You are creating a false binary, and then ascribing my views to the ‘other’ side of the binary because they aren’t exactly the same as yours, therefore they mus

You are creating a false binary, and then ascribing my views to the ‘other’ side of the binary because they aren’t exactly the same as yours, therefore they must be opposite. What I’m saying is blaming “society” and “this country” for “breaking people [...] nowadays” is wrong headed. Sure, society and our political system can be harmful and damaging, but that’s not the main issue, it is a red herring. In my view, society should very much participate in helping mitigate the effects of bad luck, bad choices, being victims of abuse, horrible circumstances, whatever bad befalls someone, regardless of the source. We very much need a robust safety net in many dimensions. Just because we could do better... much much better ... in that regard doesn’t not automatically make for evidence our country is uniquely bad for people, or that this criticism of our country is the most salient point to comment about on an article about medical treatments for high need groups. That is where we disagree. I don’t agree that the mere existence of suffering people means a political system is screwed up. I think suffering is part of existence, and people who want to try to get rid of all suffering by remaking politics have created nightmare after nightmare throughout history. And I think this idea that individual suffering is a priori a failure of the social and political system means people hijack discussions about helping people to take swipes at the system. Edit: And if you want to know what I really think about homelessness and systemic issues, I think regulations prohibiting boarding houses are cruel, because it prevents someone who is in a tough spot from renting a cheap room somewhere while they figure out what to do.