I think that’s a fair statement. As a human justice issue, I care that people get basic needs of living met. Whether that’s a house or some sort of communal ar

I think that’s a fair statement. As a human justice issue, I care that people get basic needs of living met. Whether that’s a house or some sort of communal arrangement doesn’t interest me. This is an intellectual feeling though - I have recurring donations to appropriate organizations, and sometimes I volunteer my time, but it’s out of a general feeling that I need to help my community. But I do find it far more pressing that I not be made to feel personally uncomfortable or unsafe. That’s not an intellectual commitment - that’s as immediate a need as water when parched. I care about homelessness; I -! Care !- about that other stuff though. And you are correct that they are correlated but not the same. I used to live across the street from a halfway house, and a block up from an assisted living facility. It was not uncommon for people housed and fed there to come out for the day, sit on sidewalks, pretend to be homeless, and go back “home” at the end of the day. I saw it daily. They exhibited all the things I’d want to eliminate, which a casual passers-by would associate with homelessness.