aidenn0 8y ago
      because they find a home. Think about how many people in the US are living hand-to-mouth, where any disruption can cause them to fall behind on rent. Those people make up the majority of people who have been homeless recently. They are homeless for the time it takes them to save up a deposit and find a place to live.
  - vkou 8y ago
    Most of them are in a better state then alone in a strange city, with nothing but the clothes on their back. They often have jobs, and may be living on couches or in a car, or have a bank account, or social support (Not enough to keep them in a home, but something.) The homeless that are sleeping rough for 9 months tend to stay homeless. It is a horrible way to live, and it breaks you down really fast.

xamuel 8y ago

>seeing how the homeless live Except you only see the ones who are visibly homeless, so how do you know?

manigandham 8y ago

That's just an example, it's not about actually being homeless but about losing everything you have. It's not as bad as you think, and as long as you're healthy and free, you should be able to rebuild.

strken 8y ago

Most of the homeless are couch surfing, living out of cars, etc. In one sharehouse I lived in, we had one guy on the couch and another in a tent in the back yard, both of whom were acquaintances going through a rough time. As far as worst cases go, while it would suck to have to sleep on someone's couch, it's honestly not that bad.

DoreenMichele 8y ago

Being without a home sucks and is logistically annoying and aggravating to a significant degree. But a lot of the misery of most homeless people is due to the intractable personal problems that landed them there to begin with. It does get compounded by social stigma. For me, the social stigma and the very real problems that caused was the worst part of being homeless for 5.7 years. A lot of homeless people sleep in a tent. That's what I did. Some people do that for fun and call it camping.