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What the homeless activists don’t get is that 95% of most people who complain about “homeless” are talking about the visible homeless aka the crazy ones with me

What the homeless activists don’t get is that 95% of most people who complain about “homeless” are talking about the visible homeless aka the crazy ones with mental/drug problems. When these activists start shaming you about not caring about the “hidden homeless” it is actually turning more people to be even more apathetic. My conspiracy theory is that the homeless activists secretly need (and promote!) the visible homeless in order to push their agenda for more housing for the “hidden homeless”. Since if the visible homeless are gone, then 95% of most people would be super apathetic to the “hidden homeless” cuz out of sight and out of mind.

mulmen 7y ago
I'm with you on the first two paragraphs. I lost the plot in the third paragraph. What is the benefit to these homeless activists in perpetuating homelessness?
- philwelch 7y ago
  The "visible homeless" generate attention and motivation to address homelessness. The "invisible homeless" are, well, invisible and so it's hard to motivate people to give money/time/votes to addressing their problems. The "visible homeless" are a bit of a nuisance so there's a vested interest in addressing homelessness if you think doing so will stop that kind of thing.
- yeehaw5002 7y ago
  hobby security
- scruple 7y ago
  Perpetuation of the homeless-industrial complex, if I had to guess.
LordHumungous 7y ago
>My conspiracy theory is that the homeless activists secretly need (and promote!) the visible homeless in order to push their agenda for more housing for the “hidden homeless”. Since if the visible homeless are gone, then 95% of most people would be super apathetic to the “hidden homeless” cuz out of sight and out of mind. It's not a conspiracy theory. The service providers perform activism and give political support to the politicians, and in return the politicians keep the spigot open. Seattle area spends $1 billion per year with almost no accountability. Here's an example of how it works: https://roominate.com/blog/2019/the-academic/ https://roominate.com/blog/2019/the-academic/

mulmen 7y ago

I'm with you on the first two paragraphs. I lost the plot in the third paragraph. What is the benefit to these homeless activists in perpetuating homelessness?

philwelch 7y ago
The "visible homeless" generate attention and motivation to address homelessness. The "invisible homeless" are, well, invisible and so it's hard to motivate people to give money/time/votes to addressing their problems. The "visible homeless" are a bit of a nuisance so there's a vested interest in addressing homelessness if you think doing so will stop that kind of thing.
yeehaw5002 7y ago
hobby security
scruple 7y ago
Perpetuation of the homeless-industrial complex, if I had to guess.

LordHumungous 7y ago

>My conspiracy theory is that the homeless activists secretly need (and promote!) the visible homeless in order to push their agenda for more housing for the “hidden homeless”. Since if the visible homeless are gone, then 95% of most people would be super apathetic to the “hidden homeless” cuz out of sight and out of mind. It's not a conspiracy theory. The service providers perform activism and give political support to the politicians, and in return the politicians keep the spigot open. Seattle area spends $1 billion per year with almost no accountability. Here's an example of how it works: https://roominate.com/blog/2019/the-academic/ https://roominate.com/blog/2019/the-academic/