Re:Why do they still make car alarms? (2015)
by DoreenMichele on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @08:39PM
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And on r/homeless I learned the wonderful expression "I didn't choose the choice."
Many people who are "homeless by choice" are making choices like "Do I keep living with my abusive spouse/relative or do I go sleep in my car?"
In most cases, if they had a better option than homelessness, they would be all over it in a heartbeat. They just don't happen to have that and have chosen homelessness as the lesser evil in comparison to some other major problem.
Edit:
Something I wrote, if anyone wants to read up more:
Many people who are "homeless by choice" are making choices like "Do I keep living with my abusive spouse/relative or do I go sleep in my car?"
In most cases, if they had a better option than homelessness, they would be all over it in a heartbeat. They just don't happen to have that and have chosen homelessness as the lesser evil in comparison to some other major problem.
Edit:
Something I wrote, if anyone wants to read up more:
https://streetlifesolutions.blogspot.com/2019/10/when-family...