Comment on You've gotta ask yourself, "What's the point?"

• HerbGrower@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Well I suppose it depends where they live. But I hear similar from people here in the UK too.

  If I just wanted basic needs and nothing more I wouldn’t even bother working, just live off benefits. The reason I have a job is because I want a bit more than just basic survival. Only surviving is pretty bleak.

  For many, work doesn’t pay as much as they deserve. It pays enough to survive but they deserve more than survival.

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  • MonkRome@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    On my bike to work I pass a few homeless encampments and they aren’t even the biggest ones in my city. Homeless people lack basic nutrition, adequate medical care, safety, housing, etc. They are by definition not meeting basic needs.

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    • HerbGrower@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Might be a US problem, here no one is completely homeless except by choice. The support isn’t great but it will keep you alive if you want to.

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      • MonkRome@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I doubt all 4500 homeless people that still sleep outside in the UK all refused shelter, but the UK gives temporary housing far better than the USA.

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