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> we could afford to solve the _housing_ portion of it by putting people in 1BD I'm not claiming that apartments solve the opioid crisis. But notice the patte
by abeppu 5y ago
> we could afford to solve the _housing_ portion of it by putting people in 1BD
I'm not claiming that apartments solve the opioid crisis.
But notice the pattern.
NIMBY property owners in SF profit while contributing to the housing shortage. We protect their rights to preserve a shortage while looking disdainfully at displaced victims.
Sacklers make >$10B selling opioids. They declare bankruptcy, keep >$5B and are protected from further liabilities.
The recipe seems to be:
- profit while creating a disaster
- accept no responsibility
- blame your victims
You think mentally ill drug addicts will destroy property.
But what if mentally ill rich people are destroying society?
- s1artibartfast 5y agoI think the rich are a convenient scape goat for a mentally ill society that is destroying itself and wants to externalize blame. This includes parents who fail to raise their children, neighbors and friends who ignore misery and addiction, and people who walk by and fail to lift a finger to help. How many people in this thread do you think actually donate to a homeless non-profit instead of buying a latte. How many volunteer at a homeless shelter instead of watching Netflix? People don't want to be part of the solution. They want someone else to be responsible, and someone else to blame.