Being homeless taught me everything I need to know about society

I was homeless many times in the past, and not by choice. One thing I can tell you is the worst position you can be in is depending on anyone to help you. They will not. You will be looked at with detest, scolded, insulted and beat down without mercy both by civilians and police. And what many homeless people don't know is places that seem like a good resource are the worst. Vegas, college towns, tourist towns and such are to be avoided. Your best bet is to learn small game hunting and how to desalinate any water source. It will save your life. People will take your life. Dogs eat weak dogs. I learned to survive without help, in the fierce freezing wind of Montana winters in bear country. If I ever end up homeless again, those are the kinds of places I will be. Because cities and anywhere people are is a guaranteed threat to your existence. You know your intentions are good and you're just trying to stay alive but people don't care. So as painful as it is to transform from a weak dog to a apex lion it's what has to be done. Man is man's worst enemy. Not cougars, not bears.

Neoerectus · M

My brother had mental health (drugs when younger) issues and would disappear on hitchhikes around the country. He was frequently homeless. He also had diabetes and could black out. He spoke of people just stepping over him assuming he was drunk, when he was actually suffering from his diabetes. Smoking didnt help his health.

To be sure, he needed more help, but resisted those efforts until he was about 50. He lost his lower legs to diabetes. Luckily he was in assisted care by then. When he died, there were also scars indicating he had had heart surgery as well - he had never told us.

He died just a couple months shy of 62.