They’re on YouTube.

To Paraphrase George Carlin “You get the exact type of politician you diserve.”

Badger Rap

I have bit of a nuanced take on the subject (ie: I’m going to get downvoted into oblivion.)

So here goes. To me Homelessness isn’t the problem. Rampant drug addiction and mental illness are. For the mental illness part, we need comprehensive and affordable mental health care for everyone. That’s not going to happen in my lifetime though.

The drug addiction however…

Places like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver (where I’m from) have followed the decriminalization theory of drug rehabilitation. This posits that by providing clean drug paraphernalia and safe places to use drugs, will help people to overcome addiction. But the current state of these cities prove that this theory is false. In order to make someone change, they have to want to change. When you make drug use easier, there is less incentive for that person to want to get clean. Homelessness and the accompanying problems are to most of them just the “cost of doing business.”

Their lives should be made more difficult as to incentivize them to want to change their ways. Of course there should be certain exceptions, such as when it’s too hot or cold out. But we have to somehow give them a reason to change their ways.

At least where I live there are systems in place to help you get off the street. I would know as I was homeless for a year living on the street. But when COVID hit, I finally had enough and decided to get help. I went to a shelter, got signed up for disability and through BC housing I got myself a room in a shared complex. I’m proof that when you really try, there is help out there for you to make your life better.

Now bring on the downvotes.

There’s dozens of us! Dozens!

Could anyone explain the attraction of discord? To me it’s UX is atrocious.

Ban them all.

SCHMETTERLING!!!

On a side note who thinks this overlay on repeating .Gifs style of websites is bloody annoying.

Well first we kill all they lawyers Investment Bankers.

Then all the lawyers.

as would the gravitational interactions that would yeet them out into the big, wide galaxy.

Please stop using slang words in professional writings. It’s embarrassing.

Because nobody wants them. Or rather not enough people want them. Hell, kids these days don’t even want to get their drivers licenses. For them Uber is good enough.

Ads suck, but the type of ad is what is sucking the most. All I’m getting are ads for get rich quick schemes. You never see big name brands advertise on youtube anymore.

what, women don’t shave their coochs? (coochiii? what is the multiple of cooch?)

Because I hate all bots.

well it’s gotta be better than that woman whose dog is afraid of the floor.

Exactly! And then the Government can declare you an essential service and take away all your bargaining power!

Oh wait…

I was just in the hospital for some tests and needed to take some food with the meds they gave me, They gave me two pieces of toast.

It’s being hosted on GOG.

but do they know if their employer is giving them the full amount of the tip?