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>It's dystopian, of course, that the provision of basic needs like these falls to a private coffee chain [...] I live in a major metro city like Austin. The ho
by chance_state 7y ago
>It's dystopian, of course, that the provision of basic needs like these falls to a private coffee chain [...]
I live in a major metro city like Austin. The homeless can easily get three hot meals a day, a warm bed every night, and all the hygiene necessities they need for free.
I don't think you should assume they're in Starbucks because the resources aren't available elsewhere.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoI live in a world informed about homelessness and resources available to them. You're wrong.
- dang 7y agoOk, but in that case a good HN comment should share some of what you know so that fair-minded readers can learn. "You're wrong" doesn't teach us anything. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- lazyasciiart 7y agoI really didn't think anyone needed to learn that homeless people aren't swanning around every major city dining on hot meals three times a day and overwhelmed with choices on shelter and resources. In my experience literate people who argue otherwise are deeply committed to a false worldview and information is no more going to change their minds than a high school science course might change the Westboro Baptist Church.
- _bxg1 7y agoAustin at least has a massive shortage of homeless shelters. I don't think it's a rare case.
- pjc50 7y agoI find this very hard to believe, and if it's true, someone should tell San Francisco.
- burkaman 7y agoAustin shelters do not have anywhere close to enough capacity: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2019/10/31/as-shelters-remain-full--few-options-for-austin-s-homeless- https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2019/10/31/as-s...