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That's a pretty condescending reply. Homeless in no way implies stupid or ignorant. To state that a homeless person wouldn't know how to turn on a computer is i

That's a pretty condescending reply. Homeless in no way implies stupid or ignorant. To state that a homeless person wouldn't know how to turn on a computer is insulting.

invalidOrTaken 13y ago
Is it? I managed convicts on work-release recently. Some of them had quite a bit of trouble clocking in and out. I'm talking basic "fill out this form" stuff.
- chris_mahan 13y ago
  There are many who could also benefit from adult literacy teaching. See if you can volunteer at your local library. Many of them have programs to help people read and read better.
- chris_mahan 13y ago
  Also, many employers will balk at employing people with criminal records. Many are legally prohibited from hiring them too (banks, etc). Want to help? Make a company, hire people at the bottom who need help getting their sons and daughters out of shelters and to school on time at 7:48 am with a full breakfast in them after a good night's sleep. Keep your company going by providing excellent and valuable service to your customers. And when your janitor invites you to his daughter's middle school graduation, put on your best suit and go. Just because a man has darker skin, tattoos, a shaved head, doesn't want to talk about his past, and clams up with a frown and a thousand-yard stare when discussions get heated at the office, doesn't mean he's spending his pay on drugs and hookers. He's probably thinking that his girlfriend needs him to keep his job so he can make the car payment and the rent and buy groceries so he can feed the three year old at home that's watching Curious George right now.
Raphmedia 13y ago
I am in no way implying that they are stupid. Did you ever go out and shown computers to people who are not used to them? Not everyone in the world had access to one growing up. Some people are simply too old and never picked up on it. I am actually saying to this person: "go ahead and help out there". I have shown computers to people who couldn't figure out how the damn mouse work!

That's a pretty condescending reply. Homeless in no way implies stupid or ignorant. To state that a homeless person wouldn't know how to turn on a computer is insulting.

invalidOrTaken 13y ago

Is it? I managed convicts on work-release recently. Some of them had quite a bit of trouble clocking in and out. I'm talking basic "fill out this form" stuff.

chris_mahan 13y ago
There are many who could also benefit from adult literacy teaching. See if you can volunteer at your local library. Many of them have programs to help people read and read better.
chris_mahan 13y ago
Also, many employers will balk at employing people with criminal records. Many are legally prohibited from hiring them too (banks, etc). Want to help? Make a company, hire people at the bottom who need help getting their sons and daughters out of shelters and to school on time at 7:48 am with a full breakfast in them after a good night's sleep. Keep your company going by providing excellent and valuable service to your customers. And when your janitor invites you to his daughter's middle school graduation, put on your best suit and go. Just because a man has darker skin, tattoos, a shaved head, doesn't want to talk about his past, and clams up with a frown and a thousand-yard stare when discussions get heated at the office, doesn't mean he's spending his pay on drugs and hookers. He's probably thinking that his girlfriend needs him to keep his job so he can make the car payment and the rent and buy groceries so he can feed the three year old at home that's watching Curious George right now.

Raphmedia 13y ago

I am in no way implying that they are stupid. Did you ever go out and shown computers to people who are not used to them? Not everyone in the world had access to one growing up. Some people are simply too old and never picked up on it. I am actually saying to this person: "go ahead and help out there". I have shown computers to people who couldn't figure out how the damn mouse work!