[locallost]

Yes it does. A real homeless person doesn't go to the gym everyday to shower, or avoids bringing food to his tent but it's ok because "I can eat at the university", or charges his devices every day at the same university, or sleeps at their friend's place when the weather is too dangerous.

If was an interesting read and experiment, but it has its limitations as a real world comparison to homelessness.

[5mv2]

You're right that this situation was very privileged. But there's not such thing as a "real homeless", it's a continuum. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44215698

Also, virtually all the "real homeless" I met went to the gym to shower.

[gosub100]

A real homeless person defecates on the ground and dumps his trash wherever he goes. That is the reason they are unwanted