I think the most interesting and perhaps the saddest aspect of my city is the hidden homeless population.

There are an estimated 1,500 people living underground in the drainage system spanning hundreds of miles across Las Vegas

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This is something to be aware of if you weren't already

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Mamapolo2016 · F

It is sad and getting worse. And it’s multi-layered.

Some don’t want to ‘live normal’. They fear authority, sometimes with very good reasons. They don’t want to provide personal information. Especially now.

I rode the city bus a lot a few years back. There was an elderly man with a wheelchair that I frequently encountered. He said he was a veteran and homeless. As an ex-social worker, I wanted to help. I offered to try to help him get available benefits.

He was terrified of me. He shouted, “Stay away from me.”

I couldn’t blame him, but I couldn’t help him much either.

caPnAhab · 26-30, M

@Mamapolo2016 I often dream about (not that I want to) what it's like to live that sort of life.

And I think if someone is stuck in it for a long time, they might enjoy a relative freedom from things we have to deal with everyday. Bills, a job, going to the DMV, insurance and sorts of things like that.

I wouldn't blame them either if they refused help