SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle, despair of homeless’

Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by zymhan on Thursday February 18, 2016 @11:20AM (#11126817)

"We don't want to give people free houses just because they're too lazy to work" or some shit.

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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by emblem21 on Thursday February 18, 2016 @12:05PM (#11127231)

...or why should I work so hard to pay SF rent when I can be homeless and get free housing?

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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by foldr on Thursday February 18, 2016 @12:22PM (#11127438)

Obviously because you'd rather have the housing that you could obtain by working and paying rent, which would be better.

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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by iofj on Sunday February 21, 2016 @01:15AM (#11143551)

Since most workers in San Francisco don't work in tech, that's not true. At least not if you want to live in San Francisco. The choice is a tent or a 2 hour commute, which may cost to much given service worker's pay.

The only solution is way more housing.

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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by foldr on Sunday February 21, 2016 @02:45PM (#11146122)

I agree with you that more housing is needed, but come on -- no-one prefers living in a tent to a 2 hour commute.

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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by iofj on Sunday February 21, 2016 @08:55PM (#11147858)

True, but clearly there's people preferring a mobile home.

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Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,... by jrochkind1 on Thursday February 18, 2016 @01:34PM (#11128054)

I mean, 'you' (the speaker) could quit your job and become homeless and try it? I strongly suspect you'd prefer your original course.

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