• AnonTwo@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    How many people are going homeless while giving themselves a plethora of other issues all in the name of sticking it to capitalism??

    • DarkGamer@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I have no idea. I’m not suggesting people often become homeless because of ideological reasons, however many do opt out of the rat race and choose not to work and participate economically, which is functionally equivalent.

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        1 year ago

        there is a difference between opting out of the rat race and screaming obscenities at people, defecating on the street, while strewing garbage everywhere.

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          1 year ago

          I believe one need not exhibit such behaviors to be involuntarily committed under this law.

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        1 year ago

        That’s one thing, but I don’t think (based on nothing but speculation) that this law is targetting people who choose not to work/participate economically.

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      1 year ago

      Maybe not capitalism in name but some vague idea of “the system”. The system that raised rents and lowered their wages and forced them into homelessness, and continually punishes them for being so. Addiction and other anti-social behaviors could be an act of rebellion against the pressures of this system. Not all of those pressures are capitalistic, some are just basic requirements for any society, but a large chunk of them are.