“you also do that” implies the above isn’t actually a myth.
Seriously though, there are at least three groups of homeless with some overlap:
people who had a hard time, lost everything, but if given opportunity they will use it to recover
addicts, for whom the addiction drive them to homelessness, they need to go to rehab, before they can be helped (seems like this meme refers to them)
mentally ill, who don’t have family, or family doesn’t care about them. They need medical attention. Those are the hardest especially since most don’t want to be helped
Having a home makes it far easier to kick an addiction.
Do you think if you got addicted, it would be easier for you to kick the addiction if you kept your home, or if you lost it? Same thing with mental illness or any other problem.
Addicts destroy everything they’re around though. It’s easy to say “oh just give them a house”, until they’ve pulled all the drywall off and ripped all the copper out of the walls to sell for a fix, broken all the windows, and generally destroyed the place.
“you also do that” implies the above isn’t actually a myth.
Seriously though, there are at least three groups of homeless with some overlap:
The meme refers to the people who believe every homeless person falls into this category and not the other two.
Also, long term use of certain substances will often lead to permanent mental impairment
Having a home makes it far easier to kick an addiction.
Do you think if you got addicted, it would be easier for you to kick the addiction if you kept your home, or if you lost it? Same thing with mental illness or any other problem.
Addicts destroy everything they’re around though. It’s easy to say “oh just give them a house”, until they’ve pulled all the drywall off and ripped all the copper out of the walls to sell for a fix, broken all the windows, and generally destroyed the place.