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[–] raoul@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

The homeless people i've interacted with are the bottom of the barrel of humanity, [...]. They don't have some rich inner world, they are just a blight on the public.

My goodness, can this guy be more of a condescending asshole?

I don't think the solution for drug addicts is more narcan. I think the solution for drug addicts is mortal danger.

Ok, he can 🤢

Edit: I cannot stop thinking about the 'no rich inner world' part, this is so stupid. So, with the number of homeless people increasing, does that mean:

  • Those people never had a 'rich inner world' but were faking it?
  • In the US your inner thoughs are attached to your job like for health insurance?
  • Or the guy is confusing inner world and interior decoration?

Personally, I go with the last one.

Oh man I used to have all kinds of hopes and dreams before I got laid off. Now I don't even have enough imagination to consider a world where a decline in demand for network engineers doesn't completely determine my will or ability to live.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Also hard to show a rich inner world when you are constantly in trouble financially, possessions wise, mh and personal safety and interacting with someone who could be one of the bad people who doesnt think you are human, or somebody working in a soup kitchen for the photo op/ego boost. (This assumes his interactions go a little bit further than just saying 'no' to somebody asking for money).

So yeah bad to see hn is in the useless eaters stage.