Edit
I kinda made this post out of spite for the fact the most previous post in this community, whose title I quoted/copied, was getting so many downvotes… At the time I posted this, the previous post had about a 30% downvote rate, and it really, really made me mad.
I am relieved tho to see people in the comments here who have real, actual empathy for their fellow humans. Thank you for contributing here.
It blows my mind how normalized it is to hate on those who are struggling. Especially in 20fucking23 when so many of us now are on the verge of it ourselves. Let’s be better, everyone - to everyone. I beg you.
honestly, video games and stupid thriller movies showed me the value of befriending the homeless. you treat them like they are human and you basically start an underground network of allies. Maybe one or two of them are mentally left field but most are just you and me without the comfort of a safe place. Most of them need someone to talk to. they are lonely people and talking to ‘Wilson’ gets old. If you understand their circumstance and apply a little mercy it can make today endurable and give them some reason to wake up tomorrow, hopefully…and that’s doing the bare minimum, being a warm body, present. it takes all of $20 to get them a snack, smokes and a beer for later. the look of relief in their faces when they don’t have to spend the rest of the day wondering where the next meal is coming from is worth more to me than gold.