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"prison-like facilities where people could apply to live for free, the only real difference is no locks on the doors" ^- the phrasing of this amuses me for so
by MrLeap 3y ago
"prison-like facilities where people could apply to live for free, the only real difference is no locks on the doors"
^- the phrasing of this amuses me for so many reasons. How much of the concept of prison remains if the doors are left unlocked? Not much, I'd wager.
It's been a long dream of mine to build 1-3 small houses on our rural land and let people with a personal project spend +/- a year working on it rent free. Been building water/electrical infra with it in mind. It'll be a cool experiment to run if I ever get there.
- listenallyall 3y agoTo be clear, I am not proposing putting people in prison. It's just that prisons do have long-term residents, and therefore, every life need is offered, such as food and shelter, but also basic medical care, barbers, a commissary, a library, job opportunities, indoor and outdoor recreation. A UBL facility could have these same amenities but nicer. An army base is a similar model, maybe that sounds less oppressive.
- MrLeap 3y agoI understood. The phrasing just amused me -- it might even be just the right phrasing get past the people who don't want to help the poor. Maybe the SRO rooms at the YMCA weren't too far off from this concept historically. I don't even know if that still exists, or just stories from a bygone era.