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> very, very niche audience The homeless are certainly not a niche audience. There might be between 13 and 26 million people in the US alone who have experienc
by austinjp 4y ago
> very, very niche audience
The homeless are certainly not a niche audience. There might be between 13 and 26 million people in the US alone who have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives [0].
Besides, issues around permanent access to security devices are not exclusive to the homeless. The problem described in TFA impacts a far larger segment of society.
Critical services are increasingly only available online -- and online services are increasingly critical. The people governing access to critical services are willfully ignorant to the difficulties that vulnerable people face, and often make those difficulties worse.
[0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519593/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519593/
- parkingrift 4y agoThat headline number is garbage. It’s 550,000 people at any given time.
- austinjp 4y agoIt's certainly not garbage, read it again: people who have "experienced homelessness at some point in their lives".
- parkingrift 4y agoYes and that “experienced homelessness” figure includes people who moved in with friends, family, or relatives. The headline number is garbage.
- austinjp 4y agoIf I was homeless I'd certainly try to move in with friends or relatives. Not garbage :)