r/dankmemes • u/DoktoorDre • Jul 11 '23

OC Maymay ♨ Happened during my first 12 hours in LA 💀

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u/JRDruchii Jul 11 '23

Don't those rich people see them when they go into work or leave?

They think these people deserve their fate. If anything it validates their view that they are making the right choices and living life 'correctly'.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '23

Yah, so, unlike the EviL rIcH folks, you invite homeless folks into your own house, or at least foot the bill to get them into an apartment. Right?

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u/Winter_Admin Jul 11 '23

Homeless people disgust me and I wish they'd go away anyway possible. Bring back the funny farms please.

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u/Physical_Month_548 Jul 12 '23

i just graduated with my degree and several people i graduated with went from normal college kid to immediately homeless. Not because they're shit people, but because they don't have family to go home to and they can't afford to pay both student loans and rent

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u/therealalt88 Jul 12 '23

This sums up everything that is wrong with the idea of consumerism and America.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '23

Don't those rich people see them when they go into work or leave?

Most of them park in private underground parking garages with airtight security. So no, they don't see them. When you're that rich, you're insulated from the unpleasantness of the rest of reality in your own little bubble.

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u/National-Blueberry51 Jul 11 '23

There was a really interesting conversation about this in my city. It’s not that people don’t give a fuck (though I can’t speak for the rich). It’s that this is such a systemic problem, giving a fuck about each suffering individual exhausts compassion. Plus, homeless people congregate where the help and resources are. The states surrounding the West Coast have fuck all for assistance, and the weather out here is survivable, so people in need go to where they can get help.

The fucked up part is that West Coast cities then get shit on for taking this issue in for the rest of the country. Like it’s our fault we value human lives and would like to make a dent in the problem. Shame on us for “enabling.” Meanwhile everyone making the “enabling” argument is actively doing fuck all and would gleefully watch people freeze to death on the curb.