3 ms·
That was heart wrenchingly sad, thank you for doing this. I live in the Haight and I see people shivering in the cold and realize how good my life is. I am neve
by eshvk 14y ago
That was heart wrenchingly sad, thank you for doing this. I live in the Haight and I see people shivering in the cold and realize how good my life is. I am never sure whether to help people or not. I have heard contradictory stories of trustafarians and the whole philosophy that giving people money doesn't help them. Ultimately, despite all the bustle of tech, it feels like we are letting down the poorest of the poor by not helping them someway or the other.
- rdouble 14y agoHaight is mostly scammers and trustafarians. Well... 'trustafarian' is the wrong word. The gutter punk type kids don't really have trust funds. When I lived there from 2006-2009, there was a very short african american guy who would pretend to be mentally retarded and everyone would give him money. However, he would totally be chillin' non-retardedly after hours at Escape from New York pizza and Milk Bar. Most of the homeless people in the Tenderloin are legitimately down and out.
- Osiris 14y agoI used to walk down Market street and pass guys sleeping at 12pm in a beat up sleeping bag with a garbage bag of stuff next to them. It's hard to believe those people are 'scammers'. But what do you do? Most have metal disabilities or other problems that prevent them from contributing back to society.
- rdouble 14y agoMarket street is a different scene than the Haight.