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I think an important distinction is that not all homeless are problematic, but the homeless you see are almost always problematic - in the sense of having an un
by googlryas 4y ago
I think an important distinction is that not all homeless are problematic, but the homeless you see are almost always problematic - in the sense of having an untreated severe mental health issues including drug addiction.
You never notice the single mom living in a shelter, who takes her kids to work at a laundromat, or the guy who sleeps in his car and does landscaping jobs during the day.
- slg 4y agoThe obvious follow-up then is do you care about homelessness or do you just care about problematic homelessness? Because most people here using "homeless" as a shorthand for "problematic homelessness". This just goes to support majormajor's comment that people are not upset by homelessness in general. They are upset they have to see and interact with problematic homeless people. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34826714 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34826714