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The author took 23 paragraphs (with outlandish detours that equate technologists sleeping in cars and participating in CrossFit to "fetishizing the homeless" an
by victoro 13y ago
The author took 23 paragraphs (with outlandish detours that equate technologists sleeping in cars and participating in CrossFit to "fetishizing the homeless" and trying to make a connection between that and libertarianism) to basically say that the tech community should get mad at institutions that lead to homelessness instead of the homeless individuals themselves. No concrete advice was provided on how to improve said institutions except for a quick mention of how Salt Lake City and Phoenix have helped reduce homelessness by giving away homes -- of course the caveat that those places have far more affordable housing and far more units to actually give away was not at all mentioned even though ~22 paragraphs previously the author was talking about how expensive 1 bedroom apartments are in SF and other tech hubs.
- eli_gottlieb 13y ago>of course the caveat that those places have far more affordable housing and far more units to actually give away was not at all mentioned even though ~22 paragraphs previously the author was talking about how expensive 1 bedroom apartments are in SF and other tech hubs. Then I would imagine that this is an issue where we can help both the homeless and tech-workers alike by building a bunch more housing.
- tim333 13y ago>'There is no "solution", obviously' Apart maybe to look at the many countries outside the USA that do not have the problem to the same degree and copy some of their policies? Coming from Europe the US homeless situation seems kind of bizzare.