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The homeless are better than the housed

submitted by Joe_McCarthy to OccidentalEnclave 3 weeksApr 6, 2025 15:16:13 ago (+2/-3)     (OccidentalEnclave)

A post I made about a week ago. This idea deserves more development.

https://www.upgoat.net/viewpost?postid=67e8bb9a233e3&commentid=67e9d40643a0f

The homeless come in all kinds. Lots of mentally ill. I've been told up to 40%. But I suspect much of that is just mistaken drug addiction. The stereotype is basically three sorts or a combo - criminals that can't get a job or housing, drug addicts, or crazy. Some are just old a/o disabled and can't work.

Even the worst of them are better than the housed though usually. The housed work more, and thus prop up the system, pay more taxes, and thus prop up the system, and are less likely to be on relief, so don't bleed the system as much. Transients also leave less of a carbon footprint so are doing less to destroy the environment.

More:

https://www.upgoat.net/viewpost?postid=67ec31a21d007

This is already too easy actually.


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I dunno where you get that. That has never happened.

Anarchism ranges from things like Slab City which has existed as a functioning community for decades to revolutionary Catalonia - which got crushed by the military and foreign governments. Also, just primitive tribes. Some pre-contact that have existed for thousands of years.

It also exists in the form of various cooperative enterprises. Like banks.

Granted, my project is massively more ambitious than any of that.