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Re:Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Her... by threethirtytwo on Sunday February 01, 2026 @08:24PM (#46851284)
Aren't all homeless people estranged from families?

I assume family would help if it was a possibility.

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Re:Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Her... by pseudalopex on Sunday February 01, 2026 @09:09PM (#46851610)
Someone unable or unwilling to house a family member could be able and willing to pay their phone service. Someone unable to pay their phone service could be willing to talk to them.

Homeless young people are disproportionately LGBT because of family rejection.

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Re:Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Her... by D-Coder on Sunday February 01, 2026 @09:52PM (#46851866)
If they have a family.
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Re:Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Her... by IAmBroom on Monday February 02, 2026 @03:00AM (#46853563)
That's a gigantic, optimistic assumption.

Don't assume. Your life is nothing like theirs. You have no idea what it's like. I know some of them; I have no idea what they face on the daily.

Not fearing being kicked in the middle of the night while you sleep is part of the privilege that keeps you from understanding what they live in.

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Re:Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Her... by threethirtytwo on Monday February 02, 2026 @03:24PM (#46860944)
How is my assumption optimistic? I assumed all homeless people are estranged from families. That is a pessimistic assumption. It’s bad for everyone.

What are you meaning here?

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