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by paradroid 2896 days ago
He's not wrong, but he's not taking into consideration the fact that it's a feedback loop. It's the same perspective as chiding the homeless for not pulling themselves up by their bootstraps. They are in too much mental poverty to do it.
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If only "mental poverty" were the entire problem for homeless individuals, instead of actual poverty, classism, lack of affordable housing and, typically, a host of substantial personal problems.