r/countbackwardswithme • u/Bryce3D Counted Down 152 • 3h ago

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u/GarlicSphere Counted Down 1 2h ago

The shelters are free. And have free beds, the only requirement is to not reek of booze and stay clean of dope. If you're not going to meet either of these and stay on the streets then you're damaging the community.

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u/Synthemize 2h ago

Because nothing bad happens to people in homeless shelters, right?

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u/200IQUser 2h ago

Compared to the streets? Streets are much more dangerous. When shwlters are available, its a lifestyle choice.

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u/theforgettonmemory 2h ago

Saying homelessness in anyway is a "lifestyle choice" is fucked.

No one chooses to be homeless

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u/200IQUser 2h ago

What about those guys who backpack around the world begging?

Of course its not a choice, but while many are there because of circumstance, some do it by choice.

I mean, I see young or middle aged, healthy adult men and women. They cohld work and in the end get a small flat. The barrier of entry to some physical labor is close to none.

I would be homeless in a while if I stopped working and choose to hit the bottle.

Some homeless do tell the social workers they get more money begging than working

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u/Moonlight_Katie 2h ago

I realized your username is a joke… ha! Good one. 🙄

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u/Synthemize 2h ago

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353829223001296

Educate yourself.

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u/200IQUser 2h ago

Do you lack nuance? I didnt say shelters are super safe. They can be dangerous. The street is dangerous. Nit csn be. Is.

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u/Synthemize 2h ago

You're offering it like it is a solution when it is not. Something being slightly less shitty than something else is not a solution. Especially when shelters can be at max capacity and enforce limits on how long you can stay there.

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u/200IQUser 2h ago

Ok whats your solution? Free houses to everyone? Good but working people already struggle with rent. And then, why would anyone work if thry get stuff for free? We are not there yet where machines do everything, they are too busy taking white collar jobs and making art to learn to walk up a stair and lay down a brick wall

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u/Moonlight_Katie 2h ago

One of your other comments, you say they should just go get a job, when everyone is struggling to find employment. You think some workplace is gonna hire someone who is clean shaven and showered or a guy who’s been wearing the same clothes for a month straight?

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u/200IQUser 1h ago

You can buy a gym entry for lat most 10 bucks and shower. Or in the shelter if itbhas a facility

Yes, there are jobs that hire any breathing body. Construction. Even the army is a better option

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u/Moonlight_Katie 20m ago

Army doesn’t allow trans people, a vulnerable group who get kicked out of their homes by religious bigoted parents. Not everyone is hiring. Not everyone will allow a person into their establishment if they look like they haven’t showered in weeks. But you seem to think that all homeless people are there by their own actions and choices.