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Re:San Francisco library turning off WiFi at night to keep h... by throwaway894345 on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @05:02PM (#36332594)
I don’t think many people just want to fuck over homeless people, I think they don’t perceive these programs are effective—they don’t perceive the desired inverse correlation between increase in social spending and reduction in homelessness/poverty (possibly because they’re told by parties with malicious interests that these programs aren’t effective).
Re:San Francisco library turning off WiFi at night to keep h... by notaustinpowers on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @05:13PM (#36332747)
It's easy to notice a homeless person. It's a helluva lot harder to notice a person who used to be homeless.
Re:San Francisco library turning off WiFi at night to keep h... by throwaway894345 on Thursday June 15, 2023 @10:38AM (#36341167)
True, but I think most peoples’ intuition is based on (perceived) changes in the number of homeless people they see over time rather than transitions to/from homelessness in any given individual.