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    -61 year ago

    A large part of the problem is that many don’t want help. Taking antipsychotics sucks in a huge way, as well as quitting most hard drugs. (these demographics account for ~80% of the chronically homeless)

    Universal Healthcare won’t change much since you currently can’t force someone to take their meds or quit drugs.

    Chronic homelessness is a problem that won’t be solved by throwing more housing or money at it. It’s a super nuanced problem that requires changes at a societal level to address (which won’t happen)

    A lot of people seem to think the majority of homeless are those who are just down on their luck, but that’s just not true.

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      171 year ago

      Having a stable home would already make it so much easier to quit drugs and improve their mental health. In addition, saying otherwise is the same as saying they don’t deserve a place to live because they have mental health issues/are addicted/whatever. That sucks. Everyone should have a home.

      And this is assuming that people get addicted first and then become homeless, and not the other way around.

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        01 year ago

        “It’s more complex than saying a single thing causes homelessness” does NOT mean “that single thing plays no part in causing homelessness” Jesus learn some critical thinking skills

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              Saying “a large part” is just weasling out of the fact that you want to say “all”, but realise you don’t have the evidence.

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                    11 year ago

                    That doesn’t even make any sense. Because you, in your wisdom, have decided that I am the kind of person who must believe [x], you are going the believe that I, personally, individually, do in fact believe [x], despite my explicit words saying I don’t believe [x].

                    Alternative facts have taken hold of this fucking generation.