I live in Seattle right across the street from a mental health institution. The folks that gather around it are really beyond their wits end. While I think the

I live in Seattle right across the street from a mental health institution. The folks that gather around it are really beyond their wits end. While I think the idea that Seattle is dying is melodramatic bs, it is quite the nuisance to have these folks hanging around. Furthermore, the inadequate public sanitation in Capitol Hill compounds the problem into one of public health. I think that the problem visible in the homeless population is the result of systematic marginalization. The USA has a real fuck-you attitude towards those who aren’t up-and-comers, so the down and out just get ground down further. It’s a tough problem to address, so do your part and try not to recoil in dehumanizing horror when you see these folks.