Current Events > Do homeless people need to take more personal responsibility?

(+) Yeah! (+)

Sure, a lot of them have an addiction or drinking problem. But so do a lot of people who manage to hold down jobs.

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No, less

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lets say the answer is yes, what do we do to promote that?

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Why do you want them to take on more personal responsibility? Do you believe they can contribute more to society than other people that aren't homeless?

kylobrr posted...

Why do you want them to take on more personal responsibility? Do you believe they can contribute more to society than other people that aren't homeless?

I want them to stop thinking they're entitled to my money, and realize that 9/10 times, they put themselves in their situation.

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A decent amount of them are homeless as a result of closing down all the nuthouses from the 50s to the 70s or so, so probably not.

Orlando_Jordan posted...

I want them to stop thinking they're entitled to my money, and realize that 9/10 times, they put themselves in their situation.

I'm homeless. I dont speak for any of them, only my self. I'm homeless because of bad luck, and maybe a couple mistakes.

There's no motivation to work anymore, what do I need money for? A place to live? I don't have friends, dont have a phone.

I think it's a waste of my time to get a minimum wage job (only thing I can apply for)

And nothing about school intrigues me even if it was free

I dont even do drugs, im basically straight edge

kylobrr posted...

I'm homeless. I dont speak for any of them, only my self. I'm homeless because of bad luck, and maybe a couple mistakes.

There's no motivation to work anymore, what do I need money for? A place to live? I don't have friends, dont have a phone.

I think it's a waste of my time to get a minimum wage job (only thing I can apply for)

And nothing about school intrigues me even if it was free

I dont even do drugs, im basically straight edge

Renting a cheap room and working a job is a better lifestyle. If you don't get back on your feet, how will you ever be a homeowner with a nice car someday?

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personally I don't work with any schizophrenic or mentally disabled people, but I dunno what kind of place you work at

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Yes

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Orlando_Jordan posted...

how will you ever be a homeowner with a nice car someday?

some people want to be this way. if OP wanted to change it he could if he tried.
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Orlando_Jordan posted...

Renting a cheap room and working a job is a better lifestyle. If you don't get back on your feet, how will you ever be a homeowner with a nice car someday?

I've already done that though, and it sucked

If my life doesnt get any better maybe ill just do prostitution

They say people can adapt to anything. Perhaps being homeless isnt that bad once you get used to it.

And hey no stressful job, bills, or responsibilities.

Blame robots. They're taking the jobs that those people could do and giving them to robots.

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Bad_Mojo posted...

Blame robots. They're taking the jobs that those people could do and giving them to robots.

Then someone needs to be like John Connor and lead a resistance against these machines.

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Orlando_Jordan posted...

Then someone needs to be like John Connor and lead a resistance against these machines.

Just go to the real humans when you check out and not that fucking machine

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Bad_Mojo posted...

Just go to the real humans when you check out and not that fucking machine

"Place item in bagging area"
"Unexpected item in bagging area, please remove"
"Place item in bagging area"
"Unexpected item in bagging area, please remove"
"Place item in bagging area"
"Unexpected item in bagging area, please remove"
"Please wait for an employee"

*Human needs to come and override stupid shit machine anyways*

Rexdragon125 posted...

"Place item in bagging area"
"Unexpected item in bagging area, please remove"
"Place item in bagging area"
"Unexpected item in bagging area, please remove"
"Place item in bagging area"
"Unexpected item in bagging area, please remove"
"Please wait for an employee"

*Human needs to come and override stupid shit machine anyways*

Only old people have trouble with the self check-out lanes. if you're between the ages of 13 and 50, you should have no issues with using self check-out. I actually cringe at the difficulty people have at times or how slow they go about scanning and bagging.

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BigG777 posted...

They say people can adapt to anything. Perhaps being homeless isnt that bad once you get used to it.

And hey no stressful job, bills, or responsibilities.

having no personal bed and having to sleep near 20 people really really sucks

but everything else about it is decent at least (aside from no money)

EvalAngell posted...

I actually cringe at the difficulty people have at times or how slow they go about scanning and bagging.

Good luck buying booze or smokes, or even cold medicine.

Balrog0 posted...

lets say the answer is yes, what do we do to promote that?

Gotta love when one the first few posts furthers the discussion and everyone else purposely overlook it so they can keep having their shallow conversation that has no beneficial points.

I'll just admit this problem is way bigger than me and bow out tho.

Then again, with TC being who he is, why would I expect this to turn into a helpful discussion anyway.

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CE is vehemently classist when it comes to discussion about poverty and it goes nowhere

I was homeless for 2.5 years, until someone helped me. Durring those brief 2 weeks I joined the military as fast as humanly possible.

I just had horrible drug addicted severely abusive parent that somehow managed to pull me out of foster system right before they would have helped me in adulthood (still think foster system did it on purpose for them to save money was there from 9-17). Ended up on streets not even a month after, in a location I didn't know, without any friends.

I never once did drugs even after joining Marines, I never even touched alcohol. I just had no home and no one hires you or takes you serious when you smell like rotting sewage and have dirt caked all over you. I stayed the heck away from homeless shelters, they were like forced criminal recruitment centers, and did not feel like being forced to do heroine. Some older couple offered to let me stay with them briefly after I helped them push their broken down car in snow till it started.

But sure blame the homeless people like they are worthless pieces of shit instead of unfortunate and unlucky.

Every case is different of course, we don't know their story.

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EvalAngell posted...

Only old people have trouble with the self check-out lanes. if you're between the ages of 13 and 50, you should have no issues with using self check-out. I actually cringe at the difficulty people have at times or how slow they go about scanning and bagging.

Don't use them! You're killing jobs. At least I live in Oregon where we still hire people to pump your gas, thus creating jobs for people.

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Bad_Mojo posted...

Don't use them! You're killing jobs. At least I live in Oregon where we still hire people to pump your gas, thus creating jobs for people.

I like the idea but it's just a matter of time before they get rid of those too. All companies care about these days is the bottom line.

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EvalAngell posted...

Only old people have trouble with the self check-out lanes. if you're between the ages of 13 and 50, you should have no issues with using self check-out. I actually cringe at the difficulty people have at times or how slow they go about scanning and bagging.

no way man, when I have anything more than a couple small things they and the machine wants me to keep them all within a space the area of an airplane novel or it will lock, that's shit.

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The families irk me, dad mom kids all out on the corner ..... why isnt mom or dad working, those I feel awful for the kids and wish the parents would take more responsibility.

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Yes, actually.

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