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Taking a mentally ill fentanyl addict from San Francisco and dropping them in a condemned house in Scranton PA is not actually going to solve the problems you t

Taking a mentally ill fentanyl addict from San Francisco and dropping them in a condemned house in Scranton PA is not actually going to solve the problems you think it will.

notch898a 4y ago
It would save a lot of money on demolition though. The plumbing, cabinets, appliances, doors, ducting, and everything not fixed to the frame would get removed for free and it would be very easy to bulldoze after the house catches fire from people trying to stay warm inside without paying a utility bill.
LoganDark 4y ago
> a mentally ill fentanyl addict In a lot of cases they wouldn't have become mentally ill or a fentanyl addict if they weren't homeless. Yes, addiction drives tons of people into homelessness, but homelessness can also cause addiction since a homeless life kinda sucks.
Joeri 4y ago
There’s actually a philosophy called “housing first” that says you cannot solve those other problems without housing those people. 99 percent invisible did a podcast series on the reality and nuance of homelessness. It is the best take I’ve seen and really opened my eyes on a number of things. Episode 3 covers housing first, but I would recommend going through the whole thing. https://99percentinvisible.org/need/ https://99percentinvisible.org/need/
- blurbleblurble 4y ago
  Exactly! It often does solve those problems when combined with other necessary resources like mental health care and help finding community and meaningful ways to occupy time, like getting a job or going back to school. Housing first is evidence based too. And cheaper than emergency services. And when done right much more dignified. Yet here we have this society full of punitive know it all skeptics who don't actually seem care about the evidence quite as much as they care about dominating social structures that help them feel better about their insecurities.

Taking a mentally ill fentanyl addict from San Francisco and dropping them in a condemned house in Scranton PA is not actually going to solve the problems you think it will.

notch898a 4y ago

It would save a lot of money on demolition though. The plumbing, cabinets, appliances, doors, ducting, and everything not fixed to the frame would get removed for free and it would be very easy to bulldoze after the house catches fire from people trying to stay warm inside without paying a utility bill.

LoganDark 4y ago

> a mentally ill fentanyl addict In a lot of cases they wouldn't have become mentally ill or a fentanyl addict if they weren't homeless. Yes, addiction drives tons of people into homelessness, but homelessness can also cause addiction since a homeless life kinda sucks.

Joeri 4y ago

There’s actually a philosophy called “housing first” that says you cannot solve those other problems without housing those people. 99 percent invisible did a podcast series on the reality and nuance of homelessness. It is the best take I’ve seen and really opened my eyes on a number of things. Episode 3 covers housing first, but I would recommend going through the whole thing. https://99percentinvisible.org/need/ https://99percentinvisible.org/need/

blurbleblurble 4y ago
Exactly! It often does solve those problems when combined with other necessary resources like mental health care and help finding community and meaningful ways to occupy time, like getting a job or going back to school. Housing first is evidence based too. And cheaper than emergency services. And when done right much more dignified. Yet here we have this society full of punitive know it all skeptics who don't actually seem care about the evidence quite as much as they care about dominating social structures that help them feel better about their insecurities.