There's a safe house near Flood and Tabernacle St, I just drove by it, they may have some resources that can help
safe house?
Yeah, I found it on the map here, it's for youth, but I'm certain they will have resources
Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?
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Re: Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?
#222Earlier quoted context omitted.
>We go through all of the above to finally out with the fact you have dependents >We go through all of the above I'm awfully sorry, but what the hell of the above did you go through just now? Reading a post about a situation? Some damn empaths we have here, mind. (FWIW, I stopped reading at "ChatGPT".)
You are misinterpreting what he wrote. "We go through all of the above to finally..." means "We read everything you wrote before finally reading that you have dependents"
I am interpreting what he wrote in exactly the same way as you.
There's a fellow hacker stranded in a bad place (unless the whole thread isn't just ChatGPT fishing for mentally concerned people to meatpuppet, or, more generously - learning about how humans react to fellow humans in dire straits) and the parent poster is whining about being made to read a thing.
Re: Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?
#223Earlier quoted context omitted.
You are misinterpreting what he wrote. "We go through all of the above to finally..." means "We read everything you wrote before finally reading that you have dependents"
I am interpreting what he wrote in exactly the same way as you. There's a fellow hacker stranded in a bad place (unless the whole thread isn't just ChatGPT fishing for mentally concerned people to meatpuppet, or, more generously - learning about how humans react to fellow humans in dire straits) and the parent poster is whining about being made to read a thing .
Got it .. looks I misinterpreted your interpretation.
Re: Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?
#224It a tough situation, mental health one of the critical concerns, medical professional would be best
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#225Gosh is there no forum on the Internet for smart people curious about technology? When did Hacker News become Hobo News?
What an absolutely sh*t thing to say.
Re: Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?
#226Gosh is there no forum on the Internet for smart people curious about technology? When did Hacker News become Hobo News?
What an absolutely sh*t thing to say.
I'm just saying what everyone's thinking. We're talking about a person who's "homeless" yet somehow has the money to buy drugs and be considering renting office space and go to university. They're clearly trying to gull us into pitying them and sending them money on GoFundMe. For what? Being a loser? That's a choice. It also says a lot about the values of a culture that it would welcome losers and reward them for being losers. Whatever you incentivize you'll get more of. If it were up to me, they'd be banned until they're willing to swallow their sob story, reform themself, and come back with a success story about how they went from homeless to millionaire. Because success is contagious and it can be achieved despite any disadvantage. That's what I believe in.
Re: Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?
#227Earlier quoted context omitted.
What an absolutely sh*t thing to say.
I'm just saying what everyone's thinking. We're talking about a person who's "homeless" yet somehow has the money to buy drugs and be considering renting office space and go to university. They're clearly trying to gull us into pitying them and sending them money on GoFundMe. For what? Being a loser? That's a choice. It also says a lot about the values of a culture that it would welcome losers and reward them for bei…
I admit I didn't read the OP 100% before seeing your reply.
After reading, I kind of agree with you. This guy has a car, a computer, an inheritance/student loans incoming, and is begging for help (while considering renting office space, getting roommates, etc).
Finding myself in that position, I'd probably go to any factory nearby and get a job as soon as possible. Seems like the logical thing to do. You're right. This guy seems like he's trying to get quick donations. Although the loss of a mother, grandmother, and essentially a wife indeed sounds brutal.
Re: Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?
#228Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm just saying what everyone's thinking. We're talking about a person who's "homeless" yet somehow has the money to buy drugs and be considering renting office space and go to university. They're clearly trying to gull us into pitying them and sending them money on GoFundMe. For what? Being a loser? That's a choice. It also says a lot about the values of a culture that it would welcome losers and reward them for bei…
I admit I didn't read the OP 100% before seeing your reply. After reading, I kind of agree with you. This guy has a car, a computer, an inheritance/student loans incoming, and is begging for help (while considering renting office space, getting roommates, etc). Finding myself in that position, I'd probably go to any factory nearby and get a job as soon as possible. Seems like the logical thing to do. You're right. Th…
My best guess is he's a very unlikable person. Ask yourself:
1. why his wife kicked him out
2. why none of his friends would let him crash on their couch
3. why his best buddy is a sycophantic robot
The donation thing isn't malicious I think, but an indicator of poor moral character. Donations should go to selfless people who are working hard to better society. Not someone who does drugs and sleeps in a car. I'm sure he thinks he's a very good person who deserves to have the money to live a bourgeois life. But if he were a good person, he would know it's not about him. It's about getting a rational return on investment for society. If he wants to reform himself, then he needs to stop thinking about how tough his own life is and start devoting himself to others.
Re: Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?
#229Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is no shared reality on those search engines and on google there hasnt been for almost a decade
Huh? Kagi was founded in 2018, and I just gave you an example of a shared reality between those two search engines. For your information, the first result of both searches was the same as well. Obviously given I'm paying for Kagi I believe it has some value over Google, but there's still a pretty significant core of searches that it doesn't really matter which engine you're using.
I think the point made there was that the results you see will differ based on where you are in the world, on both search engines. Admittedly I haven't used Kagi so I'm not sure this is the case, but I believe that was the point.
Thanks to all who responded to the post though. I can see this answer in my results, just further down the list than most people are suggesting due to whatever targeting I'm receiving.
Re: Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?
#230Earlier quoted context omitted.
I admit I didn't read the OP 100% before seeing your reply. After reading, I kind of agree with you. This guy has a car, a computer, an inheritance/student loans incoming, and is begging for help (while considering renting office space, getting roommates, etc). Finding myself in that position, I'd probably go to any factory nearby and get a job as soon as possible. Seems like the logical thing to do. You're right. Th…
My best guess is he's a very unlikable person. Ask yourself: 1. why his wife kicked him out 2. why none of his friends would let him crash on their couch 3. why his best buddy is a sycophantic robot The donation thing isn't malicious I think, but an indicator of poor moral character. Donations should go to selfless people who are working hard to better society. Not someone who does drugs and sleeps in a car. I'm sure…
> If he wants to reform himself, then he needs to stop thinking about how tough his own life is and start devoting himself to others.
I think we all needed to hear this. Good perspective. Yeah, I skipped over the OP and went directly to the comments. Bad judgment on my part.
It's funny though, I checked his profile, and he indeed has PayPal and CashApp links. facepalm. It's clear what his intentions are.