Re:The Oakland homeless problem is beyond belief
by exolymph on Thursday January 06, 2022 @05:20PM
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> "How do we build a society where homelessness doesn't happen in the first place."
This is impossible. Scarcity is not a solved problem, but on top of that, some people choose to be homeless. That their choice seems miserable and irrational doesn't make it less of a choice — people choose all sorts of unpleasant things.
(If addiction in particular didn't involve a component of choice, nobody would be able to choose to escape, with or without help, and thankfully some people do.)
This is impossible. Scarcity is not a solved problem, but on top of that, some people choose to be homeless. That their choice seems miserable and irrational doesn't make it less of a choice — people choose all sorts of unpleasant things.
Example: https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2021/rescuing-jessica-s...
(If addiction in particular didn't involve a component of choice, nobody would be able to choose to escape, with or without help, and thankfully some people do.)