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"In fact there are a near infinite variety of reasons for being homeless" Near infinite in the sense that there are near infinite ways of dying. You could be h
by archaea_hao 7y ago
"In fact there are a near infinite variety of reasons for being homeless"
Near infinite in the sense that there are near infinite ways of dying. You could be hit by an asteroid. You could fall off a cliff. But that obscures the fact that most people die from some sickness or disease.
I've done volunteer work with the homeless. There are 2 major causes of homelessness: mental illness and drug addiction. Everything else is insignificant in comparison.
- CydeWeys 7y agoIt sounds like you've only done volunteer work with specific types of people. The homeless people who simply can't afford housing and thus live in vehicles, and have jobs, want to stay under the radar. It's unlikely you'd make contact with them during volunteering unless you specifically sought them out. You're not going to find them at soup kitchens, homeless shelters, skid row, etc. They're normal people like you and me who just can't afford to live in a building, and are taking the next best option.
- Vervious 7y agoThe group that stays under the radar... is likely not the same set that shits on the street? I kid you not, there are some seriously crazy people in SOMA who have a schedule. Morning, mission and 5th. Evening, mission and 6th.
- xyzzyz 7y agoThis kind of people doesn’t contribute to defecation crisis, and they tend to not stay homeless for very long anyway (unless they start doing drugs).
- CydeWeys 7y agoThey likely are not, but I wasn't saying they were. I was responding to someone who was claiming that these types of homeless people don't even exist, which is far from true.
- bryanlarsen 7y agoAbout 20% of the population has a mental illness issue. Almost 10% of the population have an addiction. Obviously the vast majority of these people aren't homeless. Being homeless is a good way to turn a minor mental illness or addiction into a major one.