I mean, one can live without a house too. Perhaps we are just quibbling on definitions if we're arguing about whether being homeless counts as living in the sa

I mean, one can live without a house too. Perhaps we are just quibbling on definitions if we're arguing about whether being homeless counts as living in the same society as those with a permanent address. The meta point is: government regulates housing because it's something "everybody" (modulo outliers) does: live in a house. If "everybody" (modulo outliers) owns a smartphone and smartphone ownership is assumed for full societal participation... We probably need to regulate it.