[milkshakes]

yes and the solution to homelessness is to build more homes. somehow we have neither and the horizon is bleak

[wongarsu]

The solution to homelessness is free mental health services, better safety nets (easy to get, unconditional unemployment benefits) and a public health system that doesn't bankrupt people.

In the bay area "there are no homes" is a real problem, but the systematic reasons for homelessness are even more important to solve.

[LorenPechtel]

Homelessness is generally not caused by a lack of homes. Providing homes works well for those who are homeless for economic reasons. It works very poorly for those who are homeless for reasons of drugs/alcohol or mental illness.

[imtringued]

If you give the homeless homes they aren't homeless anymore, they are merely drug addicts at that point.

[LorenPechtel]

Except they're likely to sell anything detachable to get money for their addiction and they're likely to wreck the place anyway.

[8fGTBjZxBcHq]

It's worse for them than not having housing at all? I find that hard to believe.