Show HN: A website aiming to fix homelessness in SF

Post by nickthemagicman » Sat, Jan 04, 2014, 7:39 PM UTC

mrharrison wrote: post #7

The reason there are many homeless in SF, is because there are many shelters in the Tenderloin that provide these things you are talking about. Think you should first ask why are they homeless, not just give them random things. They are homeless either because, they have drug problems, psychological issues, or the least likely -- they have a problem getting employment.

Post by nickthemagicman » Sat, Jan 04, 2014, 8:05 PM UTC

yid wrote: post #12

nickthemagicman wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's kind of amazing how you can stereotype huge amounts of people in two sentences. And it's ALL THEIR FAULT. Not the economy, not the insane cost of higher education to gain job skills, not the outsourcing and automation of modern society. It's the homeless who are failures. That's why I propose Gladiator hobo fights to the death. Only the strongest hobo's survive. Make them earn their cheeseburgers like a good cap…

Oh get off that pedestal. OP was talking about the Tenderloin. Have you ever walked through the Tenderloin? A large fraction of the homeless people there clearly have severe psychological or drug issues. They're not there because of the economy.

Post by koevet » Sat, Jan 04, 2014, 8:10 PM UTC

mrharrison wrote: post #7

The reason there are many homeless in SF, is because there are many shelters in the Tenderloin that provide these things you are talking about. Think you should first ask why are they homeless, not just give them random things. They are homeless either because, they have drug problems, psychological issues, or the least likely -- they have a problem getting employment.

Post by scotty79 » Sat, Jan 04, 2014, 8:14 PM UTC

nickthemagicman wrote: post #11

mrharrison wrote: post #7

The reason there are many homeless in SF, is because there are many shelters in the Tenderloin that provide these things you are talking about. Think you should first ask why are they homeless, not just give them random things. They are homeless either because, they have drug problems, psychological issues, or the least likely -- they have a problem getting employment.

It's kind of amazing how you can stereotype huge amounts of people in two sentences. And it's ALL THEIR FAULT. Not the economy, not the insane cost of higher education to gain job skills, not the outsourcing and automation of modern society. It's the homeless who are failures. That's why I propose Gladiator hobo fights to the death. Only the strongest hobo's survive. Make them earn their cheeseburgers like a good cap…

Post by optimusclimb » Sat, Jan 04, 2014, 8:19 PM UTC

nickthemagicman wrote: post #14

OP after reading all the comments in this thread, I've determined that your idea for mercy and compassion is a flawed concept and is not good capitalism. What you should do instead is turn your web site into a bumfights startup!!! Make them fight to the death hunger games style for tons of swag. The profit potential is huge, the homeless population will be decreased, AND the leftover hobos will have tons of good swag…