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If you think 'homeless people' are one of the bad things, then I think you're part of the problem, and would politely ask you to help come up with a solution.

daseiner1 6y ago
i would wager most would rank the worst homeless population in the country in terms of rampant drug abuse and severe mental illness an unqualified negative
Mehdi2277 6y ago
You're aware around 90 percent of the bay area considers to homelessness to be a serious problem. Citation: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/08/when-it-comes-to-the-homeless-the-bay-areas-compassion-has-a-limit/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/08/when-it-comes-to-the-... "89% of residents say homelessness is an extremely or very serious problem — up from 79% the year before"
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  Considering homelessness to be a serious problem and considering homeless people to be a problem are very different (and to some extent opposed) things. Advocates for homeless people think homelessness is a problem. People that oppose dealing with homelessness tend to portray homeless people as a problem.
  - crimsonalucard1 6y ago
    >Considering homelessness to be a serious problem and considering homeless people to be a problem are very different (and to some extent opposed) things. What doesn't solve problems is creating a false BS dichotomy between "homelessness" and "homeless people" as if there are two major groups of people who are actively combatting two different problems. It's ridiculous. If the people who view "homeless people" as a "problem" aren't advocating helping "homeless people" as solving the problem what exactly are they advocating?? How do you solve the "homeless people" problem without helping "homelessness?" Don't be stupid, these things are one and the same problem with the same solutions. This is a play on words inserting false malice where there was originally and obviously no malice intended. Instead the origin of the malice is @dragonwriter intending to use a play on words to start a witch hunt. I think ultimately a lot of the negative stuff I said about San Francisco pissed off some people who love the city. I wasn't trying to paint San Francisco in a bad light. I was trying to shave off some of the excessive and illusory positivity of the initial post because San Francisco as great as it is, is a city with deep issues and deep problems. To solve these issues and to solve these problems one has to first admit that they exist. Acceptance is hard for many, especially those who have lived here all their lives, and I think this attack was just an aspect of that.
pkaye 6y ago
Have you been working on a solution?
spikels 6y ago
You don’t think “homeless people” are a bad thing!? The first step is recognizing the problem. More of the same is not a solution.

daseiner1 6y ago

i would wager most would rank the worst homeless population in the country in terms of rampant drug abuse and severe mental illness an unqualified negative

Mehdi2277 6y ago

You're aware around 90 percent of the bay area considers to homelessness to be a serious problem. Citation: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/08/when-it-comes-to-the-homeless-the-bay-areas-compassion-has-a-limit/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/08/when-it-comes-to-the-... "89% of residents say homelessness is an extremely or very serious problem — up from 79% the year before"

dragonwriter 6y ago
Considering homelessness to be a serious problem and considering homeless people to be a problem are very different (and to some extent opposed) things. Advocates for homeless people think homelessness is a problem. People that oppose dealing with homelessness tend to portray homeless people as a problem.
- crimsonalucard1 6y ago
  >Considering homelessness to be a serious problem and considering homeless people to be a problem are very different (and to some extent opposed) things. What doesn't solve problems is creating a false BS dichotomy between "homelessness" and "homeless people" as if there are two major groups of people who are actively combatting two different problems. It's ridiculous. If the people who view "homeless people" as a "problem" aren't advocating helping "homeless people" as solving the problem what exactly are they advocating?? How do you solve the "homeless people" problem without helping "homelessness?" Don't be stupid, these things are one and the same problem with the same solutions. This is a play on words inserting false malice where there was originally and obviously no malice intended. Instead the origin of the malice is @dragonwriter intending to use a play on words to start a witch hunt. I think ultimately a lot of the negative stuff I said about San Francisco pissed off some people who love the city. I wasn't trying to paint San Francisco in a bad light. I was trying to shave off some of the excessive and illusory positivity of the initial post because San Francisco as great as it is, is a city with deep issues and deep problems. To solve these issues and to solve these problems one has to first admit that they exist. Acceptance is hard for many, especially those who have lived here all their lives, and I think this attack was just an aspect of that.

pkaye 6y ago

Have you been working on a solution?

spikels 6y ago

You don’t think “homeless people” are a bad thing!? The first step is recognizing the problem. More of the same is not a solution.