[Dudical]

Everyone is different, and homelessness is complicated. Ideally you just build the housing - that should be enough for many. But, there are plenty others who can’t function due to illness — and/or have made certain choices not to participate in society.

I believe that the greater majority fall into the homeless not by choice but I’ve befriended several homeless by choice people. They take advantage of all the services and often have no incentive or intention to participate in society in any meaningful way. They tend to dislike authority and value personal freedom above all else. They are often friendly and very intelligent but they love to piss people off too.

It’s easier to spot these people in times of housing abundance so we should solve the shortage first IMO.

[tharmas]

Agreed. The only solution to the housing problem is building public housing. Yes, theres all kinds of problems with that but a nice side effect is it reduces housing costs for all income groups.

But of course for those who bought a house for financial investment purposes (retirement plan, rent seeking, flipping) solving the housing problem is not a benefit.