> For some definition of “many” sure Good, then we agree chronic homelessness is not entirely due to drugs, as i often read on HN :) > Alcoholism is another p

> For some definition of “many” sure Good, then we agree chronic homelessness is not entirely due to drugs, as i often read on HN :) > Alcoholism is another problem. I think it's the same problem. Alcoholism is a drug addiction problem and can be just as bad as any other addiction. That some cultures believe alcohol to be tolerable/encourageable is irrelevant. Alcohol was historically weaponized against indigenous people (not only in the US) and to this day some revolutionary indigenous movements such as the zapatistas in Chiapas consider it this way. Much like crack cocaine was weaponized by CIA against black/brown communities in the US (to finance their counter-revolutionary covert wars in South America). > people do fall into homelessness because they aren’t lucky enough to remain high functioning Exactly, but drugs is far from the only reason to become non-functioning according to capitalist standards. Depression/burnout, physical health, workspace/job closure, and *many* other factors can lead to homelessness.