If a homeless person in need set up camp in your backyard
What would you do?
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swirlie · 31-35
Homeless people who live in tents inside homeless encampments are gypsies. If you don't know by now, never trust a gypsy ... they are desperate people who live moment by moment and would steal everything from you if the opportunity presented itself.
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
@swirlie I'm not saying they are not desperate and won't do anything to you but people set up camp as being homeless is a trap. Sometimes people don't want to give them jobs and if you don't have an id due to having no home it gets more complicated.
Some people don't have a choice.
Some people don't have a choice.
swirlie · 31-35
@SatanBurger
I've always wondered why most homeless people don't walk around on crutches, don't stand on the street corner wearing sunglasses playing a violin with a monkey on their back and one leg missing from their body, nor do homeless people use payphones to call their counsellors. They use cellphones, they smoke cigarettes and they all seem to have a pretty good gig going on until the cops show up. If I offered any one of them a job, they'd not likely take it because it would interfere with their social life.
I've always wondered why most homeless people don't walk around on crutches, don't stand on the street corner wearing sunglasses playing a violin with a monkey on their back and one leg missing from their body, nor do homeless people use payphones to call their counsellors. They use cellphones, they smoke cigarettes and they all seem to have a pretty good gig going on until the cops show up. If I offered any one of them a job, they'd not likely take it because it would interfere with their social life.
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
@swirlie Maybe. Not trying to fight so takes it as only my opinion but you don't know their experiences either, it could be trauma that keeps them stuck. I'm not saying to trust them exactly but you still don't know who they are or what they been through. I would still regard anyone with distrust but I'm not sure I'd come to the conclusion that it's a lifestyle seeing a homeless people get lit on fire or assaulted.
And also who wants to work when you don't even get what you're working for these days. I realize you have to get money so it's no excuse to do things to others when there's many times you can go to work but it's hard not to be depressed or hard to want to work if it takes half your life.
It's like where's the encouragement though?
It's pretty bleak in the job market when I'm seeing professional jobs pay 16 hourly in a world you have to make at least 40 hourly to own a house that's not a crack den or around 22/23 hourly to even keep a bare minimum apartment at 900 monthly... and that's on the low end if you factor in that not all apartments pay utilities and food, gas, car repairs etc
Who wants that? Not anyone anymore.
And also who wants to work when you don't even get what you're working for these days. I realize you have to get money so it's no excuse to do things to others when there's many times you can go to work but it's hard not to be depressed or hard to want to work if it takes half your life.
It's like where's the encouragement though?
It's pretty bleak in the job market when I'm seeing professional jobs pay 16 hourly in a world you have to make at least 40 hourly to own a house that's not a crack den or around 22/23 hourly to even keep a bare minimum apartment at 900 monthly... and that's on the low end if you factor in that not all apartments pay utilities and food, gas, car repairs etc
Who wants that? Not anyone anymore.
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