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At this point, it’s easier to just assume that most people are mentally retarded.

I feel like this is EXACTLY why people DO trust the media: they gin up non-stories and whip people into a frenzy.

Gee, why didn’t THEY think of that?

Is it just impossible for Hackernews to see the world how other people do or...?

What y’all apparently don’t understand is that people living somewhere permanently have a vested interest in not being dicks to their neighbors (for various reasons that you’re pro…

And no, it isn’t just “simply supply and demand”. This has to be the most ad absurdum reductio I’ve ever read in my life.

Just because enough people can pay $2,500 per month for a studio doesn’t mean the people who can’t deserve to be homeless.

See, the legal system has this thing called “intent” and courts are decently adept at figuring it out. If you actually did fat finger something, you could probably prove that. Mayb…

Oh for sure. That’s where the intersection with the court system comes in. Harsh laws and court minutiae are extremely harmful to the poor and help keep people in the cycle of pove…

Actually, exploiting the poor is a rather lucrative business for the rich: check cashing, rent-to-own furniture, trailer parks, etc. https://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/20…