aposticknit

>You might have missed the global part of the discussion topic and of the HN forum.

Indeed, because it's a global discussion it's important to point out that the point is not globally applicable, because there are lots of areas where people indeed do need shelter to survive. Just because it's possible in some downtown with favorable external conditions doesen't make it very viable generally

>You, strictly speaking, don't need any amount of square footage to live

I'd argue that you do, considering it's -4 to -22F outside for half of the year, and historically have gone as low as -58F

It isn't a binary choice, you can disable the function for situations it's not suited for. Nothing should be forcing us to enable harmful scenarios just because.

I think they have a great point though, accurate measurement of the types of incidents is just as important if not more than the total.

You'd think there was time to prepare for this since retirement doesen't just suddenly appear like a leg injury